I have never read the Harry Potter series before. Years back it was the biggest rave with both the book and movie, everyone had Harry Potter fever. Years later I decided to read the first book since the series was now complete for well over 4 years or so. After reading the first book, I quickly went to my library and borrow the other 5 books. I could not put them down. Easy and fun to read, great story line, tons of amazing characters and much much more. Harry Potter is hands down the best book and book series I have ever read! I can’t pick a favourite book as they are all amazing, you will absolutely never want to stop reading this series once to start and you will go to bed many nights often dreaming of being Harry Potter. These books are just WOW!!!!

It's hard to remember Harry Potter too fondly these days, but I loved them as a kid. The writing is decent, the protagonists unremarkable, but there's some interesting side characters like Hagrid and Bellatrix. I think the most attractive part of the series is the setting and lore of the world. It's certainly very detailed - easy to imagine oneself there.

The best series I have ever read.

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No, this is not great literature.  It's often quite silly, and at times morbid as well.  The story line seems to drag on forever.  Much of the time, one is clearly in the presence of an author working out her neuroses and petty quibbles about the British class system, her education and so on, on paper.

But... who knows precisely why, every kid under the age of 14 who lays hands on these books is mesmerized.  My seven year old girl is in a multi-age school, where she rubs shoulders with older kids every day.  Once they turned her on to Harry, the jig was up.  We now read HP from these paperback editions at bedtime every night of the week.  These cheap copies are perfect for young kids, no sweat if they get dogeared and stained and lost, and when she outgrows them, as I'm guessing she will, no tears about giving them to the library, a neighbor, or the recycling bin.

Questionable as this stuff is as literature, I find that listening to the stories and struggling to read these books has enhanced our little one's reading and comprehension abilities enormously.  She can rattle off every little detail she's heard.  She makes up guessing games to play with us about the most obscure characters.  The books are at a reading level far beyond her years, but she is motivated to press ahead trying to read them on her own.

Word to the wise, however.  The Harry Potter movies are definitely NOT for young children.  There is quite a lot of violence in them.  They have enormous visual and sonic impact.  I watched a few to see what was there because our girl insisted she had to see them.  They were a bit much for me to watch. I'm quite certain she will not be prepared to do so for some time to come.

okay, we all know that these are the best books written so far this millenium, and that the best parts (of the early books especially) are the descriptions of the giant feasts in the Great Hall.  And that the best parts of the later books are the layers of misdirection and intrigue.  But did we all know that you could get all of that (only about 2 weeks' worth of reading, if you dig into these like I did) for such a paltry sum??  This package is amazing.  Got it for me mum for Christmas this year, as she had somehow missed the boat, and she's loved every minute!

Better written and more intriguing a mystery than most popular adult books released in the same time period (i.e. "The DaVinci" whathaveyou), and there's SIX of them! with the best volume assuredly yet to come.

Ein Geschenk, das eine große Freude auslöste!

This book set was an amazing deal,sure it's not the complete series,but I was able to buy the 7th book elsewhere used...so overall it was a very incredible value. I skimmed through each book to make sure it was intact,I was.For being shipped and probably sitting in storage,the set was in very good conditions,corners were worn slightly but that's invitable. Being paperbacks,it's much easier to read in any setting. I rarely ever sit to read,I'm usually in bed or something.

As for the series,I read books 1-4 back in elementary school,but then unfortunately went through I phase where I thought Harry Potter was nerdy and uncool. As an adult now, I cannot believe how foolish that was. The storyline is beautifully sewn together and the character development is terrific. They develop into adults realistically,even though placed in a fantasy series. The way the author writes is incredible, as you start reading the words just seem to vanish and you're then placed in an incredible imaginary world. This is a very special book series!

I had resisted this series for 10 years, thinking that I didn't have an interest in children's books, and because I didn't find other fantasy stories, like Lord of the Rings, interesting.  Finally, thinking I should at least read the books since they're such a cultural phenomenon, I bought this box set.  I am extremely happy that I did! - I was sucked in immediately and read Books 1-6 straight through, one right after the other, and am now eagerly awaiting Book 7.

At about $30 for 6, this set is a great deal.  I am surprised that anyone would say that they are low-quality books - they are sewn rather than glued, and I find them to be very durable, paper, bindings, and all.  I'll admit that now that I am somewhat obsessed with the series, I wish I had the hardcover versions (or even the "adult" versions which are available in Canada) and I wish that all 7 of my books would "match."  But these are high-quality paperbacks.

Absolument addictif !!
Quel bonheur de redécouvrir les aventures d'Harry Potter dans la langue de Shakespeare...
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Super pour lire et relire et rerelire toute la série à petit prix et en Vo. J'ai déjà dû me les faire 3 fois. Excellent pour la "practice" et apprendre des expressions usuelles. Et puis l'histoire et super.