That's the time it took me to read what is for good reason one of the best-selling series of all - Harry Potter.
I started Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on December 3, 2007. Yesterday, on February 25, 2008, I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
J. K. Rowling is one of the richest women in Great Britain (if not the richest), and for good reason. Her books are written with a good mix of literary elements, from humor to action to suspense. The plots are very enthralling and have little, if any, weak spots that would bring the series down.
There is and has been much controversy over the Harry Potter series. Many schools have banned the series, and many families do not allow their children to read the books. After reading the series, I believe that there is not as much sorcery and witchcraft as the name of the school suggests (Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry), but it is still a safe choice for parents to not allow their children to read it, especially because this very day I read a quote by a Potter fan saying she sometimes wished she was a witch.
The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is Harry's first year at Hogwarts. He is confronted with the facts on his lineage as the son of magical people, and brought into the wizarding world.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has Harry returning to Hogwarts to much fear. It seems the legend of the mysterious Chamber of Secrets and the Heir of Slytherin may be true.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is Harry's third year at Hogwarts. The dangerous criminal Sirius Black has escaped from prison and is heading for Hogwarts. Harry may have something to do with it.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the wizarding event known as the Triwizard Tournament will take place for the first time in years, a tournament between Hogwarts and two other wizarding schools, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Through different challenges the competitors must go to claim the title of Triwizard Champion.
In the series's longest novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the good guys are beginning to fight against the forces of evil by recreating the Order of the Phoenix, an anti-Dark Lord group.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may be my personal favorite of the series. Harry returns for his sixth year at Hogwarts. Strange things are happening, and some people have already died over the summer. Harry gets help in his classes by the mysterious Half-Blood Prince, an anonymous wizard.
And the final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I do not want to give away any of the last book's plot, but it is also one of the best in the series, filled with action and adventure.
The Harry Potter novels will for years to come be a much-loved book series by youngsters and adults alike. Filled with characters that are both helps and hinderances, lovable and hated, and traitors and friends alike, the series has heart and humor, action and adventure, mystery and suspense. And whether or not they can read the series in two months, three weeks, and one day, I hope many other readers for years to come can enjoy the spell cast by Harry and his friends.
http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Boxset-Books-1-7/dp/0545044251/ref=pd_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204088378&sr=8-6
Grade: 8.5
I started Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on December 3, 2007. Yesterday, on February 25, 2008, I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
J. K. Rowling is one of the richest women in Great Britain (if not the richest), and for good reason. Her books are written with a good mix of literary elements, from humor to action to suspense. The plots are very enthralling and have little, if any, weak spots that would bring the series down.
There is and has been much controversy over the Harry Potter series. Many schools have banned the series, and many families do not allow their children to read the books. After reading the series, I believe that there is not as much sorcery and witchcraft as the name of the school suggests (Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry), but it is still a safe choice for parents to not allow their children to read it, especially because this very day I read a quote by a Potter fan saying she sometimes wished she was a witch.
The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is Harry's first year at Hogwarts. He is confronted with the facts on his lineage as the son of magical people, and brought into the wizarding world.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has Harry returning to Hogwarts to much fear. It seems the legend of the mysterious Chamber of Secrets and the Heir of Slytherin may be true.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is Harry's third year at Hogwarts. The dangerous criminal Sirius Black has escaped from prison and is heading for Hogwarts. Harry may have something to do with it.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the wizarding event known as the Triwizard Tournament will take place for the first time in years, a tournament between Hogwarts and two other wizarding schools, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Through different challenges the competitors must go to claim the title of Triwizard Champion.
In the series's longest novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the good guys are beginning to fight against the forces of evil by recreating the Order of the Phoenix, an anti-Dark Lord group.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may be my personal favorite of the series. Harry returns for his sixth year at Hogwarts. Strange things are happening, and some people have already died over the summer. Harry gets help in his classes by the mysterious Half-Blood Prince, an anonymous wizard.
And the final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I do not want to give away any of the last book's plot, but it is also one of the best in the series, filled with action and adventure.
The Harry Potter novels will for years to come be a much-loved book series by youngsters and adults alike. Filled with characters that are both helps and hinderances, lovable and hated, and traitors and friends alike, the series has heart and humor, action and adventure, mystery and suspense. And whether or not they can read the series in two months, three weeks, and one day, I hope many other readers for years to come can enjoy the spell cast by Harry and his friends.
http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Boxset-Books-1-7/dp/0545044251/ref=pd_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204088378&sr=8-6
Grade: 8.5
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