Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Author: J. K. Rowling Pages: 309 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books ISBN: 0590353403 Genre: Fantasy Synopsis: Most heros don't find themselves living in a cupboard under the stairs of their rotten relatives. But then, Harry Potter was eleven years old before he found out he was the hero who not only survived a death curse, but somehow destroyed the evil Wizard who cast it. Not only that, but Harry himself is a Wizard complete with invite to wizard school. But while Harry will be escaping the torment of his relatives, there's plenty of trouble in store for him at school. It turns out that a certain evil Wizard may not be dead after all... Review: This first novel in the Harry Potter series is still among my favorites. Many say the books just keep getting better, but I enjoy the fact that this one is a little shorter and more to the point. In this first book Rowling has to introduce the basics of Wizarding Society. She does so in a quick consise manner that keeps the reader's attention. I feel like she lost some of that ability as time went on. I especially enjoy Harry's interactions with the Dursley's his annoying aunt, uncle and cousin. Perhaps the best part about Harry Potter is the hype. Normally I don't go for popular things on principle. But it's nice to see so many people interested in the Fantasy genre. It's even nicer to see people queueing up hours in advance for a book instead of a movie. Haryr Potter is worth all the hype that it is getting. I just wish other books of equal quality would also become so popular. Copywrite 2005. If you have problems with this site, please contact the webmaster. Posted 31 July 2005.