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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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charleigh23's review against another edition

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I think this one is so good to definitely make you want to read more but on it’s own I don’t think it’s that strong, I love Hagrids description it makes you love him so quickly! The introduction of Ron and Hermione is lovely, the bushy and ginger hair too cute.

jen95's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hemelyg's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

stitchsmom626's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

anarichters's review against another edition

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4.0

I mean, it's Harry Potter. Enough said. The journey starts here. You can tell this first book was written with a child audience in mind, with the fun, random events, things, and experiences that are given attention and mention as ways to make the wizarding world real (vs move the plot along). A true masterpiece in world building, and world experiencing. Anyone re-reading will delight in finding cleverly woven clues and hints at future events (even ones that happen in future books), a nod to the forethought that went into planning the full story of Harry Potter.