genre } fiction | teens | fantasy | adventure | series
release date } 1st November 2003
publisher } Scholastic Press
format } paperback
pages } 310 p
source } bought
age group } teens
interest } teens to adults
challenge } -
Buy @ Amazon.com
(Harry Potter 01)
by; JK Rowling
Via GoodReads
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley—a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry—and anyone who reads about him—will find unforgettable. For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.
My 2 Cents
It took me a while to actually get into the Harry Potter series. He kept popping up in my Amazon.com searches, so I after a bit of bugging me like that, I ended up giving in and bought it. (I’ve have bought 4 of this series in one go. – yes I’m weird like that.)
The book didn’t start all slow and time pace with background stories some books like be. It was fast, and such a page turner, I refused to do anything else other than read and if it had to, I slipped in a bit of reading the book here and there.
My first impression was “WOW”. It had been a long time since I found an engaging book to read. It has witches, wizards, unfortunate orphan, humanly evil family members, magic school, magic train, and more! That was fun and sad…
My second impression was, real life kids could relate with this one. Harry Potter may be younger than me, but heck, I could empathize with him. Yet, It was awesome to see he survive through his hard life….
Now let’s see how the story develop through out the series. So far.. I’m addicted.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment