"A book for children", one would say... Yes, right, or perhaps for those who still have the child inside. Having heard all the hoopla, seeing that the 3 existing Harry Potter books headline the best-seller lists, hearing how so many adults are falling in love with this series, I had to read it if only to discover what was supposed to be so great about it.
And there's a lot about it that's really great. Like so many fairy tales, it starts out very sad, but never losing a sense of humour. The story of Harry, whose parents have been killed by an evil magician, begins on a dark tone: the rough time he has with his foster parents until he's sent away to a special school is really emotional and depressing, kind of a Cinderella beginning.
Next thing you know, his talent for sorcery is discovered and he leaves the sorry world of the ordinary people, the "Muggles", to be trained at Hogwarts School of Magicians. From that point on the ride takes off and it's fun on top of more fun and you can't put it down until you're done. I'm looking forward to reading more of this series and hoping the author can keep up with the wonderful quality of writing she achieved in this first book.
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