Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
by J.K. Rowling

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

Book Review: Oustanding, magical piece of work
Summary: 5 Stars

I read all the Potter books back to back over the summer and now I am listening to the audio casettes, one after eachother.

What can I say? I though that reading the books was great, but Jim Dale's voice characterisations bring another dimension to the stories. I even found myself deliberately seeking out traffic jams so I could listen to all twelve hours in the shortest possible number of journeys!

I love the way that JK Rowling adds another layer onto the characters with each story telling. You really feel like you know Harry, Hermione and Ron and this story in particular is imbued with a darkness and heroism that differentiates it from just being a children's story.

Characters like the Dementors, the rotting, ghoulish guards of Azkaban (the wizard prison), Buckbeak the Hippogriff and Professor Lupin gives this third story so much depth. And the joy Harry feels when he thinks he sees his father, when he realises that Sirius Black may provide him with an alternative to staying with the Dursleys and the ecstasy of winning the Quidditch cup make this much more than a story.

I wish my kids were a little older so they could read this for themselves, but I must admit that the tape is a great way to keep them entranced on long car journeys.

Everyone should listen to this: unabridged it brings the pages of the book to life. It is as if Dumbledore has sprinkled on some magic that keeps the story in your mind wherever you are: always eager for the next instalment.

Summary of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)

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? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson

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