Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 8 july 1999. When harry potter and the deathly hallows was released in july 2007, many fans were prepared for the final book to be the end. Check out decades of covers for editions of the harry potter books. If i listed my favorite harry potter books worst to best, it would go from shortest to longest. In celebration of the boy who lived, and all of the magical times we spent with him, here are all eight of the harry potter films, ranked. Since hitting bookshelves in 1997, the harry potter series has taken the popular. Rowlings debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first installment in a saga that would span seven potter books, eight potter. Jun 22, 2018 harry potter books ranked worst to best duration. When harry potter and the deathly hallows came out in 2007, author j. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. Harry potter s summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in a magical flying car. Alan kaminsky rochester institute of technology department of computer science after publishing the first four harry potter books, author j.
Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst. Harry potter, an oppressed little boy, discovers he has great powers. Jun 26, 2017 twenty years ago, bloomsbury published j. I am a diehard fan of harry potter and after watching the movies i thought that they definitely wernt as good as the books so if you have seen the movies and did not like them,you must read the books because. Harry potter complete collection limited edition hardcover all 7 books box set isbn. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1, large print. This means that they will be quite well written, proofread, etc.
All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. Aug 18, 2015 6 reasons why harry potter is the best story of a generation louise mcdowell august 18, 2015 i have been a harry potter fan ever since i was 7 years old when my mum brought home the first book. There will be a brandnew harry potter book this summer. You can never know love or friendship, harry tells the noxious, noseless one. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban the third entry in the series seems to be the weakest out of the seven. How many harry potter books are there, where were the. Harry potter complete collection limited edition hardcover. Rowlings first novel harry potter and the philosophers stone was published in the u. Ranking the harry potter books and movies were only a few hours away from the midnight premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, signaling the end of a franchise that has defined so much of my childhood and adolescence. But, lets compare the first three books of the harry potter series to the hunger games trilogy. In comparison, each of the other six books are longer, likely due to the initial success of the philosopherss stone, which within its first two years had sold more than 300,000 copies in the u.
Ive tried not to get to sentimental this past week, publishing a ridiculous fanfiction about potter dominating twilight rather than my usual reminiscence on the potter phenomenon. Here, new statesman staff make the case for their personal, obscure favourites from the books. Still, without this book, there would be no books, no movies, and no harry, and for that, the book ranks above the bottom. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. As the penultimate movie in the series, the deathly hallows. At a whopping 734 pages, harry potter and the goblet of fire nearly doubled the length of prisoner of azkaban, leaving screenwriter steve kloves the moredifficultthanusual task of pruning away all but the most essential bits of story for the film. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Deep into the new movie harry potter and the order of the phoenix, our teen wizard daniel radcliffe finds the strength to face down the dark lord voldemort ralph fiennes and the wisdom to pity him. Trevor lets face it, a lot of the animals in harry potter are a bit highmaintenance.
And yet harry, ron, and hermione were up to their patented hijinks. As the story progresses each book gets scarier so parental guidence may be needed for kids aged 710 when reading the last few books. How many words are there in the harry potter book series. This item harry potter complete collection limited edition hardcover all 7 books box set toy store harry potter hardcover limited edition boxed set. She herself is in her 50s, scottish, and a single mother. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 16 july 2005. The scriptbook brought the harry potter novels back to the usa today bestseller list, both in the top 50 and in the top 150 titles. In fairness, trimming down the longest of rowlings books into one of the shortest movies in the main series was always going to be a thankless task, and its testament.
Harry spends most of the novel slumping around hogwarts, complaining that dumbledore is ignoring him, lusting after a grieving cho chang, and. Easily the most polarizing of the potter novels, order of the phoenix offers the series highest highs and lowest lows. Crabbe and goyle, the goons, are not suitable for dracos council of ladies. Not without his share of controversy, harry potter is more often lauded for. The word count figures for the other six books, in order. She did not expect to abruptly become one of the worlds most popular authors. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter depression. As of august 2018, a staggering half a billion harry potter books had sold worldwide, 180 million of which were sold in the united states. The last two books are slightly shorter but still longer than the first books in the series. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.
A whole two new books dedicated to harry potter have been announced to mark the 20th anniversary of harry potter and the. Wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best screenrant. Yes, we know, you love neville, and professor mcgonagall and nymphadora tonks. Rowling always said that the seventh harry potter book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, would be the last in the series, and so far she has kept to her word. Two new harry potter books have been announced, but theres a. Although this may take the longest to read, it becomes the most interactive to read. Though it is an enjoyable story, it just seemed to repeat the same story that was established in the first two, making the story seem a bit bland. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i was 10, and my family. The definitive list of the most underrated harry potter. According to wikipedia, the american version, harry potter and the sorcerers stone remained on the new york times bestseller list for 79 consecutive weeks.
