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A review by bellefarren
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5.0
review of the illustrated edition!
(Hagrid's hut)
it took me a few years to get my hands on these beautiful additions, they're quite a bit of money and I couldn't quite justify it until last year—but boy, were they worth it. Harry Potter is unlike any other book I've ever read, my Dad began reading this series to me when I was little, too young to probably even fully understand the story.
Somewhere around the age of fourteen began my tradition of rereading the series at Christmas (and only Christmas), once every year. This year was even more special than usual, it was like I was reading this magical series again for the first time, and this time I savoured it. The illustrations done by Jim Kay were enchanting and wonderful, seeing these characters almost reimagined made me somewhat teary eyed.
(Harry in the sorting hat)
(Ron Weasley)
(Hermione Granger)
(Professor Snape in potions class)
My personal favourites were all the character portraits, I loved the beautiful and distinctive way Kay drew these beloved characters. Pretty chuffed to add these to my already expansive Harry Potter collection.
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my annual christmas reread has finally begun. like usual, expect a crazy amount of status updates, emotional babbling and gifs of the golden trio!
my favourite thing about this time of year is I finally let myself read these books again, it's good to be home
(Hagrid's hut)
it took me a few years to get my hands on these beautiful additions, they're quite a bit of money and I couldn't quite justify it until last year—but boy, were they worth it. Harry Potter is unlike any other book I've ever read, my Dad began reading this series to me when I was little, too young to probably even fully understand the story.
Somewhere around the age of fourteen began my tradition of rereading the series at Christmas (and only Christmas), once every year. This year was even more special than usual, it was like I was reading this magical series again for the first time, and this time I savoured it. The illustrations done by Jim Kay were enchanting and wonderful, seeing these characters almost reimagined made me somewhat teary eyed.
(Harry in the sorting hat)
(Ron Weasley)
(Hermione Granger)
(Professor Snape in potions class)
My personal favourites were all the character portraits, I loved the beautiful and distinctive way Kay drew these beloved characters. Pretty chuffed to add these to my already expansive Harry Potter collection.
___________
my annual christmas reread has finally begun. like usual, expect a crazy amount of status updates, emotional babbling and gifs of the golden trio!
my favourite thing about this time of year is I finally let myself read these books again, it's good to be home