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For a few years I’ve had Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1) on my “To Read Before I Die” list. One of the main things keeping me from doing so wasn’t the fact that it was a “Children’s Book”, but was actually the length.

For the record, you shouldn’t let the length bother you. (That’s what she said! HAR!) I got through the book in just a few hours of reading, and found it to be pretty enjoyable. From what I remember of the movie, this was a far more quality use of my time.

To be fair, I’d paid about 60% attention to the first movie, about 50% attention to the second, and was totally baffled at the last movie. So even though I have a general idea of how everything shakes out for Harry, it’s still a good read.

One also should ignore all the websites out there that claim the series is akin to devil worship. Some people would prefer you read nothing at all. At least kids read this series and enjoy it, rather than just wasting time watching TV. It’s just good, escapist fun.

Maybe it’s just me, but I liked it better than The Hobbit, which I finally read last year for the first time. And I liked the Hobbit.

Although it didn’t have Fluffy the three-headed dog in it.

If you read the review right before this one, it’s also about a dog.

But I digress. Read this book if you haven’t already. Since it’s been out so long, you probably already have. That’s fine.

I’m catching up with you.