In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. Were only a few hours away from the midnight premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, signaling the end of a franchise that has defined so much of my childhood and adolescence. Ive never attempted to rank the books before, so this ought to be fun. Weve got some amazing news to conjure up for you today, muggles. Of course, the whole harry potter series has more words because it has four more books. Rowling, harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.
Eighth harry potter book will appear on his 36th birthday. Out of the many ive read, these are the best completed novel or at least novella length harry potter stories. And with all that pressure, it did the best it could do, showing harry, ron, and hermione setting out on a journey outside of hogwarts that could quite literally save the world. Rowling was pretty insistent that the seventh installment had closed the book on the adventures of the boy who lived. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic. Daniel radcliffe in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Rank your favorite harry potter books vote for your favorite harry potter books. All 50 christmas gifts given in the harry potter books, ranked. Rank all of the harry potter books from worst to best. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. Types of stories include everything from severitus to slash, aus, any ships. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 21 june 2003.
Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and. Or, you know, the hardest thing ive ever had to do in my life. The sevenbook series has a word count of 1,083,594 us edition. Ranking the harry potter books worst to best duration. But what about the unsung heroes of the potter series. Granger discusses this scene at length in his book how harry cast his spell. Harry potter script soars to top of usa today best sellers list. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. The exhibit celebrates the 20th anniversary of the series launch and will.
Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book. Literary merit in the harry potter series topscholar western. The total for the first three harry potter books is 269,338 words. The book sizes were growing exponentially, and the fifth book was projected to be over 1,800 pages long, as shown on the graph below. What isnt often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 30 june 1997. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone, bloomsbury 2014 uk edition. All 7 books in chest brand new new arrival harry potter hardcover uk bloomsbury of london edition complete series box set. Owls snootily flying in with plot twists on parchment the whole time. You wouldnt still be reading if you didnt love the sevenbook i dont count the other stuff series, too but if you. It makes sense, because since the book was split in two there was no way both movies were going to be as long as the other ones, especially since the book wasnt that long. Ranking the harry potter books aka the hardest thing ive. Jul 14, 2011 ranking the harry potter books and movies were only a few hours away from the midnight premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, signaling the end of a franchise that has defined so much of my childhood and adolescence. Aug 21, 2015 in celebration of the boy who lived, and all of the magical times we spent with him, here are all eight of the harry potter films, ranked. Rowling began the first book on scraps of paper, sitting in a cafe. This lengthy book might as well be titled harry potter and the struggles with puberty, and fans of the franchise certainly know why. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a slog together, and unfortunately we the. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2 july 1998. To preorder the book or learn more, swish and flick sorry, click here.
The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1, large print j. The books will be released in line with the british librarys harry potter exhibition, a history of magic, in october. Rowling just cant let harry potter go the new york times. Two harry potter books announced, but theres a catch. Until, thanks to polyjuice potion, goyle maletofemaletransitions into a little girl and guards the room of requirement incognito.
Part 1s sole objective was to setup the grand finale of the biggest film franchise in history. The first of the books, commissioned to celebrate the british librarys potter exhibition, will be harry potter a history of magic, the book of the exhibition. In november 2019, the bbc listed the harry potter series on its list of the 100 most. Harry potter and the halfblood prince did the same. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe.
The popularity of harry potter the american academy of. The final result clocked in at more than two and a half hours, but still skipped over or condensed quite a bit of the book. The book was retitled harry potter and the sorcerers stone for its american release, and proceeded to top the best sellers lists for childrens and adult books. All seven harry potter books, ranked the portalist. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading. The first in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers. Reviewed in the united states on november 11, 2014. Jul 30, 2016 harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 while riddled with dark and wonderful moments, this one also wanders too far away from its book counterpart.
Thats one of the perks of the best popular culture. As his crisis deepens, draco loses interest in school, in quidditch and in taunting harry potter. The 14 best scifi and fantasy movie franchises, ranked from star wars to harry potter latest news the trailer for the secret garden gives us a glimpse at a magical world. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 while riddled with dark and wonderful moments, this one also wanders too far away from its book counterpart. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic, just. On 15 july 2014, the wizarding world of harry potter opened at the. Harry potter script soars to top of usa today best. A while ago, beth from the quiet people did a post on her definitive ranking of the seven harry potter books, and i enjoyed reading about her choices so much that i decided to do my own post about it. Why this overlooked harry potter book is actually the best. Hooray, theres now an official harry potter book about. Jun 28, 2007 readers encountering the first harry potter books felt something like the glorious enthrallment of first love, the swooning immersion in a strange, seductive new world, without the concomitant misery and an impulse to stroll off the nearest bridge. Hooray, theres now an official harry potter book about wands.
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