Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
349613
Good. Very good. Liked it.nonbinding hashish should she she she she she dud dud eh  due eh  d eh  if chef th xfej
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Tensions are high at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year as Harry, Hermione, and Ron return for their third year.  Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, a prison for Wizards who have performed the most horrible crimes.  The Ministry of Magic even has the Muggles, or non-magic people, looking for the convict.
Another year at Hogwarts brings with it yet another Professor for the Defense Against the Dark Arts.  Professor Snape has once again been passed up for this position in favor of a new character, Professor Lupin.  Professor Snape's hatred for Lupin seems only to be surpassed for his increasing hatred for Harry, who gets along with Lupin quite well.
With his Divinations Professor predicting his death, an escaped convict on the loose, Snape's never ending menace, and Hermione acting very strangely, Harry's third year at Hogwarts is the most thrilling - and dangerous - yet.
As the mystery behind his parents' death unravels, Harry finds powerful new allies as well as enemies.  J.K. Rowling has outdone herself with this book.
Working in a library as this book came out, I was pleasantly surprised to watch 10 year olds - and younger! - walk out with this 400+ page book.  Loving this book is something both you and your children will have in common and spend hours talking about.  This is the most enjoyable book I've ever read - and reread - in my life.
2200467
I would recommendeed it to all Harry Potter and book lovers alike. It was the best out of the four. And it reflects a teenager's personality, and who would have thought *harry and cho,...*
Two of the best - When Ron freaks out both times, that Ginny has a boyfriend.
4798657
O~MY~GOSH! Although I liked the first Harry Potter book a bit more, this one lived up to my expectations about 98%. A definate must~read for Harry Potter fans and those alike!  Much love to J.K Rowling for such a GOOD  series! I hope she plans on keepin up on Harry's years at Hogwarts School  of Witchcraft and Wizardry as well as (hopefully) hsi years beyond the  school. This book, like the first, force you into it. It is almost as if  you could look around and totally envision Peeves, the school poltergeist,  or Ron Weasly, Harry's red-headed best friend. It totally submearses the  reader into its world of magic and wizardry. An absolute Must Read for  children, teenagers, young adults, and afults alike!  4 1/2 stars!  I look  forward to reading the 3rd book in the series Harry Potter and the Prisoner  of Azkaban as well as the 4th book, Harry Potter and the Doomsday Spell.  Thank You So Much Ms. Rowling!  melanie
2335549
In broad outline HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN follows the pattern of the previous two books: a magical adventure yarn about the young eponymous wizard told within the framework of another year at the English wizarding boarding school Hogwarts, the beginning and ending of the story in the company of Harry's insufferable muggle (regular people) relatives, the Dursleys.  Book Number Three is, in the richness of its plot and its psychological depth, more intriguing than its predecessors.  That it's not very nuanced reminds you that this is a children's tale, but it comes very close to standing on its own as an adult book as well.  It's a dark story: more than ever before Harry has to face the murder of his parents--even hearing time and again the screams of his mother--and though this is unsettling, J.K. Rowling so deftly writes these scenes with children in mind that, for most pre-teen readers, it will not be unbearable.  This is, perhaps, in part because Harry has by now become a beloved and trusted friend to young readers: they're willing to stand by him, as with Harry's bosom friends Hermione and Ron, through the many trials and occasional triumphs of Harry's life.

The main thrust of the story follows the (previously unheard of) escape of a prisoner from the dreaded dungeon Azkaban.  This escapee, a wizard and erstwhile best friend of the Potters named Sirius Black, is being hunted down by both muggle and wizarding worlds as a murderer.  Indeed, it is widely believed in the latter sphere that not only had Sirius betrayed his friends, Harry's parents, to die, he is looking to murder Harry as well.  Though containing interrelated subplots including involving a condemned hippogriff, a new power that Hermione is given, and, of course, the game of quidditch, this novel is principally concerned with the stalking of Harry Potter.  Meanwhile, Harry continues to feel the cold venom of the Hogwarts Potions Professor Snape, and is newly befriended and aided by the latest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin.

