Rating: - Completely captivated my attention
I was hesitant to read this book at first, but once I did read it, I could not wait until the next book! This book completely engrosses you in another world!

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Rating: - Amazing!
Jim Dale is an amazing reader! He bring each character to life in a way I never could when I read the book myself! This Audiobook comes highly recommended!!

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Rating: - A Non-Fan's Perspective
There are a lot of reviews for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Amazon.com -- more of them than I could hope to read, in fact -- so I'm going to skip through the description of the book and what it's about and get right to the heart of the matter.

I am not a Harry Potter fan. In fact, for the last five or six years, I've struggled against all things Potter. This has less to do with the books themselves and more to do with the hype that surrounds the work. There was a point where I was once nearly dragged with a girlfriend to see the film adaptation of The Sorcerer's Stone, but that ended up falling through, and we went and saw Lord of the Rings instead.

I'm also not a fan of getting into long-running franchises because I don't like waiting for the next book (the one time I've broken this rule, the author of the series passed away and the series was left unfinished).

Now that the final book in the Harry Potter series has hit shelves, I decided I might as well give the books a try. I sat down and dedicated a couple of hours each day for three days into reading the first book in the franchise, and coming from the point of view of a person who has struggled against all things Harry Potter, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised.

The story of Harry Potter's fist year in wizard's school is the kind of tale that many of us can relate to despite the fantastical setting. Most of us have experienced the awkwardness of showing up on the first day at a new school, most of us have suffered through classes with teachers that dislike us, and most of us have come toe-to-toe with the school bully. Many of the situations in The Sorcerer's Stone are relatable on a personal level in spite of the fantastical spin.

The book reads like a series of mini-adventures that for the most part stand alone, although they ultimately tie together in the book's finale. It's not amazing, but it is an enjoyable read. Rowling's use of descriptive prose is vivid but not overly wordy, making the first book a breeze to read.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone feels like a prologue to bigger things to come. The book is suitably dramatic, but utilizes the kind of humor you can only find and appreciate in children's literature. If you've found yourself hesitant to dive into the world of Harry Potter, take it from this non-fan: if you ignore the hype and enter into the series with an open mind, Year One is bound to leave you pleasantly surprised.

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Rating: - Invest yourself and experience the fun-- [...]
Don't kid yourself into believing this is a series only for children. There is a great deal of imagination at work here, and plot lines, and it's the simple ideas that capture us immediately -- discovering you're a wizard, taking a ride on a train to reach your school (which is a fantastic castle), and finding out you have the talents for a game that is unknown to the muggle world (Quidditch). Harry meets his allies and some who are not into his fame. This keeps his ego from getting big, which helps the book tremendously. Take a chance. The hype is worth it.

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Rating: - Not what I expected
When the book came I was disappointed to find it didnt come with the paper cover (shell?? i dont know what to call it)The hard cover book itself was in good condition but had some writing in the front from what seemed to be a small child. But for only a few dollars the book was worth the buy