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A review by booking_along
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5.0
Re-read (23 or something like that) in October 2016:
Still a shame magically and wondefully fantastic as always.
I am completye in love with the illustrated edition.
I am sad that some of my personal favorite "picture moments" did not get an illustration but I can't tell the talents how they should do their job!
Because what is pictured? It's beautiful!
I love how Kay managed to actually bring the described words into form and color and didn't let himself be swayed by the familiar movie faces!
This book was glorious and exactly what I needed to feel better!
Original review on here from 2015:
Harry Potter is a cult classics for a reason, generations literary grew up with this book series -myself included.
So what really is there to say about this book and this series that others didn't already say?
Instead of talking about the actual book, lets just talk about the specific edition -the Illustrated Edition- instead, because why not?
Its beautiful. Which of course everyone knows already.
I am a bit sad that some moments have not been documents, such as ht "Sunday. There is no post on Sunday" moment because who wouldn't have love to see the fat uncle get letters smacked against the back of his head?
Or the entry way of Diagon alley. Or Harry's face when he first sees it. Or the entry way to the Platform. Or the Weasley family all together with their young faces... Or Hermione first introduced standing in the door of looking at harry and Ron.
Not saying that i could have done better -i personally draw worse then wind blowing a piece of dirt across a piece of paper!- but there are some of those iconic moments that ALWAYS pictured and they aren't pictured in this book and because the illustrations are so damn beautiful, i would have love to see those moments.
I loved that Kay didn't draw pictures of the actors but kept to the actual descriptions Rowling gave.
And the colors, the different sizes of the pictures, how they are incorporated into the text... its all a beauty. But this book was glorious. And Kay knows that he is doing when he draws, and i have no idea if Rowling had any say to what he drew or where its as placed- i am guessing she did since she seems to be rather involved in all the Potter projects- it was certainly thoughtout and wonderfully planned and executed.
This is the best version to read in my option and i can not WAIT for the next books and many re-reads to come.
And if in a magical way i will ever have the chance to have children? This will be the version i will read to them and they will learn to read with (lets just be honest here because any kid of mine will first read harry potter in any language they learn!)
So if for some strange reason you have not yet bought and read the Illustrated version of this book? What are you doing with your life and why are you still here reading that, and not going out buying this edition and reading it?
Still a shame magically and wondefully fantastic as always.
I am completye in love with the illustrated edition.
I am sad that some of my personal favorite "picture moments" did not get an illustration but I can't tell the talents how they should do their job!
Because what is pictured? It's beautiful!
I love how Kay managed to actually bring the described words into form and color and didn't let himself be swayed by the familiar movie faces!
This book was glorious and exactly what I needed to feel better!
Original review on here from 2015:
Harry Potter is a cult classics for a reason, generations literary grew up with this book series -myself included.
So what really is there to say about this book and this series that others didn't already say?
Instead of talking about the actual book, lets just talk about the specific edition -the Illustrated Edition- instead, because why not?
Its beautiful. Which of course everyone knows already.
I am a bit sad that some moments have not been documents, such as ht "Sunday. There is no post on Sunday" moment because who wouldn't have love to see the fat uncle get letters smacked against the back of his head?
Or the entry way of Diagon alley. Or Harry's face when he first sees it. Or the entry way to the Platform. Or the Weasley family all together with their young faces... Or Hermione first introduced standing in the door of looking at harry and Ron.
Not saying that i could have done better -i personally draw worse then wind blowing a piece of dirt across a piece of paper!- but there are some of those iconic moments that ALWAYS pictured and they aren't pictured in this book and because the illustrations are so damn beautiful, i would have love to see those moments.
I loved that Kay didn't draw pictures of the actors but kept to the actual descriptions Rowling gave.
And the colors, the different sizes of the pictures, how they are incorporated into the text... its all a beauty. But this book was glorious. And Kay knows that he is doing when he draws, and i have no idea if Rowling had any say to what he drew or where its as placed- i am guessing she did since she seems to be rather involved in all the Potter projects- it was certainly thoughtout and wonderfully planned and executed.
This is the best version to read in my option and i can not WAIT for the next books and many re-reads to come.
And if in a magical way i will ever have the chance to have children? This will be the version i will read to them and they will learn to read with (lets just be honest here because any kid of mine will first read harry potter in any language they learn!)
So if for some strange reason you have not yet bought and read the Illustrated version of this book? What are you doing with your life and why are you still here reading that, and not going out buying this edition and reading it?