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Auror Monroe
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I really wished they would have never changed to title and I just call the first book and movie, Philosopher's Stone.
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Philosopher's Stone is the UK version, Sorcerer's Stone is the US version.
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| HP-chick wrote: |
Philosopher's Stone is the UK version, Sorcerer's Stone is the US version.
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The US publisher (Scholastic) changed it because they didn't think American kids would find a book title with the word Philosopher in it enticing.
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| Posted: June 17, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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It was changed because Jo's American editors felt that American's wouldn't buy anything that had to do with a philosopher. For me, if it had the British title then I probably would have read it a lot sooner. My best friend's copy of SS layed around in my room for about six months before Carrie finally prodded me to read it.
I had and interest in alchemy, though, and I knew about the philosopher's stone awhile before I ever heard of SS. Seeing a book about the philosopher's stone would have drawn me in like a magnet.
I also think that they should have published both the American and British version here. Americans deserve to be able to read the British version without having to pay more than twice the price of the book after shipping charges. |
Why america will not but book with the name of philosopher??
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There would be no benefit to learning alchemy, since it has been made obsolete and effectively superceded by Chemistry. However, I did learn some history on alchemy, and it was mildly interesting.
Also, alchemy is the main topic of my second favorite anime/manga: FullMetal Alchemist! |
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| Posted: July 15, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| i think i would want to read philosopher's, that applead more to me. |
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| Posted: July 15, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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If a had a dollar everytime this topic was made...
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| Posted: July 16, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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I like Philosopher better...
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| Posted: July 17, 2008 6:34 am Post subject: |
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i prefer philosopher
it was thr orginial so....
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when the book came out America banned it the re brought it as Sorcerers out the seemed to think that Philosophers was offensive
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| Posted: September 1, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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sorceror instead of philospher i guess was for more people to understand and make the film/book seem more approachable
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| ~loopylovegood~ wrote: |
| when the book came out America banned it the re brought it as Sorcerers out the seemed to think that Philosophers was offensive |
The book was never banned in America. People try to have it banned, but it has never happened.
Scholastic, the US publisher that publishes the books for us thought that kids wouldn't want to read a book with the word "philosopher" in it. Not because the word is offensive, but because the publishers set ridiculously low standards for American children.
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| Posted: September 2, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| ~loopylovegood~ wrote: |
| when the book came out America banned it the re brought it as Sorcerers out the seemed to think that Philosophers was offensive |
The book was never banned in America. People try to have it banned, but it has never happened.
Scholastic, the US publisher that publishes the books for us thought that kids wouldn't want to read a book with the word "philosopher" in it. Not because the word is offensive, but because the publishers set ridiculously low standards for American children. |
For that I agree. Which is why I never relaly paid attention to my teachers, I paid attention to my father.
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Okay it may not have been bannedby America but it has been banned somewhere
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| ~loopylovegood~ wrote: |
| Okay it may not have been bannedby America but it has been banned somewhere |
Oh, absolutely. Sorcerer's Stone was the number one most banned book in the world. The HP books were never banned widespread in America, though. People have wanted to ban the books for religious purposes, making them the number one most challeneged book in the country. However, the bannings never went though.
Laura Mallory is a very outspoken proponent of banning the Harry Potter books....
http://www.potterforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=444
America does not allow for books to be banned anymore... although people have tried to challenge that...
http://www.potterforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=11285
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