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Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-3)

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JK Rowling has exquisite talent using the English language to weave a fabulous tale within the genre of fantasy. As a parent, former elementary teacher and current professor, I recommend this book to all with the reminder that it is not reality - it is fantasy! Take joy and fly on the imaginary flight Rowling offers us as Harry soars above evil characters unwilling to look within themselves. Our hero strives to keep happiness, joy, and unconditional acceptance of others as the norm for his life. My 9 year old son, who is thoroughly bored with the basal reading of one story per week in class, had given up on reading. He said he hated it! Then, I brought home Harry Potter, began reading it aloud and stopped at a particularly climactic point. What happened next? Well, hours later on my way to bed, my son was nose deep in the book! Several nearly sleepless nights later, he finished the first and begged for more. Do I think these books are evil? Absolutely not. And, yes, we are church goers; my husband is in ministry! We are all anxiously awaiting book four. Just hope it comes out after I've graded all of my papers! I predict generations of fame for JK Rowling in these neo classics akin to CS Lewis.

I haven't sat down and read a book for quite a while. It used to be romance, then horror/suspense. It got to the point that I could figure out the ending before finishing the first chapter. Then, my eight year old daughter came home from school and said that her teacher was reading a book to them in class. I asked which one and she replied, "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone." I said that was nice and asked her if she liked it. "Yes", she said, "Can you get it for my birthday"? Well, to make it short, I did get it for her but I read it first because of the few reports that I've heard about it. I had that book read in less than 12 hours and I wished that I had had "The Chamber of Secrets" on my bookshelf. I was so impressed with this story that I am reading it again, only this time, aloud with my daughter. The funny thing about this is that I bought this paperback version for her birthday and my mother who was at her party told me that I shouldn't have bought it because she had bought the entire hardcover set for us as a Christmas present. She went on to say that she had to find out what all the fuss was about and read the first one which led to the second one and then the third. She can't wait until the fourth one and so forth. She and I believe that these books will go down in history as one of the best all time favorites for children and adults alike. One last note, my father who hasn't sat down and read a book in over 25 years has read all three books and is also awaiting the fourth. Thank you J.K. Rowlings for putting the reading back into our family.

I'm 19 years old, and yet I find myself captivated by these tales of a young wizard! Harry is an incredible hero, and he's kept me enthralled for weeks. I've been neglecting my schoolwork in order to read about Harry, but it's worth it! Only 4 more books...they can only get better!

I must say whe i received these books as a christmas present i was a bit skeptical, however i can now say that they were some of the best books i've read in a long, long while. I'm 19 and i had forgotten how much i love books like this, not since C. S. Lewis' Narnia series have i come across something as wonderful as these books. I would recommend them to anyone of any age... these books are NOT JUST FOR KIDS! They are highly entertaining and are extremely well written. I've read them twice and cannot wait to read the next adventures of Harry Potter.

by the way: Any parents who are a bit skeptical about these books because of some peoples beliefs that these books are inappropriate for children, may a suggest that you read them too... i doubt you will find anything to complain about... there is nothing wrong with exposing your children to a wonderful imagination and the creative mind of such a wonderful author

I thought this books was really great! I am a college graduate with a degree in English, and am hoping to one day be a physician. I have read everything from Dickens to J.R.R. Tolkien to CS Lewis and yes they are great authors. ...to imply that an adult who reads childrens books does not have the comprehension to understand more complex story lines is absurd. I started reading children's literature again when I started college as a form of stress relief. I wanted books that have great plot, but are a simpler to read that "adult classics". Children's books, especially the Harry Potter stories have an intricate way of letting the reader's imagination run loose. These books, even though they are simple, are extremely well written. Great plot, great characters, great everything! I recommended these books to all my college friends and family members, and they loved them too! ...if you keep to the stringent idea that a book should only be read by the specified age guidelines, you are missing out on some of the greatest authors that include Lloyd Alexander, CS Lewis, Roald Dahl...I could go on

This book zapped me right in! I couldn't put the books down or away for nothing! I would reccomened this book to anyone of all ages.

Fantasy is not my favorite genre, so I took a long time before reading Harry Potter.It was a big mistake. These stories are great. The plot has friendship, sadness, happiness and more than a little bit of suspence in it. Plus, Hogwarts is like almost any muggle school - teacher's pets, nerds, trouble-makers, and a lot more. I started Year One and less than a week later I was reading the last page of Year Three. Great books. Oh, and Year One book was much better than the movie, which was great anyway.My favorite character is Hermione, because she comes from a muggle family, starts as a nerd, but ends as the best friend of all, and because she is a girl and she is smart.

First of all I would like to say something to the people who think Harry Potter is evil or something. Of all the fantasy books I've read(believe me I have read a lot) Harry Potter books have been the best ! Harry Potter has allowed kids to enjoy reading without even knowing it , and for the evil , I have not read anything that would have to do with Witchcraft and things about Hell . Violence on T.V is ten times worse ! Well I believe that these books should be read by everyone , who know that all this chaos about evil books is just nonsense .

I got the first book - The Sorcerer's Stone - out of the library because I had heard that it was good and I hoped that my 12 year old brother might get into it. As encouragement, I started reading it aloud to him and found that I couldn't put it down! I couldn't wait to read the second and third book, either! I stayed up late every night for a week to finish the third one. And the sacrifice of sleep was worth it. J. K Rowlings is a great story teller and fills her tales with humor, history (check out the character names!)and details enough to make the reader feel like Harry's world is her world! So be prewarned: once you enter Rowling's world, you can't ever go back! Definitely some of the best books that I have ever read! My brother even read ahead one night on his own, something that had never happened with any other book!

I just finished reading Lisa Brassler's review. What is your problem lady? First of all, the plot isn't gonna make us want to go out and do those things, or whatever you said. Second, what do you mean when you say that something posseses another things body? I have read all three books many times. Not once does it mention possesing something. If you have such a big problem, then you have to dis the Sabrina books, and the Chronicles of Narnia books, and those Hocas Pocas kits. Oh, and it's not called the Ministry of Witchcraft, its the Ministry of MAGIC. Get the facts straight, sweetie.