B6 – Independent Novel Reading

I read the novel, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. By J.K. Rowling. In the book, Harry is in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At the beginning of the book, it is shown that a dangerous criminal has escaped from an extremely high-security magical prison, called Azkaban. Harry finds out that the dangerous criminal, Sirius Black, has escaped. Later, Harry overhears that Sirius is most likely chasing after him, looking for blood. The book explores Harry’s journey throughout the school year and his worries about Sirus and the Dementors; which are the cold, bloodthirsty guards of Azkaban. However, many things in the book aren’t what they appear to be…

In my opinion, this book was told somewhat differently than the others. Personally, I found the middle of the story fairly boring. The introduction was pretty good, but the middle section was fairly boring. In contrast, I thought the ending was incredible. There were so many questions raised during the middle of the story, I was getting confused, and I wasn’t very invested in the story. However, all of my questions were answered in the ending, and let me tell you, it’s not what I was expecting. So, in my opinion, the middle is uninteresting, but staying to the end is definitely worth it.

I love how J.K. Rowling creates her novels. Her stories are easy to understand, they’re well thought-out, funny at times, well put together, and overall, they’re really interesting. There are so many questions that I just have to know the answers to, so I can’t put the book down. I probably came up with at least 15 different scenarios the the story could end, and none of them were right. That’s another thing I love about her writing; it’s unpredictable. I hate reading books where I can predict the endings 10 pages in. This book left me wondering how all the pieces fit together, and finding out all the answers was incredibly satisfying. I really love her style of writing.

1 thought on “B6 – Independent Novel Reading

  1. It’s not wonder the Harry Potter series is loved world-wide! It’s quite a feat for one author to create/develop such an amazing and intricately-detailed fantasy world!
    I hope when you’ve finished reading the series, you’re able to find another series you can bite into that satisfies you as much as the H.P. one does!

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