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Summary: THIS BOOK SUCKS CRAP THROUGH A STRAW!!!!!!!!!
Review: Nah, It doesn't really, but, because you now have looked at this, I might as well write a good review. This book is good, wait no, this book is the third best Harry to date. I liked it as third b/c it's not as good as the 2nd and 4th books. So, read it, for if you don't like it, you're one of those idiots who hasn't really read it, is a book snob, set out reading it with the thought in mind you hated it, didn't finish it, or are an illiterate jerk from the other side of the tracks. So, if you comply to my standards, you will enjoy it to max performance. Oh, hey, Jordan, this is written with you and Tiffany in mind. And Thomas.
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Summary: Bravo for JK Rowling!
Review: Never has my imagination been so pulled, prodded, and pushed beyond its limits. This is the best of the best. Unfortunately, the wait for the fourth through seventh books is going to be unbearable.
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Summary: Harry Potter's Tight Adventure
Review: Nick Strandell Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban By J.K. Rowling Mrs. Gohman 431pp Harry Potter is a very outgoing and bright wizard. He is a third year student at Hogwarts, his wizarding school. As you may know, Harry Potter lives with his uncle, aunt, and cousin. They are horrible. They treat him like an animal and never buy him things. When he goes to wizarding school, everything is different. There he is one of the smartest and most popular wizards ever. He is famous for surviving a brutal attack when he was a baby, when the Dark Lord Voldermort killed his mom and dad. Voldermort had great powers. When it came time to kill Harry, he attacked but Harry did not die. This was so shocking to Voldermort that it drained his wizard powers. This is what made Harry so famous. He was known for taking down the dark lord. Now as a third year at Hogwarts he is going to have many more challenges. I liked this book very much. It is very exciting. This book is also unpredictable. That is why I rate it a 10 out of 10. It is my favorite book. The only thing bad is its too short. I am looking forward to the sequel that comes out this summer.
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Summary: Magical and well written. Just not for me.
Review: No doubt about it. J.K. Rowling is a good writer. She has an exceptional imagination and an wonderful skill when it comes to pacing and plot development. She creates unusual words and magical concepts and makes them all seem real. Harry Potter is a young boy who attends the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is a school which exaggerates all the attributes of what we all remember about our school days. There's a difference though. This school is all about magic. Just imagine an invisibility cloak, a device for time travel, a game played on flying broomsticks, and courses on magical creatures and potions and divination. Add to this mix Harry's two cohorts, Hermoine and Ron, and a long list of teachers. Everyone is either a good guy or a bad guy. There's action on every page. Violence or the potential for violence everywhere. And a story that keeps pulling you in. This book dealt with Harry's battle with someone he thinks was responsible for his parents' murder. That's serious stuff. However, I'm not an eight-year old. And my interest in magic and fantasy is limited. So even though I read this book with a sense of admiration for the writer and a deep curiosity as to what would happen next, I can't see myself running out to buy all four books and raving about them to the world. I recommend this book and, if J.K. Rowling continues this series, I might just read another one in the future just to see how Harry is doing as he grows into manhood. But as for now. I've had enough.
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Summary: No Hanging Chads Here, No Need for a Recount...
Review: No doubt about it: Harry Potter is the character of the century, and the rapid-paced Sorcerer's Stone, which introduces him, is exactly the right book. While he's no handsome jock, quite the opposite really, Harry becomes the object of the reader's heart almost immediately. He is adorable. Intelligent, a bit shy and awkward at eleven years old, and still far from any sort of worldly wisdom, Harry has lost parents he never knew and has been raised in a tiny, dark, spider-full closet under the steps of his unbelievably mean aunt's and uncle's London house. And then the action begins. Harry discovers to his amazement (and his family's horror) that he is a wizard! He's magic! As the chapters unfold the reader follows Harry with baited breath. Will nasty, sneaky Professor Snape catch him and throw Harry and his friends out of Hogwarts? Will they escape from the three-headed monster guarding the treasure? Will Harry be able to solve the mysterious and deadly riddles in time to evade Voldemort and save the day? The adventures never stop, and the pages turn themselves. From anyone's point of view, the story is one in a million. No matter what your age (and I'm in my 50s!), you'll find yourself reading under the covers with a flashlight. From an English teacher's perspective, the book is a wonder. The grammar is near perfect (it's conversational, so the pronouns don't always agree in number); and the images the author employs are marvelous! You could teach word-ology just on the study of "muggle" alone. And where in the world did Rawlings come up with Quiditch? You'll wish you'd written it yourself, for it's the Pied Piper of all books: it will have children of all ages following it anywhere, loving to read, and begging for more...now!
