And you thought wizardry was for children. Harry Potter will make you think again. He casts his spells on grown-ups too
James Naughtie
Funny, imaginative, magical … In the 2020s, thirty-something book-lovers will know each other by smug references to Diagon Alley and Quidditch
The Times
The Harry Potter stories will join that small group of children’s books which are read and reread into adulthood
Times Literary Supplement
Rowling uses classic narrative devices with flair and originality and delivers a complex and demanding plot in the form of a hugely entertaining thriller
Scotsman
One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times
Sunday Telegraph
Spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuff
Mirror