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A review by graceybookster
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
4.5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
🎧 Re-read via Audiobook
Narrated by Stephen Fry 🙌
CONTAINS SPOILER
This was a re-read as it’s been years and thought I’d take the opportunity to join in a read-along with some peeps on discord.
I’d forgotten how much I absolutely loved this. There’s sooooo much more detail and character to this story, hence why I disliked the movie to begin with. Over the years I’ve grown to love both separately for different things but you just can’t beat the books!
Though I think I’ve noticed a plot hole….
Basically we all know Professor Quirrell could not touch Harry, hence the blisters and his demise at the end, HOWEVER he shook his hand when they first met in Diagon Alley?! I thought maybe it would be explained again later but nope, no mention of why, and he wasn’t described to be wearing a glove at the time either. Was it perhaps because Voldemort was weaker at the time they met and grew stronger later in the book? It was definitely after Quirrell was taken as a host because it was described as him never being the same after his travels when he was first introduced….I think I’m the movie they got around this but Quirrell never actually shaking Harry’s hand and avoiding him, but he definitely shakes it in the book.
Perhaps I’m late to this realisation as it’s old news but as it’s been so long since I’ve read it I was like hmmmm PLOT HOLE! 😂 This is why I gave it a 4.5 stars instead of 5 star this time around lol
Let me know if you have any theories 🪄 ✨
P.S if you ever get the chance I IMPLORE YOU TO LISTEN TO STEPHEN FRY’S NARRATION!! He is honestly AMAZING and brings each character to life, I swear I was hearing Robbie Coltrane his Hagrid accent was impeccable. I wasn’t aware he was that good of a narrator but WOW! THE BEST!
🎧 Re-read via Audiobook
Narrated by Stephen Fry 🙌
CONTAINS SPOILER
This was a re-read as it’s been years and thought I’d take the opportunity to join in a read-along with some peeps on discord.
I’d forgotten how much I absolutely loved this. There’s sooooo much more detail and character to this story, hence why I disliked the movie to begin with. Over the years I’ve grown to love both separately for different things but you just can’t beat the books!
Though I think I’ve noticed a plot hole….
Perhaps I’m late to this realisation as it’s old news but as it’s been so long since I’ve read it I was like hmmmm PLOT HOLE! 😂 This is why I gave it a 4.5 stars instead of 5 star this time around lol
Let me know if you have any theories 🪄 ✨
P.S if you ever get the chance I IMPLORE YOU TO LISTEN TO STEPHEN FRY’S NARRATION!! He is honestly AMAZING and brings each character to life, I swear I was hearing Robbie Coltrane his Hagrid accent was impeccable. I wasn’t aware he was that good of a narrator but WOW! THE BEST!