A great children's fantasy series! I read it well before the world wide Potter craze and I liked it a lot. I probably would not have liked it as much post craze as I do not really like hyped books and i would rather find my own obscure reads to enjoy. But I've always loved ya/children's fantasy and I liked the quirky and vivid characters, magic and fantasy elements - especially the creatures! Any book with dragons and unicorns will always hold a special place in my heart.

Absolutely loved this story and these characters. My favorite was Goblet of Fire.

Great

Honestly? I loved all the books and kept me up late at night and begging to my parents to let me read more

when my mom bought to me the first harry potter (i was 8), she created a monster but anyways im 18, depressed, bisexual and got an obsession with reading and choose escape reality as copy mechanism and fuck jk rowling

This was the set that I got as a kid! Although I grew in the middle of nowhere on the tale end of the satanic panic. I think mom was more worried about being judge by other people than what her kids read, because she let me start reading Steven king at 13!!!

a evergreen book of wizardry world

I am just happy there is a series that I would be happy to re-read over and over and over. Just pure brilliance.

I loved these books. I never got into them at the same time the world went into its "Harry Potter Rage", but I couldn't help but give then a once over before I judged those people. They were right, in the end. The author gives us a parallel world where, once again, you can't help but hope it is as real as you or me. Set mostly in a school that, dare I say, every person who read the books wished their parents had sent them when they were little, the story seems to captivate with mysterious spells, strange people, and all around "what happens next!?-ness). The main cast is made up of 3 characters who bounce information, hilarity, and small jabs of honesty and cruelty at each other. What makes it more interesting is the fact that these kids go to school while doing the exact things that could get them kicked out in order to progress the story. I am not a Harry Potter fanatic, however. I do not wear "Muggle" shirts or have a wand. And yet, the depth of the story is very obliging to what I really wanted in a book. For a small while, it made me a child again. You will not regret this read.

OK...probably almost pointless to put a review of the Harry Potter books out here...but nonetheless.

If you haven't read these books yet, you should. I would say these are going to be one of the biggest pop culture icons of this part of the century. What Star Wars was to those of us growing up in the 80s - Harry Potter is to those growing up in the 2000s.

The books are quite cleverly written. The writing is surprisingly good, with lots of little puns within professor names and such. They're long - but very fast reads.

The books do get a bit darker as the series moves along...but you'll be so hooked after the first book you won't be able to put them down.

The immersion is wonderful, but it's easier to see the problems are you re-read. However, it offers an experience unlike any other. The characters are nuanced and interesting. It's easy to get invested, and the tone never fails its intention.

How good is this book? SO good I've read the whole series about 7 times! :) I love J.K. Rowling.