To give a brief summary of this book, it is about Harry saving the sorcerer's stone. Let me go into detail. Harry, ever since he was a child, was brought up by his aunt and uncle because his parents had died in a car crash. Then, on his eleventh birthday, he was told by Rubeus Hagrid, a giant who lives in the grounds of Hogwarts, a school for wizards and witches, that his parents had not died by a car crash but was killed by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Later after purchasing all the needed things, Harry arrives at Hogwarts magical school. He becomes best friends with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. A time pass, the witches and wizards of Hogwarts learn more and more about magic. One day, they find out that there is a sorcerer's stone hidden in the castle and that someone is about to steal it. With great friendship, confidence, and bravery, Harry and his friends successfully manages to save it.
This book is one of my favourite books. When people first read this book, they might think that this is just a simple interesting fantasy story that is just about some weird magic boy and that there is nothing to learn. However, there is. Reading this book, readers can learn about the meaning of true love, friendship, and loyalty. From the sacrifice Harry's mother had made for her son, Ron's loyalty to his friends in the chess set, and during all the process of finding out what the sorcerer's stone is, many lessons can be learned.
The only thing I would want to criticize in this book and through all of the series, is that J. K. Rowling never talks about the good things about one of the houses in Hogwarts, Slytherin. Every time this house is mentioned, the people in it are portrayed as evil, wicked people, who are all in the side of Voldemort. There must have been an exception and I believe that the books would not have been so much prejudiced towards Griffindor if this part was dealed better.
I personally enjoyed this book, especially the part when Harry first goes to school and encounters Severus Snape, the professor for the subject of potions. I really do recommend this book to everybody no matter their age, since it is a book that can improve a person's creativity.
This book is one of my favourite books. When people first read this book, they might think that this is just a simple interesting fantasy story that is just about some weird magic boy and that there is nothing to learn. However, there is. Reading this book, readers can learn about the meaning of true love, friendship, and loyalty. From the sacrifice Harry's mother had made for her son, Ron's loyalty to his friends in the chess set, and during all the process of finding out what the sorcerer's stone is, many lessons can be learned.
The only thing I would want to criticize in this book and through all of the series, is that J. K. Rowling never talks about the good things about one of the houses in Hogwarts, Slytherin. Every time this house is mentioned, the people in it are portrayed as evil, wicked people, who are all in the side of Voldemort. There must have been an exception and I believe that the books would not have been so much prejudiced towards Griffindor if this part was dealed better.
I personally enjoyed this book, especially the part when Harry first goes to school and encounters Severus Snape, the professor for the subject of potions. I really do recommend this book to everybody no matter their age, since it is a book that can improve a person's creativity.
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