Hardcover, 224 pages
English language
Published Oct. 30, 1999 by Bloomsbury.
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the …
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?
Source: bloomsbury.com/uk/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone-9780747545729/
A great start to what became a great experience reading the series with my wife and oldest daughter over the next three years.
Viime vuonna luin ensimmäistä kertaa yhden Potterin (kyllä, aikuisena), eikä se nyt huono ollut. Ajattelin joka tapauksessa lukea koko sarjankin nyt sitten, paitsi yleissivistyksen vuoksi myös siksi, että omatkin lapset ovat näitä nyt lukemassa — ja että saan Perkeet-haasteeseen luettua sen kirotun kakaran, koska sitä on niin kovasti haukuttu, eikä tietenkään spinovia voi lukea ennen alkuperäisiä.
No mut siis joo, draama on sen verran taiten rakennettu, tarpeettomilta näyttävät sivuluisut yhdistyvät pääjuoneen niin hyvin ja henkilökaarti on juuri sellaista huono-onnisiin nörtteihin vetoavaa, että on tämä maineensa ansainnut. Aikuistakin koskettaa siellä täällä, mikähän olisi mahtanut fiilis olla, jos oikeasti olisi lapsena saanut lukea tämän ensimmäisen kerran?
Second time, this time read to the children as a bedtime story. My son (8 years old) in particular was enthusiastic about the book. And why not? It's a good book; an interesting story, set in an interesting world, with good characters.
Read in 2007
