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用户总结: I TOO was suckered in...
用户评语: I can say that I was hopelessly sucked-in as well. But that was just the problem. After finally finishing the book I realized "Oh, wow, that was such a page-turner, I'm surprised it wasn't some cheap dime-store pulp."
I agree with many of the comments that I've read (but mostly the negative ones, which are severely lacking):
*The plot is nothing new, and I've only read the first one
*There are many elements that, far from being a "tribute" to great books/series such as Tolkien's LOTR and Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, are merely lifted straight from the best elements of the said books.
As examples, compare Dumbledore's suspiciously Gandalf-ish character description. Another is the troll scene in the girls toilet: this is almost so plagiaristic that there should be a lawsuit. And finally, how do you like the scene at the end where Harry wakes up in bed, after a few days in respite from his exploits, and low and behold, Dumbledore is sitting beside this supposed "hero".
Along with the "Scooby Doo" ending (I thought of this myself before reading the reviews), severe lack of moral focus, and just generally mediocre writing, I wonder why any adult would get excited about it and infect their children with the same.
There is truly a gigantic corporate/media hype about this series that is simultaneously ungodly and unnatural. I'm glad, though, that I have read the first book; now, if anyone hears me criticizing the book, at least I can't be accused of not reading it.
There is so much more out there in the world of literature: don't start here. In a century, and maybe as soon as 20 years, J.K. Rowling will surely be forgotten. Her writing is far from classic.
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用户总结: bland, unoriginal, dull, not a thinking book
用户评语: I am a fifteen-year-old girl whose friends adore Harry Potter. I read this book in an attempt to see whether this book would live up to all the hype surrounding it. I thought that I would perhaps enjoy this book, as I am normally a big fan of "different world" stories. Boy, was I disappointed.I do not think that this book will induce others to practice witchcraft, etc. The reason why I don't like Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is because IT ISN'T A GOOD BOOK. This story moves like a television series, each storyline acting as an episode. But there is one difference: television shows do a much better job at depicting characters and storylines. J.K. Rowling's use of description is bland and amateurish. I realize that this book was written for children, but couldn't Rowling have at least attempted to use a higher sense of vocabulary? Roald Dahl uses very simplistic vocabulary in his stories, too, but he comes off as charming - Rowling just seems to be somebody who CAN'T use a nice vocab word every now and then.
Let's move on to the actual story. This is where the "unoriginal" trait comes in. Can we say "Cinderella"? The story of Harry Potter is too contrived. We've all seen the main storyline before: kind orphan boy/girl who just so happens to be whisked away to someplace "magical" for them; is great at everything and wins the admiration of practically everybody, with the exception of a few jealous enemies here and there. This storyline has been DONE TO DEATH, and Harry Potter doesn't make it any better.
This book is definitely not a classic. The Chronicles of Narnia - that's a classic. A Wrinkle in Time - that's a classic. Harry Potter doesn't come even close to those or many others. My literature teacher once put books into two different categories: thinking books and non-thinking books. Harry Potter belongs in the latter. This is a book that will go in one ear and out the other, not something that will stay with you for years on end. If this book ever becomes as "classic" as Cinderella or Snow White, the world will have had lost its mind.
This book definitely does not live up to the hype.
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用户总结: please explain why this is such a phenomenon
用户评语: It isn't that it's BETTER than other books in the genre; it's full of predictable devices, and at heart is your basic British boarding school story. There is nothing here we haven't seen before. Will someone please explain this to me? Why is it better than Diana Wynne Jones or Roald Dahl?
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用户总结: I just didn't like this book.
用户评语: Call me crazy, but I just didn't like this book. I thought itmoved rather slowly. The book just plays on that hackneyed boy-wizardmagical theme that's been done time and time again. Childrens' books that have some kind of underlying portent are the best kinds of childrens' books, and Harry Potter just doesn't fit that mold.
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用户总结: LATE
用户评语: I ordered this book about 25 days ago and it hasn't been shipped yet! so much for the speedy service they claim. I would not recommend buying from this seller if you ever want to actually receive your book.
