Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 25th Anniversary Edition (Harry Potter Series #1)

I didn’t fall in love with this series. It was just good. Not great. Not bad. Just good. I didn’t grow up with this series. This is my first time reading the series. I get why people like this series. It’s fun. It’s a fun book to read and it’s a fun idea. Also it’s a good book to revisit if you read it as a kid. I feel like a ton of people love this book because they grew up with it. I liked the plot twist. J.K. Rollon did a great job with taking her time in the world building. We get a lot of time Harry’s life before Hogwarts and going to Hogwarts. I liked the trio even though i wish that we had a few more chapters of Harry and Ron becoming friends with Hermonine. They did save her but still it was very sudden. This book does have the trope of Adults not being helpful. They would either not listen or keep secrets that could of been helpful to know. I wasn’t a big fan of the Hogwarts houses. The book didn’t show the difference between the houses or why everyone is separated. The only difference is the personalities. The book treats Slytherins like the bad guys when they could be more than that.

6/22/23