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Summary: Engaging for All Ages!
Review: While I loved all of Harry Potter books, this one was far and away my favorite. It just had a much more personal feel about Harry and his family, perhaps because I've read so much about them, they feel like family. With a lot of sequals, the books start loosing something as they keep going, this one is the opposite, as the students at Hogwarts grow so do their characters. The author does a magnificent job in aging her characters. I found myself after this book worrying that there will only be seven in this series and it just doesn't seem like enough. I recommend this to people of all ages, all will enjoy it.
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Summary: Well done Ms. Rowling, well done.
Review: While I'm not sure I'd say this addition to the Potter saga is as good as the first or second book, it has to be close. It is a well written, highly entertaining story with plenty of twists and turns, and I'll be honest, it gripped me enough that I finished it in a single day. Well done Ms. Rowling, well done.
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Summary: Harry Potter and You
Review: While leading us into the delightful, funny and sometimes frightening world of Harry Potter, muggles and the wizard school Hogwart's, J. K. Rowling takes us on a journey through the complexity of our own lives. On one level, the third Harry Potter book is a romp through fantasy, complete with secret passages, mythical creatures and wild flights through the air. But this feast of magic is also a coming-of-age novel that explores courage, decision-making and friendship. All of the major characters, from prudish but tough Hermione to sinister but vulnerable Draco, take on extraordinary dimensionality. And as Harry Potter himself becomes a teenager, he is faced with increasingly difficult magical and not-so-magical challenges, including the details of his parents' untimely death beginning to slowly unveil. This lively and colorful third book in the Harry Potter series is a banquet for the senses that leaves food for thought.
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Summary: Extremely entertaining!
Review: While this book is fantastic (hence the 5 stars), please do not overlook some other impossibly good fantasy/children's books. Try Lloyd Alexander (Prydan Chronicals), Dianna Wynne Jones (Archer's Goon- highly recomended!), Susan Cooper, Madeline L'engle, or Philip Pullman, to name a few. These fantastic authors are sadly being overlooked in the Harry Potter madness! So while you're waiting for book #4, please check these other authors out. I guarantee you that if you like Harry Potter, you will at least like ONE of these authors.
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Summary: My son chose to read this book over playing Pokemon yellow!
Review: Who said that books could never compete with the electronic age? My son received the highly revered Pokemon Yellow Gameboy game and played it non-stop until he read the first chapter of this book. He hasn't played Pokemon in two days. My sanity is restored thanks to not having to listen to that infernal Gameboy music!
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Summary: when can we read book four?
Review: Why do they have an upper age limit for readers for Harry Potter? My eight and ten year old daughters and I are in love! We boycotted a party at funworks with a free pokemon and beanie baby give-away to finish book three... now that's saying something. Go Harry!
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Summary: Potter Strikes Back!
Review: Why I like Harry Potter is the suspense.It's a great fantasy book. It feels like you're in the book yourself. I love how J.K. Rowling describes the characters. Harry is really brave and true.
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Summary: Great! Even for 30+ year old kids!
Review: With all of the hype surrounding Harry Potter, I would bet that many people will pass over these books as nothing more than a fad. That would be unfortunate. I was one of the people who bought them on a whim. I was taking a friend of mine to the Atlanta airport, when I noticed "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" on the shelf at a bookstore. Knowing that they would fly off the shelves if I didn't grab a copy (I had heard about the book on the news that evening), I bought a copy. Not only that, but I bought a copy of each of them (I'm one of those people who, in the heat of the moment, believes that if I don't get one now, I'll never be able to!) I decided I would give them to my 8 year old niece for Christmas. Now, I heard the stories about how "evil" the books were supposed to be, so I decided to read the first one - just to see. I was HOOKED. I read all the books the week I bought them. I gave my niece a card and $20.00 for Christmas. Sure, these books may be the epitome of mass market publication. And you might get sick of seeing Harry Potter everywhere. But when it comes down to it, the books are good. Ignore the trinkets, the bookends, posters, glasses, stuffed animals and all the hype. Buy the books. take it from this 30+ year old kid - they are every bit as enjoyable as they are made out to be.
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Summary: Each book keeps getting better. Watch for that ending!!
Review: With each book, JK Rowling, spins a more enthralling entertaining world. The book begins with Harry running away from his muggle (non-magic) aunt and uncle only to be picked up and taken to a safe place by up until now, unknown, form of wizzard transportation. Harry does not find comfort in the halls of Hogwarts because his every move is watched because it is feared that a prisoner, who escaped from the dreaded Azkaban wizzard prison, is after to kill Harry. Of course Harry and the gang can't let things be. They have to investigate and thats where the fun begins!
This book was a delight to read. Though longer than the prior two, this book's pages seemed to turn themselves as the action grew and grew.
The ending was a little strange, but did not take away from the story whatsoever.
The book was a total delight. It doesn't matter if you are 8 or 80, you will find this and all of Harry's adventures to be a joy to read.
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Summary: It isn't easy
Review: With Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling is accomplishing a difficult feat. She's managed to avoid completely re-hashing the same material repeatedly. And it's made more difficult by the fact that she's got the same core characters and the same setting with each book. By weaving in new support characters and giving each a complex and fascinating depth, Rowling has us buy into the world of Hogwarts as if it were our own school. We return with Harry just as eager as he to see what lies in store with the new year. There was a darker note in Azkaban than in the first two books and the Dementors gave my 7-year-old daughter nightmares. Azkaban prison in general was a disturbing proposition, but necessary to create a sense of heightened fear in all the characters, especially the stolid and reassuring Hagrid. This book lets us see more deeply into our favorite characters personality and appreciate other sides. It lets Hermoine be devious, Hagrid be frightened, and Neville be heroic. And we welcome the depth, we appreciate the twists. We crave the next installment.
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