Aug 20, 2002 01:59 PM
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(Updated Aug 20, 2002 01:59 PM)
(This was my first review on MS pals. Then my MSId was shraddhaa :-) One unfortunate day, I lost both my id and my reviews. I managed to fish this one in an incomplete state and thought I could post it!!)
I had been hearing a lot about Harry potter. Considering it as yet another series for children, I ignored it for long. But then my curiosity got better of me and kabaam!! I bought all the four books in one go!!! And friends I must say, I have not regretted it even one bit.
The books are expertly written, the language lucid and the story board intriguing. The authouress has indeed managed to become the modern Enid Blyton. But yet I would not compare her with Blyton. The reason being her style of writing which unlike that of Blyton's, is just right for both the young and the old.
The story of young Harry Potter is marked with everything a child would want to read. There are the good samaritans(Dumbledore,Hagrid), the bad lot(Uncle,Aunt, Dudley), the friends (Ron,Hermione) and the magic. As for the older lot the drama in every chapter is awfully intriguing. The book starts to become absorbing after some 4-5 pages and continues to be so till the end of the fourth book.
I surely recommend this series to every book lover here.
As for me I am eagerly waiting for the fifth book and filling my free time with rereading the four books.
About the first book - ''Harry poter and the Philosophers stone''
Harry is a poor soul staying with his (wicked) uncle and aunt who despise his being with them but fend for him coz of duty. He comes to know a very strange secret on his 11th b'day. The incidents which lead him to this discovery are hillarious. He has to now join the Wizardry school at Hogwarts.
The book then goes on to describe his adventures with the gentle half giant Hagrid,his friends ron and hermione. Introduced in this first book is Lord Voldemort, the ''dark wizard'' whose name itself is the terror in the magic world. He is the gifter of the peculiar scar on Harry's forehead.
I dare not detail more as I feel one needs to read the book to get the real feel of the book.
But friends u have my 100 % recommendation !! go on grab the book and enjoy life. :-)
