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Summary: Rip-roaring adventure!
Review: This third 'Harry Potter' novel from JK Rowling proves that not only does JKR know how to write a good book - she also knows how to write a great series. The patterns that seemed to be emerging in books one and two (Harry vanquishes Voldemort in some form, and is praised as a hero by the school) don't recur here - we have some alternative 'bad' characters, and some of them are extremely surprising! Also there is less coverage of the Dursleys, which came as a relief to me. The book fleshes out the history of Harry's parents, and we learn a lot more about James Potter and his friends. Sirius Black is a great new character, as are Professors Lupin and Trelawney - and of course Snape is still around, nasty as ever! Many new magical concepts, artefacts and creatures are introduced, broadening the scope of the Harry Potter world considerably. Also, a special mention has to go to the Dementors, AKA the prison guards of Azkaban - truly the scariest characters in a children's book for quite some time. As you'd expect from JK Rowling, 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' is expertly written, and entirely unpredictable. Definitely worth reading, for children and adults too.
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Summary: A review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Review: This third book in the seven volume series by J.K. Rowling is by far the most exciting reading yet. I could not put this book down. The more I read, the greater the thrills. This is the book where we are introduced to the dreaded Dementors, the beautiful unicorns, helpful but feared werewolf Professor Lupin, the Knight Bus, the Marauder's Map, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Moony, and it is where Harry first sees an image of his father across the lake.
I enjoyed when he finally let loose on the nasty Aunt Marge and blew her up like a balloon. She definitely had it coming and I was glad that the other members of the "family" got to see it as they had been asking for it for years.
The mystery of the huge dog with glowing eyes waiting in the darkness follows us through most of the book until we learn that it isn't who or what we think it is.
This book has a terrific plot twist that we didn't have in the other two. It also has more empathy for fatherless Harry and then hope from the man who comes along to offer solace from that storm. There were times when I actually cried (it takes a lot for that to happen for me).
I love the way Rowling invokes mental imagery through clever naming of her characters, especially the evil ones. Draco Malfoy brings to mind a serpent of a bad boy, Sirius Black - (how dark and evil can a name get?), Lord Voldemort - moldy death, Professor Lupin - lupine means of or relating to a wolf, and of course, the imagery of the name Professor Snape is obvious.
I am constantly amazed at the imagination and imagery that Ms. Rowling is able to harness and then convey in her books. This one is an outstanding example of that.
As a reading teacher, I have kept current of reading trends for many years. I don't know of anything that has kindled the lust for reading or the desire for knowledge across such a vast age range like these books. Ms. Rowling is truly an amazing woman who, I hope, will remain prolific in her writing for many more years.
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Summary: The best of the four
Review: This third book is the best among the four Harry Potter books, but the other three are very, very good too. I like how the story doesn't force itself to unfold, it just does so naturally. So naturally, in fact, that I didn't see the ending coming at all (don't worry, I'm not giving anything away). I was surprised and delighted (and I'm 28 years old too!) to find that Harry's family is growing and he's becoming more of a teenager, too. Yes, that means love is in the air! And if you're looking for even more action than books 1 and 2, you'll definitely find it here, with the prisoner of azkaban. Enjoy!
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Summary: The Best of the Series!!
Review: This third book is the best in the series! While the others are good (I'm currently in the middle of Book 5), Book 3 is packed with action AND important revelations about the characters. A 'must read'!
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Summary: Again a lovely creation.
Review: This third book to the wonderful harry potter series does notdisappoint. Definitely worth
the hardcover price, the novel wasenjoyed and left my family yearning for the next book. i found the
time-travel bit rather complex for children, but nonetheless, Ms Rowling's writing skills eased the
understanding for the younger ones. Funny and magical, Harry Potter and the prisoner of
Azkaban is joining my list of favourites.
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Summary: Harry Potter catches the snitch with this great book!
Review: This third Harry Potter book allows you to stretch the limits of your imagination further than any other book you could read. This wonderful sequel(or "continuation") of the other books manages humor, drama, and fantasy in a swirl of excellent reading. If you miss this series of novels, your missing something not only magnificent but truly touching.
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Summary: This book is the BEST OF THE BEST!
Review: This third Harry Potter book was even better than the first two, which is very surprising, considering the standards it had to live up to! I was literally on the edge of my seat during the Quidditch matches and when Harry met Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack. I talk about this book so much that my friends are sick of it. My sister, who is fifteen, also loves the series. She likes "the way each book is darker than the last"; I do too. It adds to the feeling of Harry's getting older. This book really pulls you in, and even after you've finished it, it doesn't let go. I am envious of the students at Hogwarts. I recommend this book to anyone who has any imagination at all.
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Summary: Fantastic! J.K. Rowling does it again!
Review: This third installment of Harry Potter's adventures at Hogwarts will allay any fears that this series might run out of steam before all 7 books are finished. The only down side is having to wait another year for the next book!
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Summary: Deserves 5 three quarter stars!
Review: This third volume is packed with magic and suspense. It starts dramatically from the very beginning. Harry Potter is chased in all possible ways and he will finally discover the truth about his father and mother, about their death, about who the traitor was, about who the victims were. New dimensions of the magic world will appear and the book develops a wide side of horror. The main characters in this new dimension are the Askaban prison wardens, the Dementors. But this book also develops the vision of the magic world from a political point of view. We deal with its government, and especially with the fake justice that reigns there, a justice that takes decisions under the pressure of some bullying VIPs who frighten those who have to take decisions. And we find out that there is no way to escape that fake justice, except if some wiser people decide to go against it in the wings and deprive this blind system, and justice is blind as blind can be, of its preys by cheating with the system, and, there, only magic enables such cheating. In other words, it is a criticism of normal society that works the same way, whose justice is just as blind as here, but in the real world there is no magic, hence there is constant miscarriage of justice that cannot be prevented nor repaired. This book is thus becoming a critical metaphor of the real world. The book is also interesting because we follow the heroes in their growth, one year after another and the author is marvellously able to make them grow under our eyes. They are children, but they become more and more mature with each volume. So far they are young enough to grow in maturity only in the field of their intellectual and social awareness and responsibility, in the field of their social, ethical and cultural principles. They discover injustice and are repulsed by it. They discover hate and they are both dejected and disgusted by it. The main asset of the book remains that the world we are discovering is a real world, with human feelings, with families, with a social and economic organization, etc. It is not a parody of the real world, at the most a metaphor of it, but it is a fully developed world with fully human characters, even if they are wizards and witches, even werewolves. And this particular trait shows us how racist a society can be that rejects those who are different because they are different and are seen as dangerous, though they can be dealt with in a humane way and helped to be totally inoffensive, their particular qualities becoming assets for everyone. A brilliant third volume that is such a page-turner that the back cover is reached even before the front cover is opened. Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, Paris Universities IX
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Summary: harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
Review: this was a good book i really liked it. and i really thought J.K. did a good job. even though i am a hp fan i think this and the 4 hp r the best. but thats just me. but there is one thing i find a lil annoying its that every thing happens at the end of the year and i kinda wish that may be there could be a lot of events in it. kinda like the 4 i relly liked it and thought she did a wonderful job. but as i said thats just me and i think that u should probably read this and find out for ur self what happens and if u think the same as me. thanx for reading my review bye!
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