Rating: Summary: It was an exciting, great book. Review: The characters were very well developed, and this book was just as good as the first one.
Rating: Summary: The Fun Continues for Harry Potter Fans Review: The creative imagination of Ms. Rowling is still at it's best in this third novel of Harry Potter's young life, and Jim Dale is in a class of his own as narrator! Harry, Hermione, Ron, Hagred, the Dursleys and all of the cast at Hogwarts are everything and more than a reader (or listener) should hope for and getting to know them has been a joy!
Rating: Summary: Another book that I more than enjoyed Review: The day after I finished Harry Potter #2 I picked up the 3rd book and finished it almost as fast. I went to Oregon with my friend and I made her not talk (a difficult task for her) until I finished the book. You have absoulutely no clue what is going to happen, there isn't really a way to figure it out. The one thing that I didn't like about this book is that Harry has to go back to the Dursleys and for a while he thinks that he won't have to. A great thing about this book is that the author gives you ideas of what might come in the next books. I'm waiting to find out if the people I think will show up again will actually come back. I recommend this entire series to any one who likes to read!
Rating: Summary: A descriptive masterpiece! Review: The descriptions in this book are terrific. Great books develop memorable settings and characters , and the unforgetable characters in this book for me were the Dementors.... cold, and dark, and capable of stealing your soul... J.K. Rowling is a creative genius!
Rating: Summary: simply unputdownable Review: The difficulty in writing a review for the series is that we don't have the expression of author J K Rowling, and hence we'll tend to be repetitious. Somehow she manages to spin out new recipes to cook the curry of our imagination, each with a different flavour. But this book achieves one thing that was not so conspicuous in the first two, that is the parallelism with the real (muggle) world. The growing pangs of Harry and his friends is shown shown immaculately. The series holds on extremely well upto the third volume, a tremendous achivement for any author of any era.As a reaction to some of the negative reviews about Harry Potter series at this site: Yes, I have read Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Ring, and I love, no, adore, them, they always hold a nostalgic aura for me. But I feel one need not be unduly monogamous when it comes to loving books, and Harry Potter also finds a special place in my heart. One should not close one's mind when it comes to accepting (or rejecting) new things, that way one may miss out most of the good things this life has to offer. Enjoy a good book as it comes, a new creation doesn't belittle an old beautiful one, rather adds on to it. And this applies to all aspects of life and art and science.
Rating: Summary: Another winner! Review: The dreaded Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison, and it is presumed that his involvement in the death of Harry's parents will lead him to seek out the young wizard. Therefore, Hogwarts is secured and Harry is watched closely. Of course, Sirius Black does come, but not for the reasons that everyone expects... This is the best of the first three Potter books. It is darker and more complex than the previous books, with plenty of mystery and a number of surprising revelations along the way. Azkaban and the Dementors that guard it are truly hideous creations, giving this book much more of a horror angle than the first two. The focus of the book remains the tight friendship among Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
Rating: Summary: mayhem, mystery and human interest! Review: The education of young wizard-in-training Harry Potter continues in the _Prisoner of Azkaban_. This time Harry is in danger from Sirius Black, recently escaped from the wizard's prison at Azkaban. The story unfolds in beginning with the 3rd year of Harry's schooling, with more vivid characters and yet another mystery in a world where nothing is as it seems. (This holds true for the story in its entirety as well.) Once again Rowling has made kids of us all as you are drawn into her magical world. Of particular interest to me was learning more of about the principal characters, especially Harry. My favorite of the three. Highly recommended for all ages.
Rating: Summary: Excellent book. Entertaining to children and adults. Review: The entire Harry Potter series is outstanding. The development of the plot and the history of the characters is wonderful.
Rating: Summary: I couldn't put this one down! Review: The excitement continues with each sequel in the Harry Potter series. I'm delighted young people and the young-at-heart have the opportunity to delve into reading that is magical, captivating, and a "great read"!
Rating: Summary: From a Muggle home to Wizardy Review: The Famous Harry Potter's parents were murdered by YOU-KNOW-WHO.Harry was sent to his mother's sister who was a muggle.Now Harry is at the right age of going to wizard shcool that he never heard of.There a new adventure waits for him.
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