HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE BOOK REVIEW!

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, (born 31 July 1965), pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and maintained creative control by serving as a producer on the final installment.

SUMMARY

At the beginning of the novel, Harry Potter is living in a cupboard under the stairs, suffering appalling maltreatment at the hands of the Dursley family, to whose care he was confided as an infant following the death of his parents; his mother was Mrs. Dursley’s sister. On his eleventh birthday, however, it is revealed to him, despite the Dursleys’ best efforts, that he has inherited magical abilities and is scheduled for education in wizardry at Hogwarts Academy, a key pillar of the British magical community, which lives in strict covert isolation from untalented “muggles.”
Having obtained essential equipment from the magical mall in Diagon Alley, Harry catches the Hogwarts Express from platform nine and three-quarters at King’s Cross Station and is carried away to his new life. He finds that his reputation has preceded him to Hogwarts. While still preconscious in his cradle, he survived a magical assault by the infamous dark wizard Voldemort. He makes two more firm friends in the bookish Hermione Granger and the hapless but willing Ron Weasley.
Initially, the only strong evidence of Harry’s talent is provided on the sports field, where he becomes an expert player of quidditch, a game played on flying broomsticks. Voldemort, however, is in hiding at Hogwarts, beginning to recover his powers and enthusiastic to get rid of his nemesis.
So will Harry survive his first year at Hogwarts?

PERSONAL REVIEWS

Hats off  to JK Rowling for this amazing book. She has created a totally new world in this book and that really is a tedious task. The book has an amazing starting and has suspense and turns at every page. I really loved reading the book and was really delighted to read the i.e. would really suggest each and every person in this world to read the book. Read the book first and then watch the movie as a book is always better than a movie. I would rate the book 5 stars out of 5 and no doubt I won’t give any part of  this series less than 4.75 stars