50.1k reviews for:

Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen

J.K. Rowling

4.48 AVERAGE

lclel's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rights_and_whiskers's review against another edition

4.0

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Fun read for any age

Always such a delightful read every time I revisit this wonderful story. I first read Harry Potter in high school, and still enjoy it now at 33. Such interesting characters.

feldborg's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous

jstht's review against another edition

4.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bishibashispecial's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vedley's review against another edition

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For my money basically the only book Rowling ever wrote worth a damn. Her worst authorial instincts (embarrassingly overwriting every sentence, inane world building at the expense of any pacing, racism) are kept in check in favour of low-scale fantasy wonder. I'm not all in, I really just don't love her style, but this is short and light footed and leaves plenty of room for the imagination to fill in the gaps (something that would be very quickly lost to the cold unfeeling grasp of world-building). I don't really mourn this series' descent into self indulgent monotony, but Rowling the writer would have been far better served if these books had not gotten so big that her editors became reluctant to tell her no. Not that I particularly care how well life serves J K Rowling. Still, a cute read.

dhruthick's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

furat's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

mel_iiza's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

miranda_luvsbks56's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Read this in high school and might need to read it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail