Audiobook - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
>> Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Audio)
Genre: Fiction
Series: #3 in the Harry Potter series
Publication Date: 1999
Read by: Jim Dale
Challenges: Support Your Local Library #17, The Harry Potter Reading Challenge #3
Source: Library
The Short Version:
I think this is the one that’s a real turning point on the re-read cycle because so much is introduced that is important in the later books
Why I Read It:
I’m still enjoying listening to these as a method of re-reading. I’m not sure I’ll finish them all by the challenge deadline, but that doesn’t really matter.
The Book:
As I’ve said before on the re-read via audio posts, I’m not going to bother with any kind of plot summary. By now you either know it or you don’t want to know.
My Thoughts:
So I just can’t help but picture Emma Thompson from the movies as Professor Trelawney. She so perfectly fits the image I had in my head before I even saw the movie that I think she only served to enhance my own mental image. As a side note, that’s the case for most of the movie roles at least for the movies I’ve seen so far. I haven’t encountered any yet that I’d call a major casting mistake. I haven’t seen any of the movies beyond Goblet of Fire, though.
I said it above and will restate that I think this book serves as a major turning point in the story. There is a tremendous amount of information, storylines and characters introduced in this book that become only more important later on. Even though Voldemort doesn’t make any direct appearance in this one, his history and Harry’s history are developed quite a bit.
I still love Jim Dale’s reading with one exception. The Hermione in my head is not nearly as whiny as his Hermione.
Rating 5/5
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
3 comments:
I love Jim Dale's reading of this series, too. I really need to finish the books, though! I stopped with #5. Or maybe it was #4!
Harry Potter makes me wish I had a commute. I'd love to have an excuse (or a place) to listen to audio books.
Les: I went a long time between the 5th book and the last 2, but have been thoroughly enjoying listening to them back to back.
Bookfool: I really only get my audiobook time when I'm in the car by myself - While I'm driving around town 10-15 minutes at a time. It's probably going to take me a while to get through the longer books. This one was 10 discs and most of the rest are 17 discs each. Order of the Phoenix is 23 cds - that may take me a couple of months all by itself! I need to plan some solo road trips.
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