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Summary: We read an hour without stopping!
Review: When my mom read this book aloud to us kids, we got intriuged at once. We begged for more chapters every day.Harry, Ron,and Hermione's adventures became a prominent lunch-table topic. When we got to the book's end,even Mom couldn't put it down.On the last day,she read at least 4 chapters in one sitting! We had to rush to get somewhere after that, but no one cared. My point: READ THIS BOOK!You won't put it down!
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!
Review: When my younger brothers started buzzing about the new Harry Potter books, I blew it off as yet another "kid" book. At 15, I don't really read the same things my 10 year old brother does. But then a friend of mine told me she had read her little sister's copy and told me it was a must-read. So, bored one weekend, I picked up the first story in the Harry Potter saga and was soon completely enthralled. I simply couldn't put it down. I read all three books that day (forcing myself to stay up until the wee hours of the morning). It's not a book for kids, its a book for people of all ages. The quick wit of the characters, the snappy reparte, the mystery that I can never solve, and the ending that always makes me marvel at Rowling's sheer brilliance makes these books true winners. If you haven't already become hooked, I *highly* suggest you pick up a copy of these books.I really pity those parents in South Carolina who tried (unsuccessfuly, thank goodness) to have these books banned from school. These books promote friendship, loyalty, critical thinking, and allow you to indulge your imagination in a fascinating world and a place created by Rowling. I salute Rowling and wait with bated breath for the fourth book in this fantastic series.
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Summary: A captivating series for all ages!!
Review: When my younger sister told me how much she liked Harry Potter(Book 1)I really didn't see why. It sounded pretty silly, all this stuff about witches and wizords, chocolate frogs, magic mirrors, and vomit flavored candy. "A little kids book," I kept thinking. But then she started to try to get me to read them also. After a few months of pestering (I'm sure all of you know how much of a pest a little sibling can be), I gave in. Before the end of the first chapter I was hopelessly addicted.I found myself staying up until 3 in the morning reading because I couldn't put the books down. I'm now almost finished with the 4th book, and I can't wait until she publishes the fifth. I loved the movie too (especially Hagrid and Scabbers). So I suggest you read these books. Even if you just borrow them the first time around, you'll most likely want to buy them so that you can read them over and over again, just like I am. So don't be a simple muggle, read them TODAY!
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Summary: The Greatest of the Harry Potter Books
Review: When one reads any of J.K. Rowling's captivating novels, they are instantly placed in her magical world of fantasy, adventure, and mystery. So it is with her third installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. In the book, Harry Potter returns for his third year at Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, only to find that a murderer named Sirius Black wishes to kill him. Black has recently broken out of Azkaban, the Wizard Prison, and is on the loose. The fact that he killed thirteen people with a single curse does not help the situation. This book also introduces a few interesting characters, including a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, the servant of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and four previous Hogwarts students with an unbelievable secret.
I really liked this book because it was fast-paced, humorous, and original. There was never a time when the plot slowed down, but many instances where it sped up. The characters from J.K. Rowling's previous books have grown into intelligent, proactive witches and wizards, and that also creates a more fascinating atmosphere when reading of their adventures. This book was really a page-turner. I honestly couldn't put it down! I would find myself reading late into the night, and sometimes I would get up early to finish an exciting chapter! J.K. Rowling's imagery really helps to illustrate the world she has created. It makes you feel that you are right there at Hogwarts, or wherever the kids happen to be at the time.
I hope that you can see why I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It is my favorite book in the Harry Potter series, and I don't think anyone will be disappointed after reading it. I would recommend it to anyone who is over ten years old, and is interested in Harry Potter. Of course, you will have had to have read the first and second books in the series in order to read this one, and if you haven't already, I strongly advise you to do so. I would also recommend this book to anyone who likes a mixture of fantasy, adventure, and a few laughs along the way. I definitely give this book five out of five stars! It's a must-read!
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Summary: J.K. Rowling has done it again!
