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popthebutterfly 's review for:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
Disclaimer: I bought this book!
Book Series: Harry Potter 3
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: July 8, 1999
Genre: MG Fantasy
Recommended Age: 12+ (some slight gore and a little violence, alludes and mentions of depression, and Professor Lupin represents the unfair treatment of people infected with AIDS, so this might start some conversation with younger ones)
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 435
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Synopsis: Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the beloved series.
Review: While the formula is the same, the magical feeling I get when reading this series isn’t. I love seeing Harry and catching onto all the little things in the book. I loved reading about the prophecies, as most of them come into play later in the books. I loved seeing the character development, it was just as strong as ever (maybe except for Ron? Poor thing was injured 90% of this book). I love the writing, I love the book so much.
My only complaint is that it wasn’t until the very end of the book that things started to get solved and righted. There was a lot of exposition (which definitely pays off at the end of the series) but not a lot of action and adventure. The time travel bit always gets me too. JK definitely opened a Pandora’s Box with it and she did good to shut it down in this book. Time travel is always hard to write and with there being three major theories with three different methods of time travel, you’ll always be upsetting someone.
Verdict: Bow to the hippogriff.
Book Series: Harry Potter 3
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: July 8, 1999
Genre: MG Fantasy
Recommended Age: 12+ (some slight gore and a little violence, alludes and mentions of depression, and Professor Lupin represents the unfair treatment of people infected with AIDS, so this might start some conversation with younger ones)
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 435
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the beloved series.
Review: While the formula is the same, the magical feeling I get when reading this series isn’t. I love seeing Harry and catching onto all the little things in the book. I loved reading about the prophecies, as most of them come into play later in the books. I loved seeing the character development, it was just as strong as ever (maybe except for Ron? Poor thing was injured 90% of this book). I love the writing, I love the book so much.
My only complaint is that it wasn’t until the very end of the book that things started to get solved and righted. There was a lot of exposition (which definitely pays off at the end of the series) but not a lot of action and adventure. The time travel bit always gets me too. JK definitely opened a Pandora’s Box with it and she did good to shut it down in this book. Time travel is always hard to write and with there being three major theories with three different methods of time travel, you’ll always be upsetting someone.
Verdict: Bow to the hippogriff.