Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

Just to be clear, all my friends telling me, "You need to read Harry Potter, it's the best book ever!" is such a false statement. As far as I'm concerned, it's just the average kids book, probably a little worse.

Harry has no personality whatsoever, so there is a downfall. I mean, he's a nice kid, but that's basically as far as it goes in terms of what he's got to him. Ron and Hermione don't really have anything to the, either.

The book didn't have many great scenes of cliffhangers to keep me reading. I read the whole thing, but only because everybody told me it was going to be so good and I wanted to hang around and see. It was not what I consider as an easy book to read.

Those are my main complaints, and those are pretty big ones, considering characters and plot are the main parts of a book.

I had very high hopes for it because it is so popular, but I guess popular opinion is stupid. I can see why elementary and middle graders would like this, but the teens and adults who like the book must be very stupid and uneducated.
I was thoroughly disappointed.

Reader reviewed by Sinera

this story is about how a boy named Harry Potter who is famous in the world for witches and
wizard harrys parents were killed by an evil wizard named lord voldemort harrys parents tried
to save harry but voldermort killed them but for some reason voldermort could not kill harry
nobody knows why that is one of the reasons why harry is famous he soon learns that he is a
wizard harry is a new student at hogwarts a school for witches and wizards harry makes two
new friends ron and hermoine harry figures out there is something going on about a special
stone that makes you rich and gives you eternal life and harry thinks a teacher at hogwarts is after this stone to give to lord voldermort and tries to save the day.
i like this book because it shows you who you should trust and what kind of people you should make friends with.

Reader reviewed by *Mix*

In this book Harry finds out that he is no ordanary orphan. he is infact a very popular wizard but for his powers to be to their full potential, he must attend a school called hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. when there he meets friends Ron and Hermione(dont forget hagrid), his headmaster and a very wise wizard Albus Dumbeldore and the reason why his parants died and why he is so popular...he who must not be named (A.K.A Lord Voldemort) this book is an amazing story of friendship, magic and finding where you belong.