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Starting on the right foot, Lobook is an episodic initiative that I decided to launch by creating a very simple logo. As usual, and I stress it, it will only deal with my experience, nothing more.

What does it consist of? I'll summarize it like this, with the key steps of the process.

I get a book, usually buying or borrowing it. I read it. I take some illustrative photos to add as attachments. I provide a brief introduction and my personal opinion. In short, basically a blog like many of those that provide reviews. My vision, however, is more focused on providing a general and very concise idea of the book I have read, focusing little or nothing on anticipations of the plot and focusing more on my personal buying and reading experience.

And now let's get started!

This episode takes inspiration from the Joanne Kathleen Rowling novel with the original title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), first episode of the “Harry potter” series. The italian translation is Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale, curated by Marina Astrologo: it's this the one I read. The first publication in Italy dates back to 1998 and the present illustrations were edited by Serena Riglietti. In the photo below you can see a cover image from which I have removed some parts to try to avoid possible direct advertisements.

I bought the book several years ago, today it is possible to find it at a lower price in pocket formats. Excluding various discounts applied and instead considering only the official cover price, the price range at which it's possible to find this book in paper format in Italy at the moment varies from approximately €9.00 to €16.00. There is also an e-book format for digital readers and many other versions such as audiobooks, movie screenplay, illustrated versions, and so on and so forth. Pay attention to this peculiarity if you want to buy the classic type of novel.

First episode of the Harry Potter saga, a series that has become famous in recent decades. The novel "... and the Philosopher's Stone" lays the pillars of the whole story, without going into too much detail and maintaining a vast sea of ​​uncertainty that will be healed slowly over the course of the saga.

For me who usually read thrillers, Rowling's fiction has a slightly different style of writing; in the case of Harry Potter, a little more fairy-tale, perhaps aimed at the age group he was targeting at the beginning. Sometimes I have to slow down a bit, perhaps because having been written more than 20 years ago, even the narrative methods are less usual than those I find in the books I usually put my eyes on, books with a more dry and flowing style.

Harry Potter is an eleven-year-old boy who discovers he is a wizard. A wizard with a very particular story that ... well, that you can find out more by reading the book. If you haven't already seen the movie, of course. The first episode of the series is perhaps the least rich from the point of view of the plot, but in my opinion, it is apt because it manages to underline the pillars of a fantastic world different from the one we live in, allowing us to dwell on those details that it is essential to memorize first to rebuild with our mind the world into which we will be catapulted from here on out. Overall, I liked the plot.

Below you can see the photo containing the description on the cover of the book. In my case, it was printed on the false cover, the one with the illustrations on paper.

"Harry Potter is predestined: he has a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead and causes strange phenomena, such as making his hair grow back in one night after that his evil uncles have inexorably cut him off. But only on the occasion of his eleventh birthday are revealed to him his nature and his destiny, and the mysterious world to which he rightfully belongs.
In Rowling's wild fantasy universe, populated by letter-delivery owls, flying brooms, Brussels sprout-flavored candies, and portraits that run away, magic presents itself as real life, and also bewitches the reader away from our world that now appears monotonous and devoid of surprises. Waking up from reading will leave him full of nostalgia, but still illuminated by the reflections of this lush firework."

Personal Rating

The personal rating system is still in its infancy. Since I rely primarily on my involvement and not on the quality of the texts, this is the fundamental parameter that guides my first vote. The second is a vote - once again personal - which takes into account how I received the quality of the novel. I will call the first vote with the title INVOLVEMENT Vote, the second as GENERAL Vote. The grading scale for both will be a number between 1 (worst rating) and 5 (best rating), represented as stars (1 to 5).

To Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale, I give 4 stars to the General Vote and 4 stars for the Involvement Vote.

If this article has intrigued you, you can find info by online searching for news of the author, or contacting retailers in the sector. I greet you, and I hope I have left a useful opinion. I will periodically publish other articles of this kind. If you are interested in discovering new books - mainly novels - on the market, you can continue to follow me on the #lobook tag. CLICK HERE if you want to access the collection of posts I publish on this tag. For the moment the number of published posts is very small, but I hope to expand the index over time.

A greeting and to the next book!