Book Reviews of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bk 3)

excellent-no matter what age you are

EXCELLENT! It's a little bit different from the movie and it has a lot more information than the movie does as usual.

This is the third book in the Harry Potter series and this is th book where we meet Harry's godfather, Sirius Black. This book is just another awesome instalment of the epic Harry Potter series.

any fan of harry potter will want to read this third book in the series. i enjoyed reading this book as well as all the others.

My favorite Potter book. It's a kids book but still deals with adult themes. And I adore Sirius Black. The plot twist actually caused me to cry out in suprise during the long car trip I was reading it on. It really caught me.

I love this book as well as the others in the series...truly a reach-for-the-stars fantasy!

I love this series--this is just as good as the others!

This was entertaining, but not my favorite Harry Potter.

I think just seeing that is is Harry Potter is enough said! I Love all of these books so very much! This is the book that we are introduced to Sirius and Buckbeak, that is enough for me! I hope everyone enjoys this book as much as I have.

Good children's literature but not a serious read

So, so good. I don't read books twice usually, but I had to read this and the others again so I could be ready when book 7 comes out this summer. Excellent read, as it was before.

My favorite of the series. Harry starts standing up for himself and fighting back. :)

J.K. Rowling is absolutely amazing! All of the Harry Potter books are pure poetry.

Who hasn't seen the movie? The book was better.

My favorite Harry Potter book!

I am in my 50's and listen to books every day, I listened to the first book in this series and was hooked.

Loved it. All of the Harry Potter books are great reads.

A great book! Full of imagination and fun!

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts. Sirius Black escapes and Harry Potter is not safe. If you've read the first two don't bother with this review, just order it because you'll LOVE IT!!

Do books get better than this? I treat for everyone.

The story was slow, but the ending was great!

My daughter loved this book!

Loved the series!

really liked how exciting this 1 was. liked 2 see events & characters evolving

The young person we gave this book to "ate it up" very quickly. She really enjoyed reading it.

Another great read.

Like most of the series this addition was a delight to read. Harry is confronted with truths from his past and is forced to confront his own fears. I do think that the movie screen play did a little better job of condensing some things from this book. But in all, an excellent read. [close]

I'm on my third trip through the series. I love the detail and little bits of information that you get from the books. Prisoner of Azkaban is probably my favorite Potter book in the series. I love the idea of Hogsmeade. The movie was good, but compared to the book, doesn't do it justice in my opinon.

New characters in this Harry Potter book continue to excite the reader. This is a very good book. Love this series.

Third Harry Potter book. Not my favorite. But it is the introduction to my fave Potter Character Sirius Black. Ooo What a scary name! lol. Well aside from, for some people, rather confusing time travel. Its a good book.

A great book to read no matter how old you are

The third book in the Harry Potter series. Harry knows that an escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, is after him -- but he doesn't know why!

Excellent!

Waiting for the next book in series, replaced all paperback with a nice set of hardbacks. Re-read them each year before the next one comes out. So happy my friend lent me the first year.

From Publishers Weekly
In this third installment in the projected seven-volume series, Sirius Black, imprisoned for killing 13 people with one curse, escapes from Azkaban. As he heads for Hogwarts, the chilling Dementors who trail him quickly descend upon the school. "Each successive volume expands upon its predecessor with dizzyingly well-planned plots and inventive surprises," said PW in a Best Books of 2001 citation.

For 12 long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing 13 people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only 2 clues as to where he might be headed:Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

I love Harry Potter

My son love's these books.

Absolutely love all the Harry Potter books. Can't wait for the last one to come out.

Love this book, big HP fan!

For twelve long years the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Blacks downfallas well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep. "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter is not safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

My favorite of the first four books... Rowling adds so much fun and mischief to this book (which helps to really temper the increasingly dark story of Harry and his friends) that I just couldn't put it down.

Great book!

AWESOME!

Great book and keeps the reader wanting to read till you finish

I thought this was the best in the series. It keeps you wondering. A good mystery.

loved it!!!

I just loved this book.

Addicting. I'm 25 and I can't stop reading these..

Scholastic-1999

There is no age limit on those of us who love the Harry Potter books.

Easily one of the best Harry Potter books. If you have seen the movie but have not read the book then I suggest giving it a whirl. The book is 100 times better than the movie. Plus the movie left out some really great parts.

Great book Love all of the books

I got a late start reading the Harry Potter books, but I read all 6 of them in about a week. I really like all of them.

Great Reading

This is one of the best so far

Harry finds that the one wizard that is supposed to have broken out of Azkaban to come get him is doing just the opposite. He is trying to protect him. This is an amazing book and I really don't know how to describe it.

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

For 12 long years, the dread forces of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing 13 people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
Winner of the Whitbread Award for Children's Literature
Booklist 1999 Editor's Choice
Los Angeles Times Best Book of 1999
Winner of the 1999 Gold Medal Smarties Prize
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing.

Great fun!

Awesome book.

loved it good book

I just finished this one and they are just getting better and better! I had to read it all in one night, I just couldn't put it down. This book introduces Sirius Black, his relationship to Harry, and some new abilities Harry discovers in the midst of werewolves, dementors, and escaped convicts. Really good!!!

If you like Harry Potter, you'll love this book.. it is the best one.

Best so far.

My favorite of the Harry Potter series!

As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected?

My favorite of the series! (at least now... we'll see about the 6th book on July 16th!)

Fun

My favorite Harry Potter book.

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