Review: When you finished reading the first and second book I bet you probably said it can't be possible for the third to be better, you're wrong! This book beats the first and second ones hand downs. With this adventurous and knock your socks off ending, you will not be able to put this book down, I gaurantee it!
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Summary: How does she do it?
Review: When you first see these books you think, 'Okay, so it'll pass the time'. You don't think, 'I'm not going to poke my head out until I'm finished.'!!!!!!!! These books are VERY good. I have a friend who wouldn't read anything until she found Harry Potter, and another who hasn't read anything else since! I might not count, being a kind of bookworm, but these are people who can actually COUNT the number of books they've read since Year 1!!!!
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Summary: Not like the others
Review: When you think about the Harry Potter books, you think they are all the same. The first and the second one didn't really intrigue me. When I read this one I was really impressed with J.K. Rowling. She really put her emotions into this book. It kept you wanting to read. You would say okay just one more chapter and end up reading atleast eight more. The book had a really good climax to it. It makes it so that you can't wait to read number four. Which of course I will be doing.
What I didn't like about the book was that there were parts where you actually wanted to put it down. Some of the parts were very boring. I am glad there weren't a lot of those though. I think that Rowling wants us to feel as if we can relate to the main character, or other characters in the book. She is a very good writer and I look forward to her other books, and the movies.
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Summary: More, more, more!
Review: When you're into a series, you expect the quality to decline at some point. Azkaban doesn't do that at all, in fact it exceeded my very high expectations. My 38-year-old husband and I raced through all the books, and we've read them to our six-year-old as well, who thoroughly enjoyed them too. I can't believe I have to wait another seven months to spend time with Harry, Ron and Hermione! To the critics-Bah Humbug! The violence is not excessive, the wizards are both good and bad(Hmmm, just like us!). In fact the best thing about the books is that they're about children who we can see ourselves in. These books get some children (I know one!) to read who never read before, and they simply make you feel great.
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Summary: They continue to get better
Review: While going through my local bookstore trying to kill some time I picked a book intittled harry Potter and the Socceres stone knowing that I was leaving soon and would need something to read on the plane I picked it up and have not put it down I have read the first book to the series 21 times and I say this with out exaggeration and of course the day the second one came out i was at the book store buying it and same with the third. "harry Potter and the prisner of Azkaban" is a truely wonderful book so many questions that you kahve as you finish the first and second are answered you are taken back to hogwarts and brought right into the story of sirus black, Remus lupin, and even James potter and Peter Pettigrew, Along with harry Ron and Hermoine.This story is full of suspense and keeps your eyes glued to the pages it is a wonderful story full of ups and downs from Harry's first loose at Quidditch to the exicitement that is yet to come( I am not going to give to much away!)Other than the socceres stone this on e is my favorite I did nto like the second one so amuch as i did the first and third even thought the second was a great book it is only less in comparison to those others. I am in the 7th grade I read the kfirst one in the 6th and have still kept it in my list of favorites I love to read I have read more than twice the amont of books than most of my peers I read almost anything from horror to non-fiction to anything else always loving fantisy I just liked hte idea of the impossible happening. The harry Potter series is truely a great fantisy series and I find no way to put it down. I would recomend this book to anyone. it it is a must read.
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Summary: A Little Disappointing, But Still Good
Review: While i enjoyed the story i was expecting more out of Prisoner of Azkaban. I think that the recap from the other books should be taken out. If people were too lazy to skip directly reading the 3rd book instead of reading the 1st and 2nd, then too bad for them. The rest of us shouldnt have to reread whole adventures just because others might not have read it. Another thing i didnt like was that Harry didnt get to fight anyone at the end like he did in the other books. Unless you count the dementor, but he only cast one spell to do that. I think he shouldve had to fight like Wormtail or Lupin after he was transformed. I did like the introduction of Hogsmeade and the Marauder's Map. Lupin rules!
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