Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is fantastic fictional book written by J.K Rowling. Harry Potter is a young boy living with his extremely mean aunt, uncle and brother after his parents were killed. Harry starts to notice odd things such as snake communicating with him and mysterious notes following him. Harry soon meets Hagrid, a former student at Hogwarts (a wizards school) and tells him about being a wizard and his famous parents Lilly and James. Harry soon leaves for Hogwarts and discovers he is famous for being able to protect himself from Voldemort. When he gets there he is put into a student house, he was placed in Gryffindor. He has to figure out who is good and who is bad such as professor Severus Snape.
Throughout the book he has to look for where Voldemort is and having to fight evil beings, potentially saving Hogwarts with his two best friends, Ron and Hermione.
J.K Rowling did a fantastic job of creating a storyline that in my opinion can excite any reader because it combines, fantasy, action and mystery. In my opinion she added many details such as describing the Hogwarts and the details and backgrounds of the characters. Harry for instance was born to Lily and James Potter however he was soon taken to his aunt and uncle’s house after his parents died from a murder committed by Voldemort.
The book shows a growing friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione but also enemies such as Draco and is the first of seven books. The book also provides a great base for the rest of the stories. If you like this book you can read the other six. What I liked in the story is that every character had a unique personality and that it was written so well that you felt like being transported into another world because it makes you feel very imaginative.
Throughout the book it shows Harry Potter growing up and discovering who he is as a person and a wizard.
The book is fantastic if you love fantasy, mystery and/or suspense. Harry is starting to discover who he is and whether he is good or bad. This book is a great coming of age book. This book is a great beginning to the other six books in the series. Overall it is a fantastic book that I believe everyone would love.
Dear Daanish
ReplyDeleteWhen Harry is living with his aunt, uncle and cousin, what are some of the living arrangements that Harry has to live with. Were does he sleep? Does he have to serve his family like a waiter?
Sincerely yours,
Carter Harris Fowell
Dear Carter,
DeleteWhen Harry was living with his aunt, uncle and cousin he was treated very badly and was neglected. He originally lived under the stairs in a cupboard. It was extremely small and dusty and full of spiders. He then moved to his spoilt cousin's broken toy room to sleep. He does cook for the Dursley’s. It said that he cooked breakfast for them.
Sincerely
Daanish
Dear Daanish
ReplyDeleteExcellent critical book review. Throughout the review you touched on every point except on how the book change yourself and how you started to view the world differently. I was wondering if you could elaborate on this point.
Sincerely,
Zac
Dear Zac,
DeleteIn the book Harry was not accepted by his relative adoptive family and made him feel left out. It made me realize that everybody should be treated with respect and to include everyone. I hope you read this book.
Thanks,
Daanish
Dear Daanish, I was wondering what exactly was the main idea? I noticed that you touched on coming of age. Is that it?
ReplyDeleteSincerely, Ian H.
Dear Ian
DeleteThis book does showcase the coming of age for Harry Potter. He is discovering himself as a wizard and a person. Coming of age really means that he is maturing and discovering himself. Generally it means he is growing up.
Sincerely, Daanish
Dear Daanish,
ReplyDeleteI am not a Harry potter's fan, but your review caught my interest. My question is: What kind of emotions did you feel while reading this book and why? What was the message and how did that change you? overall, you wrote a great review!
sincerely,
Habin Choi
Dear Habin,
DeleteGenerally Harry Potter is an actioned filled book. Throughout the book I felt exited, especially when Harry was fighting Voldemort. At times it was funny, for example when Harry's cousin turned into a pig. There were some joke's in the book so if you do not like action books there are other themes. In response to your second question, I forgot to mention in my book review that one of the messages was that it is ok to be different. Harry has these types of struggles when Harry was living with his aunt and uncle. I hope my book review and my response encourages you to read this fantastic book.
Sincerely,
Daanish
Dear Daanish,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job of describing the book, but when I was reading through it a second time, I realized I didn’t know what the mood of the story was. How did the characters’ personality affect the atmosphere of the story?
Sincerely,
Adele
Dear Adele
DeleteIn the book there were scenes and characters who were very funny which made the book very humorous such as Harry's rude cousin Dudley and when he turned into a pig. Some of the characters who had a darker personality's made the book feel dark such as Snape and Voldemort. The characters in the book definitely affected the atmosphere of the story.
Thanks
Daanish
Dear Daanish,
ReplyDeleteYour book review was very descriptive and obviously well planned out i got everything about it. Accept one small thing. What are some internal/external traits of Harry Potter. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Hugo