J.K. Rowling seems to have her material well in hand with this entry in the Harry Potter saga.  The previous two books, though charming and thoroughly likeable, seemed at times just a bit wooden.  The writing in this volume is punchier; the story moves along swiftly.  Just swiftly enough, in fact, to keep up, most of the time, the reader's necessary suspension of disbelief--only once in a while does the story give the reader pause to wonder, if only Sirius had been a somewhat better communicator, wouldn't a lot of the novel's problems have been avoided?  Then again, that's life.  All round, a decently written story that'll enthrall young readers and captivate adults as well.
4853435
I didn't read this book because i was thinking it was going to be another boring childrens book. But when I happen to come by it in the book store I said to myself "What the hell least read the book and see what it is all about" and i did. I was so happy i didn't wait any longer after I the book. I was absorbed into that book after the first few pages. Rowling really has a gift. She makes it seem like you are walking right next to Harry and going to all the stuff he is doing. For the people that give the book negative reviews you really need to think twice about this book. How could not get sucked into this book after the first chapter. I was happy i waited to read it when the 3rd one came out. Then I didn't have to wait years for the next one to come out. I would have to say my favorite out of all the Harry Potter books are Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. They had to be the greatest out of all of them. I read the 3rd one 3 times now and i think i'm going to read it again. How could you not want to read the Harry Potter book with Professor Lupin over and over. The 4th book was also very good.
If you like books that make it seem when you read it that you are right in there with the characters you should also read.
 Philip Pullman "His Dark Materials series" The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass
 Terry Pratchett "Discworld series"
 C.S.Lewis "The Chonicles of Narnia"
Those are also very good if you want to read something when you have a lot of free time. Still I can't imagen people not liking the Harry Potter books. It just can't be possible. Well this is just me talking so I will shut up and you can go out and buy the whole collection of Harry Potter and sit down and get taking in by the greatness of the books.
870393
Cool! That is one of the words that popped into my mind after reading this book. I've already read all four and 'Prisoner of Azkaban' reamains my favorite. Harry Potter is a wizard orphan who longs for a parental like figure. At the same time, a convict has escaped from the wizard prison, Azkaban. Will Harry be in danger? Or will a secret of the past reveal itself? The basic theme of the series is about an orphan boy who is a wizard and goes to a wizard school where he spends his time getting into troubele with his friends and juggling schoolwork at the same time.
320975
I just ordered this book and had a great time reading it. It's so much fun and gives you an idea of what they were reading in the Deathly Hallows. JK Rowling rocks and has a real way with storytelling. I highly suggest this to fans of the series.
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When I ordered Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I did not realize it was supposed to be a children's book.  After reading it, I still did not realize it.  I ordered the next 2 books and to my delight, each one was  better than the one before it.  In the year that followed, I read them each  again at least 3 times.  Finally I got my copy of Harry Potter and the  Goblet of Fire.  Although I had hoped it would be at least as good as  Prisoner of Azkaban, I had no idea that Rowlings could so far surpass the  previous 3 books.  Goblet of Fire, is suspenseful, engrossing, endearing,  entertaining, and I could not put it down.  I am 44 years old, but I will  be standing in line with all the kids to get the next Harry Potter book.
46567
I was somewhat underwhelmed by this book, given the enormous buildup surrounding it. It was good, but not close to being the best book in the series. To me, that doesn't portend well for the final installment.

Book #3, Prisoner of Azkhaban was by far the best book. Its been downhill since then. Hopefully Rowling can blow all our doors off with book #7.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is awesome. This time Harry is blamed for turning kids into statues as if they were frozen. Why? Because he was at the crime scene when everybody saw it. Even a ghost got turned into a statue. I love how the author builds suspense and has a good begining, a good middle and a good ending. Hogwarts was going to be shut down if the attacks didn't stop. And my favorite part is when harry and another friend got a hundred points each for Gryffendor and when Harry's friend is unfrozen and all is saved. But the part I think is most cool is that Gryffendor wins the house cup two years running. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes fantasy and aren't afraid of snakes.~malady
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I must say that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite of the first five Harry Potter books.  Unlike the others, there aren't any Lord Voldemort battles, which gives it something different.  I also greatly enjoyed the addition of Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. This book is very entertaining and will keep you absorbed until you finish the book!
1369909
In think that Harry Potter is the best book ever made. The series is "da bomb." The books in the series are the best books I have ever read. It is great.  I am eagerly awaiting the forth. I am on the third and  a quater done, and it is so good so far. I love the mystery at the end.  I  am buying the new one the first day it comes out. It is so great and has  the coolest twists.
2590124
It is so different reading the book vs the movies. It is such a great book. I love the Harry Potter books too and this is right up there with those.
3751955
One of the best books I have ever read by far.  I could not put this book down.  I was a junior in high school when this came out and I would go to my parents bedroom and read on their bed for hours while the whole family was watching television.  How J.K. Rowling tied all the loose ends with the Horcruxes was pretty cool.  I was very satisfied with this book and definitely recommend it to anyone who loves Harry Potter, just read the first 6 books before.
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This will most likly not be read but I'll give it a shot anyway. Harry is back at Hogwarts with his friends, but all the teachers want him to stay by them. Everyone is looking after him for the sopposed murderer is after Harry and everyone thinks he is there to kill Harry, Just like  he killed an old time friend of Harry's parents.  I would also like to say I have been looking at the other reviews and most of them I agree with but the ones who say it's just a fad and barly anyone really like it I completly disagree, I read it before anyone really heard of it and recommened it to a few of the kids at my school who read like me and they loved it, so it is not just a fad it's a book people like to read, But I understand that others have a right to there oppinion same as I have a right to mine just keep in mind that there are lots of kids who like Harry Potter for the way it's written and what it's about not for the fad.
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I choose this rating because it was a great book. I really liked it because I could really see like some of the scenes from the movie. I recommend this book to people that like wizards and witches watchdog people that liked the movie and has not read the book yet.