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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Harry Potter the prisoner of Azakaban was a great book. I likeall the magic and wizardy involved in this book. I have read all 3 ofthe books so far and in my opinion this is the best one so far. Ican't wait until the next one.
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Summary: This was more super than the others
Review: Harry Potter was excellent, I had not the foggiest about what the ending was going to be like. As for those people who want Harry Potter banned, they are stupid and their kids extremely unlucky because they miss the superb book.
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Summary: Absolutely great!
Review: Harry Potter was so good that I thought I was dreaming or making it up myself. It's disappointing when you're finished reading them. I recommend this book for anyone.
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Summary: Hot diggidie dog good!
Review: Harry Potter was sooooo good it kept me sitting and reading for hours. It's really magical. I could read all of the Harry Potter books in less than 2 hours (once they're all out)! It's a magical enthralling tale that is bound to keep you sitting and reading for hours!
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Summary: Harry Potter is AWESOME!
Review: Harry Potter was very corageous and brave in this book. Out of the four books that are in the series, The Prisoner Of Azkaban was the best! It put me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I couldn't put the book down unless I had to. I guess those are the best books you can read. I think that all of the books to come will be just as good or better. I haven't got around to reading The Goblet of Fire, yet. I will read it though!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban
Review: Harry Potter who found out that he was a wizard just three years ago is in danger because a prisoner who just escaped from a prison is after him. He has many adventures and he finds out the prisoner is not after him to kill him but he is actually family.
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Summary: Suprising end!
Review: Harry Potter's life at Hogwarts has suddenly been yanked into more danger than he's ever been. Sirius Black, the man who killed 13 people with a single curse, a man so dangerous, even the muggles are on the watch for him, the man who betrayed Harry's parents and Sold them to Lord Voldemort, is on the loose. Harry's arithmancy teacher, Professor Trelawney isn't any help, since she is constantly seeing his death. Then, one night, Ron, Harry's best freind who shares the bed next to Harry's is woken up by Sirius Black trying to kill him.
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Summary: Amusing story, some flaws in structure
Review: Harry Potter's third adventure at Hogwart's magical boarding school is fun to read aloud to one's children. The weak plot and average literary quality of this book coincide with the previous adventures.Note: Read Jack Cerf's Amazon.com review, dated 21 February 2000, entitled "a Few Quibbles." Approaches character development from an interesting perspective. Plot structure. It appears that each successive book will cover one year of Harry's growth and development at Hogwarts Academy. So, four to go. This style requires delayed character development as the self-discovery of our protagonist is tied to defeating the puppetlike agents of an ultimate evil; one who adult wizards fear to the point where they won't utter his name. A 13- year-old amateur wizard is supposed to lead the struggle against this threat to the Wizard and Muggle worlds? An entire Ministry of Magic cannot marshall its considerable magical talents against this menace? Or is Rowling illustrating the indecisiveness and pettiness of bureacracies? Each book describes Harry's self-discovery. Unlike real children, he learns his family history sporadically from his friends, his teachers, and his enemies. The role of inheireted talent and worthiness rings hollow, though it is a common plot device. (See Tolkein's Aragorn for a more fully developed version) His abusive foster family is a bit harsh for children's books, however accurately it may portray some foster homes. Rowling has taken a page from Dahl, though she comes off as heavy-handed in her treatment of the Dursley family. Harry's noble nature contrasts with American psychobabble, whose model would have him emerge as a vicious and hateful person, due to his unloving family, coupled with his lack of a positive role model. Is Rowling's message that school can act as mitigation for inept parenting? More real is Harry's propensity for "going underground" to achieve his ends, a survival skill he would develop in the Dursley household. Other gripes? The use of the magical "Sorting Cap" to prejudge students is an artless parody of the "halo" effect and self-fulfilling prophecies. The use of the overworked adjectives "cool," "cold," and "stupid" shows the author's limited descriptive power. Her characters are constructed as eccentricities embodied in human flesh. One hopes that as "Harry" ages, he will see people-- and the characters will be developed-- with greater depth to reflect how people grow in understanding others as they mature. Good stories need well constructed antagonists. Unfortunately, Voldemort is generally off stage, and constrained to use clownlike surrogates to fulfill his aims: a poorly disguised adaptation of the Satanic archetype. With luck, the "struggle" story element will get better treatment in future editions of this serial. A point possibly lost on young readers is the incestuous mini-world that the private school archetype devolves into at Hogwarts, reflecting the "school tie" mafia pervading Britain's white collar and business world. The extension of school relationships into adult life is a gross caricature of how it plays out in reality. The fun? Comic relief provided by Fred and George Weasley, whose spirit accurately captures that of many private school alumni who combat repression with practical jokes. Also fun are the Quidditch matches that take the imagination into three dimensional frames of reference, and illustrate nicely how arbitrary the rules of popular sports can be. If you read the Rules of Golf, you'll see how simple Quidditch is. Whilst entertaining, the story is hardly great literature a la C.S. Lewis or Rhold Dahl, or M. L'Angel. At least The Prisoner of Azkabahn provides some insights into characters' inner conflicts. Hernmione's lesson on trying to live on borrowed time is a good use of "magic" to illustrate a modern problem. Unfortunately, the "surprise" ending and the plot devices used to create it are beyond my ability to suspend disbelief. Less discriminating readers and pre-adolsecents--the target audience-- may overlook that shortcoming. Overall, this story is worth a look, and certainly fun to read aloud to one's children.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Review: Harry Potter, a boy who had been living in a cupboard that is located under the stairs owned by the Dursleys, Harry's only living relatives, is a wizard. Harry lost both his parents when he was only one year old, murdered by the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voledamort. Harry relized that he was a wizard when he was 11 years old. The reason that he didn't know that he is a wizard because the secret had been kept quiet by the Dursleys, whom was hoping that they can squeeze every bit of magical blood out og Harry. This secret was revealed to Harry when a letter sent from the wizarding school of Hogwarts. Harry's adventure then started from there. Harry had been in Hogwarts for 2 years now, and is attending it for the 3rd year. This book mentions the adventure that Harry experienced during his third school year: from a prisoner escaping from a magic prison to knowing one of his teacher is a werewolf. Harry's best friends, Ron and Hermione, were also with him through the dangerous and exciting monents that were happening in the school. This book did a very good job in describing the settings, characters, plots, conflicts, and other magical and unbelivable twists and turns that you can expect in a real magical school. Although this book is aimed towards childrens aging for 7 to 11 years old, the book is still enjoyable to everyone who has a wide imagination. Personally, I think that this book is really good, both in the context and the storyboard. The author, J.K. Rowling, first started the Harry Potter series when she scribbled some crazy notes, for a new book, on scraps of paper in a local cafe, and was then got the interests of some book publishers. The publishers then distributed the first book; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone, world-wide. The first book caught the world's interests, and later, it had became a world phenomenon. This book really caught my interest, and gave a special time everyday when I read it. I would strongly recommend this book to others, who likes weird and magical stuff.
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Summary: Maria's Second Review
Review: Harry Potter, a brave young wizard, goes to Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry,for his third year adventure at Hogwarts. Later in the book, you will find out that everyone thinks that Sirius Black is a murderer in the muggle and wizard world. Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself, has heard Sirius say in his sleep in Azkaban, a terrible wizard jail,"He's....he's at Hogwarts," and is afraid that Harry Potter may be in danger. Sirius Black escapes Azkaban a couple weeks later. Will Sirius Black go to Hogwarts and murder Harry Potter? Ron, Harry's best friend, claims that Sirius Black almost murdered him!!!!!! I recommend this book to people who are interested in witches and wizards.
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