I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone this afternoon. This was the 10th book I have finished this year. My goal is to finish 30 books so I'm happy to say I'm right on pace.
A few months ago I was out with my brother and I had let it slip that I had never read the Harry Potter series. Upon hearing this he told me that he was begging me to read the series. This past Tuesday I finally picked up the first book and I finished it today. I was skeptical at first but like I said on Twitter, I am man enough to admit when I am wrong. I should have read this a long time ago.
For those of you who don't know, the book is the story of Harry Potter who's parents were killed when he was a baby by the Dark Lord Voldemort. Voldemort then tried to kill Harry but somehow could not. So a few high-ups at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry send Harry to live with his Aunt and Uncle and their son. To say that they didn't treat him very well is an under statement they hated him. But on Harry's eleventh birthday he gets a letter that invites him to enroll at Hogwarts. One thing leads to another and he ends up going to Hogwarts. And he gets caught up in finding out about the Sorcerer's Stone, and he has to stop Voldemort from coming back.
What made this book so great to me was the characters. Before you even meet Harry in the first chapter you care about him. You feel sorry for him because his parents are dead and he has to go live with his Aunt and Uncle who don't treat him right. Two chapters in and I cared about the character. Also there's an interesting twist as to who's helping Voldemort. That was an interesting twist, and it had a very satisfying ending.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, I'm looking forward to reading the second one. I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 5 out of 5 stars I don't have any problems with it. I'll post my review on the second book when I finish it. Also I heard a rumor that the cast of Star Wars will be released on May 4th. If that's the case I will post my thoughts on that as soon as I know any details.
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