Book Rating (1-5 Stars): I'm gonna go with another 5 stars on this one.
Setting of the Book: Mostly Hogwarts (School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in London). I'm a complete nerd, I know.
About the Author: J.K. Rowling - this is obviously her claim-to-fame series. She wrote another book about some kind of political something or other in England (also fiction), but the synopsis on the back of the book really didn't interest me. Also, I'm pretty sure she wrote the first Harry Potter book in her mid-twenties but didn't actually get it published until her early thirties? Or something like that.
Plot of the book in one sentence: Harry, Ron and Hermione discover a supposed murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped from the wizard prison, Azkaban, to come after Harry and kill him - or is that the whole truth?
If I Could Rename the Book: I wouldn't rename any of the books in the Harry Potter series - they're all apropos.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Point of View: 3rd person limited (told from Harry's POV)
Favorite Character: In this book, I love the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Lupin.
Least Favorite Character: Always Snape. He's just such a jerk. Although, I don't like Draco Malfoy either.
Other (Main Characters):
Harry Potter - the main character (obviously). In this book, he's in his third year at Hogwarts.
Ron Weasley - Harry's best friend. Comes from a poor family (all redheads). His dad works for the Ministry of Magic, his two oldest brothers have already graduated from Hogwarts, his third oldest brother is a know-it-all rule follower at Hogwarts, his fourth-and-fifth oldest brothers are twins who are constantly causing trouble, and his younger sister is in love with Harry. lol
Hermione Granger - Harry and Ron's other best friend. Even though they can't stand her at the beginning of the first book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), they grudgingly grow to admire and like her.
Albus Dumbledore - The Headmaster of Hogwarts. He's so wise. And super beardy. Seriously. He has a super-long beard.
Severus Snape - The Potions teacher at Hogwarts. He is SO MEAN to Harry all the time.
Draco Malfoy - a self-entitled bully who picks on Harry, Ron and Hermione all the time.
I could go on, but I don't want to bog you down with too many Harry Potter characters. lol
If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
It's already a movie, and the characters are spot-on. Although, I don't LOVE who they cast as Sirius Black or Lupin, but they play their parts well.
Favorite Scene of the Book: When Harry & Hermione travel back in time using a time-turner, and have to help themselves while also avoiding themselves...it's pretty awesome.
Least Favorite Scene of the Book: In the Shrieking Shack when Sirius, Lupin, Snape come face-to-face with Harry, Ron, Hermione and a surprise guest.
Did I like the Ending? Always.
Which of my friends could I see loving this book? Amy - I know she loves it. haha
Which of my friends could I see hating this book? Literally no one.
This book left me feeling: Whimsical
How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: Longer than an hour and less than a day, but it was time well-spent!
You literally read this book in one day?? Aren't those books huge? DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB??? Haha!
ReplyDeleteAlso, for the record, J.K. Rowling first conceived the idea for Harry Potter in 1990 (when she was about 25 years old) and the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997.
7 years? That's comforting :) that means I have time to perfect Ravensboro!
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