Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling

English language

Published Nov. 6, 2005

ISBN:: 978-0-7475-4215-5

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the Harry Potter series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban, the wizard prison, believed to be one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 8 July 1999 by Bloomsbury and in the United States on 8 September 1999 by Scholastic, Inc. Rowling found the book easy to write, finishing it just a year after she began writing it. The book sold 68,000 copies in just three days after its release in the United Kingdom and since has sold over three million in the country. The book won the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the 2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and was short-listed for other awards, including the Hugo. The film adaptation of the novel was released in 2004, grossing more than $796 million and earning critical acclaim. Video games loosely based on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were also released for several platforms, and most obtained favourable reviews.

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Beitris_@bookwyrm.social reviewed Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

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4 stars

Il signor Potter sviene un po' troppe volte
Adoro Jordan, il cronista del Quidditch, mi fa morire. Mi stanno piacendo molti personaggi, ma provo indifferenza per Harry.

Tra le altre cose, qui farò la scoperta dell'acqua calda, la Rowling è parecchio grassofobica, tra le altre fobie che ha. Le persone grasse sono cattivissime o sono stupidissime. Avrà un qualche trauma o semplicemente è una fanatica della linea.

Frecklemaid reviewed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

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5 stars

I started bawling my eyes out when Padfoot went away... Harry finally had a chance at family.

Comrade Kay reviewed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #3)

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5 stars

My favorite from the series!

Mike reviewed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #3)

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4 stars

When I read the first two books, I was really surprised at how closely the movies mirrored them. The third book, on the other hand, had a LOT of stuff that didn't make it into the movie.

I've always been interested in Professor Snape, and this book really started to dive into his character. His anger and apparent hatred of Harry was surprising near the end of this book.