HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (J.K. Rowling) - November 20/11

I have to admit that I was a little disappointed by this after all the hype around this series. It's perfectly fine - it's well written and the characters are interesting - but the book's episodic narrative ensures that it's rarely engrossing. Worse than that, it feels as though it's been written almost exclusively for kids. (Harry lived in a cupboard, for crying out loud!) I've read that the series gets better as it goes along, so I won't give up on it just yet, but yeah, I was expecting more. **1/2 out of ****