Another slice of my previous blog wreckage here.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling

Well in true children’s storytelling style, this is exactly what happens to eleven year old Harry Potter in J.K Rowling’s first novel of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Dubbed as the next Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling’s magical boarding school thriller draws plenty of similarities between Rowling’s vile Dursley family and Dahl’s depiction of horrible guardians/parents like Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker from James and the Giant Peach and the Wormwood’s from Matilda. I could probably write an essay about the similarities between Rowling’s magical tale and others much like it, not least it’s detective like style akin to that of Sherlock Holmes.But what truly ticks every box when it comes to this first novel, is Rowling’s refreshingly inventive use of narrative devices, the enchanting characters she introduces us to along the way and the invention of the most brutally magical sport we’ve ever imagined!
A true classic for children and adults alike. If you haven’t read this a) what rock have you been hiding under and b) read it. I loved it