# Your opinion on the Harry Potter Illustrated editions?

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**Created:** [February 13, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886 "2020-02-13T18:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886/1 "2020-02-13T18:36:07Z")

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Here’s an example.

> **[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Rowling, J.K., GrandPré, Mary:...](https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Rowling/dp/059035342X)**
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> Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone \[Rowling, J.K., GrandPré, Mary\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The only Potter book I currently own is a U.K. copy of Philosopher’s Stone that I bought a few years ago in London.

I donated my original Potter books to the library when I moved in 2012, I had to be brutal in thinning books and o knew at least the library could put them into their collection or sell as used books.

Are the illustrated ones worth the money? Don’t really need answer fast, I really don’t need any more physical hard copy books, I could just get them on kindle.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886/2 "2020-02-15T07:43:11Z")

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Bump, but I’m getting the hint that these are overpriced.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886/3 "2020-02-15T07:52:18Z")

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I like them, but oddly I dont find the book all that re-readable and I love re-reading YA fantasy.

I mean, I waitedin line to get them when they came out, or pre-ordered.

But re-read? _not so much._

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886/4 "2020-02-15T21:51:48Z")

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I like the illustrated versions. However, they’re large and, at least for the first two, the bindings aren’t very sturdy.