Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...if you haven't heard of HARRY POTTER - one would beg the question - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? But for those of you who have been spending the last few years under a rock - here is a breif outline of what it's about... Harry Potter is a boy who at the age of 11 finds out that he isn't the 'normal' boy he thought he was, he is infact a wizard! So begins a whirlwind of adventure and magic as he prepares to spend the next 7 years of his life at Hogwarts ...
...- if you are a Harry fan and haven't listened to them as read by Stephen Fry, then go out get a copy immediately. If you are sceptical about the Potter books, try the audio and put it on in the car (or as you try to sleep at night) - you will be pleasantly surprised. The only problems I found, as with ANY audio book - is if you miss a bit - you either have to go back to the beginning of that section, or fumble around with the rewind button in hope ...

MarcoG 18.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

Being 18 years of age, it some what pains me to admit that I have gained as much pleasure from these cassettes as my 10 year old neice! But that, however is the beauty of J.K. Rowlings creation, her books have long since been admired by the young and the old. Therefore it would not seem surprising that after the paperback release of "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" it could soon be bought as an audio book. There are however many surprises ...
...good. The audio book that I was forced to "borrow" from my neice is refreshingly well packaged, with all the cassettes being contained in one plastic box, roughly the size of the book (though slightly shorter and wider.) The set consists of 6 cassettes that tell the complete and unabridged story. Six cassettes may seem like a large number, especially if you wish to transport them to keep small children happy. Yet the novel packaging idea means they ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...your minds eye . Harry is made to sound just what he is , 11 and vulnerable , Mr and Mrs Dursley , harsh and mean , Hagrid ,big clumsy and friendly , Dumbledore a wise old man , Draco ,a sneering ,bigotted little rich boy and Snape a devious , unkind wizard who somehow got a job as a teacher.... We listened to this story when we are busy crafting (which happens a great deal in this house). Your hands and eyes are too busy when crafting to read ...
...when we first read about Harry and still at 16 and 18 like to hear the stories read to them (and so do I). I have seen this Audio book for sale on CD (7 discs)and would recommend that over the cassette tape version as the amount this will be played, a cassette tape is almost bound to break . Online this is about £20 and upwards ...

eyebright1234 21.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...fan of all things Harry Potter, I was delighted that now, i could not only read the books, but have them read to me by a great actor and storyteller whenever I was feeling too lazy to read it myself. Lot's of people may wonder why a person who is perfectly capable of reading themselves would want to have audio books, but it is a completely different experience to reading them yourself. There's something heart-warming about being read a book, and ...
...gives a great insight into the imagination of Stephen Fry as he tells the story to you in the different voices he invents for each character. The drawbacks for me with these cds was the number of them, as every few chapters or so, you would have to take the cd out and replace it with the other one, which can be a pain if you were doing other things whilst listening! The other negative for me was the little cd bags that they came in! They're grey ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

The first Harry Potter book, written back in 1997 was a huge success having both children and adults all over the world captivated. Personally I've never been a fan of Audio books, But I was pleasantly surprised by this. Narrated by the quintessentially English reader of Stephen Fry, who brings the characters to life using a clever diversity of accents and voice play bring the characters to life, which children will love! Fry also does very well ...
...too fast so that you lose the plot and have to rewind the tape to re-find the last bit that you understood. Overall: - The story is imaginative, intelligent and captivating. Rowling has created a magical world that both adults and children wish they could be a part of... Fry also is fantastic, they really couldn't have found a better person to read the story aloud. His clever use of accents and voice play and his English demenour work well together ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...think this book and all harry poter saga is worth to buy, it would give you hours and hours of enjoyment and maybe you can feel yourself identificated with one of the many characters this saga presents. it makes you belive that almost everything is possible in this world. gift yourself or gift others with a wonderfull story. ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...wonderful reading of the first Harry Potter really brings the book to life. It can be listened to over and over again and makes a wonderful present for Harry Potter fans both young and old! One of the beauties of these cds is that they are totally unabridged, so there's no chance of missing out on anything!! Even though it is very long, it will keep you hooked right to the end, so don't start listening if you have anything important to do! Whenever ...
...whilest cleaning, this and the other Harrys always does the trick. The magic doesn't fade, and Stephen Fry's magnificent representation of each character is wonderful! These cds are definitely worth the money, they can provide hours of entertainment and really bring the books to life! Even better, you can now get the first five audio books in a set!! ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...big fan of all the Harry Potter books and I'm eagerly awaiting number six, the Half Blood Prince. I'd bought the first three audio tapes in a sale on play.com so I decided to listen to these in preparation for the new one. I was hooked! The story itself is brilliant and Stephen Fry brings it to life! He's perfect for the job and really makes you believe that your listening to all the different characters speaking, you forget it is just one man. It ...
...part of the world yourself. This book spans 7 CDs and roughly 8 hours of listening time which may make it longer to listen to than actually read for some but this is OK, although finding a time to listen without being interupted and missing large chunks was a bit of a challenge. This is a great way to share the books with children as the combination of the story and Stephen Fry's perfect voice make it absolutely enthralling. I would definitely ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (the first in the series of best selling Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling) is read by Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry expertly captures the voice and tone of the book. An absolute brilliant narrated performance by Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry has become the voice of Harry Potter. The story is a simple tale of a child who goes to a boarding school and encounters details. But this is no ordinary boarding school, this ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...at the opening feast on Harry first evening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is the first book of the septology that is Harry Potter written by JK Rowling. This book is about 1 boy, a boy who is the wizarding world he is famous, whilst in the muggle (non-magical) world is a nobody. He is famous for defeating You-Know-Who A.K.A He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named or to use his name Lord Voldemort. At the age of 11 he finds the truth of ...
...Groundskeeper Ruebus Hagrid, he teaches Harry the basics of what the wizarding world is like, from money to society and also that not all wizards are good. He enters Hogwarts thinking it was all just about waving a wand a muttering a few silly words, wrong! He does do that but he also learns he is much more courageous than exterior shows, and he battles a mountain troll, encounter Quidditch (Wizard sport. sort of like football on broomsticks) revise ...

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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)

...all about a lad called Harry Potter who finds out he is a wizard ends up going to a school full of witches and wizards. his bestmates are Ron and Hermione. his favourite sport is quidditch his worst enemy is Lord Voldermort who does keep coming back to try and kill him like he killed Harry's Parents. Harry and his best freinds do like to go on a few missions around there scool and get up to quite a bit of mischief. People who haven't read this book ...
...a good read. Yes I have noticed I have wrote a review on the wrong one I was meant to write it just for the book not the audio book so please excuse this one I don't know how to delete it but when I figure it out I will do it. ...

HannahLucy 03.02.2008 (04.02.2008) · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio Book) - J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry (Narrator)