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Title: Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-4) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 0-439-43486-6 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $30.96 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (388 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: Most people associate Harry Potter with little kids or strange adults with no lives (I know I sure did)but into my first book's page I was pleasantly proven wrong.
The first Harry Potter book basically is an introduction into the wizarding world for all us Muggles and lays the groundwork for the following books. It's a short, interesting read and is essential to understanding the rest of the books.
The second book is darker, and one of my favorites. Here Harry discovers a new ability and meets for the second time with You-Know-Who, who's possessing a teacher in his school.
The third book is one of my least favorites, though the beginings and endings make up for the middle which I found rather slower reading (though still interesting). Here, Harry meets with Sirius Black, and finds out some important things about his parents' lives and deaths. Again, laying some groundwork for the future.
And then we come to my favorite book of the series, including five. The Goblet of Fire centers on the Triwizard Tournament, and with it comes crushes, fights, and a believable teen angst-filled trio.
But the ending, with an unexpected death, the return of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and a rift with the Ministry is the best parts of all. Here, you feel the series changing into a more adult Harry, a Harry with a real burden,not just a little kid with a scar anymore.
The boxed set is the best way to introduce yourself to the series because after reading these, all you have to do is (hem, hem) go and get Number 5.
Believe me, cynic now, you'll be waiting on line outside your bookstore for Number 6 behind me.
Rating: 5
Summary: It got me reading again!
Comment: I'm not a kid anymore. I'm an adult now. But somewhere in between childhood and adulthood a curse was cast upon me. I stopped reading. I used to read all sorts of books when I was young (if Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys sound familiar to you, then you'll know roughly how old I am). I read whatever I could get a hold of and it filled me with a sense of wonder and imagination. Reading filled voids during the lonely times, and gave me something to think about during the happy times.
It's kind of ironic that a children's book should make me fall in love with reading again. But this book did the trick. From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I slowly read the next book in the series, then the next and the next. Each book got progressively thicker, but that didn't matter. The stories come to life with humorous characters and this world of witchcraft and wizardry. I was beginning to imagine again!
After reading the four books in the series, I said to myself "Hey, that wasn't so bad. I wonder why I stopped reading." From that point on, I started with The Hobbit, then The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Then I saw the movie trailer for The Bourne Identity which stars Matt Damon and I looked for the book it was based on. That led me to explore the world of espionage and international conspiracies according to Robert Ludlum. From here, I realized that I should probably balance my reading between fiction and non-fiction. So I read Good to Great, a business book by Jim Collins (the author of Built to Last), Jack: Straight from the Gut (about Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE), Made in America (about Sam Walton, the founder of WalMart). With a seamingly endless sea of titles to choose from and written by authors I did not know, I started one book at a time from each "famous" (atleast to the world around me) author. I've read current books by John Grisham, Jonathan Kellerman, Sandra Brown, Carol Higgins Clark, Robin Cook, Tess Gerritsen, and many many more. From this sampling, I've developed a sense of what I like and don't like. I've discovered what "formulas" these authors use. All this in a span of 5 months.
I don't even realize how caught up I get when I describe to my friends the books I've read and the books I plan to read. It's truly an indescribable feeling to once again find the passion for reading. And it all started with this simple children's fantasy book.
So would I recommend this book? Wholeheartedly! To kids and adults alike.
Rating: 5
Summary: My favorite book
Comment: I love the Harry Potter series! They are my favorite books on earth. They are extremely well written and very exciting, and I have read all 5 books three times. J. K. Rowling has a great imagination, and I'm VERY glad that she writes it down on paper and shares it with the world. I just can't wait to find out what the next great Harry Potter adventure is!
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Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 043935806X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 21 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0345340426 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 September, 1986 List Price(USD): $29.96 |
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Title: Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by J. K. Rowling ISBN: 043932162X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title:Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00008DDXC Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00003CXI1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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