Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.
Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.
Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.
Published: First published in 1997
Publisher: Bloomsbury
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Series or Stand-Alone: Books 1 to 7, Harry Potter
Source: Owned
MY REVIEW
Harry Potter is one of those book series that I just keep coming back to time and time again. I believe this is the third time I have read through this series (which is a lot for me, although I do know people who have read these through a lot more than that!) and each time I just love this series more and more.
This time, I decided to pick up the audio book read by Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry just made this incredible series even more incredible and enjoyable with perfect pacing and different voices for each of the characters I did, for a short time but had to look up to check, believe that it was not just him reading this!
I just could never get bored of this series. There's always something new that I notice each time I read/listen to this series. For me, I noticed more about the character of Ron especially how loyal he was. His little comments throughout the series had me laughing for ages.
For fans of Harry Potter and even for people who have not yet read Harry Potter, I would highly recommend the audio book version. It was so much fun!