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Summary: Simply the Best!
Review: No matter how many times I read them, none of the Harry Potter books enthralls me like "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Depending on what "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is like, I definitely say that "Prisoner of Azkaban" is the best of the series. While some complain about the challenging plot-twists, I commend Ms. Rowling on her use of them. They are what distinguish this book from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", which were both more clean-cut in their plot developments. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" continues in the same style as "Prisoner of Azkaban," but isn't as dynamic in my opinion. Simply put, "Prisoner of Azkaban" is a whirlwind of emotional literature that will suck you right in. You'll feel the emotions yourself and be left begging for more. The final 100 pages are the best part. I simply CAN'T put the book down whilst reading this section of the book! This is the quintessential Harry Potter book, in my opinion, and an absolute MUST-READ!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: No one has ever escaped from Azkaban, the wizard prison, until now. Sirius Black was a madman who killed thirteen innocent people with a single curse. He has now escaped from prison, and the only clue to his whereabouts is that he's been muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts". Black was believed to be Voldemort's right-hand-man, and when Harry Potter defeated him, Black's downfall was assured. Harry and his friends have returned to Hogwarts for their third year of school, and are met with Dementors, the guards at Azkaban. Until Black is caught, the Dementors will patrol the grounds, and that is a problem for Harry because they exert a special power upon him that makes him pass out. As ususal, Rowling is a master of storytelling, and you'll never want to put this book down until it's all over.
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Summary: Framed!
Review: Nobody has ever known how exactly Harry's parents died in the hands of Voldemort. This book, however, gives us some insight about what happened on that fateful night. Sirius Black, a "murderer" who escaped from Azkaban, the wizarding prison, and was on the run. Rumours were flying around that Sirius was after Harry because he, who was Harry's parents' best friend, had betrayed them and given them away to Voldemort. What was the real truth behind it actually? The story has so many twists, including Ron finding out that his rat Scabbers isn't a rat! In fact, it was a man by the name of Peter Pettigrew, servant of the Dark Lord and was an animagi. What is an animagi? Read the book to find out. Sirius Black was one too and he was able to transform into a great black dog. Time-turners, Marauder's Map, Hippogriffs, Dementors and not to mention the fever-pitch excitment of the Quidditch Final at Hogwarts, this book is one that you will never forget and will never put down.
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Summary: Three Stars for the Third Book
Review: Not as good as the second or original, but still very good. I love the new character, Sirius Black and the dementors. (Wondering what they are! Ha! Gotta read the book, man!) If there was a 1/2 star option, it'd have gotten 3 1/2, but the book is still good. Though, there are some slow parts that make you read the same line four times...... same line four times...... same line four times...... same line four times......
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Summary: Try the tapes!
Review: Not much to add to all the comments about the book, so I'll comment on the reading. Listening to these tapes is pure... well, magic! The only thing was that I thought the name was "Serious Black", and waited for an explanation as to why he was Serious. The English accent of the reader just adds to the fun. When I finished this 3rd set of tapes, I quickly signed on to Amazon to see if the 4th was available. I about cried when I saw it was not until JULY! I discovered these books late, so had the great fun of listening to them one after the other. I'm 50 years old, but that made no difference. Amazon should take the 9-12 age bracket off these books. That's what kept me from reading them for so long.
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