8 of 18 members found this review helpful.
“Worthless. Although Rowling is able to construct an interesting premise, and even some clever character prototypes, the book is completely devoid of value.
The plot is predictable, the characters are all painfully one-dimensional, and Dr. Seuss had a better mastery of verbal imagery. "The gnome had a big nose" does not generate a picture in the mind's eye.
Although I'm told the rest of the books of the series mature along with the characters, I was never able to bring myself to read them after this boring, simple tolders' book. It's not even a children's book! Children should be reading things ABOVE their reading level, or they won't grow intellectually. Jules Verne should be the staple in 2nd grade, not this pandering baby-talk.”
