I realize that this may be long overdue, but I have begun rereading all of the Harry Potter books. Starting, of course, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. A little bit of background of the series, I began reading these books in 2000, when I was in first grade, as part of a feud between my mother and the mother of another kid who was already reading these books. So, I read them and was hooked. This is the first time rereading them in years and, now at 18, I can appreciate the pure literary genius that J.K. Rowling possesses.
Even if you haven't read the book, odds are you have seen the movie, so I'm not going to go too far trying to block spoilers. The story is magnificent, where The Hunger Games lags to the point where it is unreadable in the beginning (middle and end as well) this book carries the story with significant plot details. The beginning features the introduction of key characters to the series, as well as an introduction to key, yet minute details as to what will play out in the future. The book is well written, illustrating a higher level of vocabulary than most books written for children. One of the most striking things about the book is the lack of specific spells, curses, jinxes, and other things of the sort. This is significant because overly focusing on the magic aspect of the setting would, in my opinion, detract from the story. In hindsight, one of my favorite things that is in the book is the number of references into how impossible it is to break into Gringotts. I'm not going to talk about variations from the movie, that is for another day, but probably the coolest thing about the series is how everything comes back somehow. If something is referenced specifically, it is almost guaranteed to be significant.
Final Rating: 10/10
Next week, I will review the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the week after.
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