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Westtexan
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07-16-2004

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Westtexan a private message Print Post    
This may be hard for most to do but I have often wondered how people felt about the books in comparison to each other. Because this is a series the comes to a climax, separating them is like separating a singular book or movie into parts. Not really fair--but I'm asking anyway.

From favorite to least favorite

Goblet of Fire
(head and shoulders above the rest for me because upon reading this book I realized what a genius JKR is and that I was in the mist of reading a masterpiece of literature--meaning the whole series. It's hard to separate the final three as three separate books but rather as continuation of Goblet--which of course they are. I just can't imagine that they can be enjoyed standing alone--must have background built from earliest books which I believe can stand alone--if they must.)

Half-Blood Prince
Deathly Hallows
Order of the Phoenix
Prisoner of Azkaban
Sorceror's Stone

Chamber of Secrets
(easily my least favorite but still fabulous)

Terolyn
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05-06-2004

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Terolyn a private message Print Post    
I agree with your list, but I am waivering with moving Deathly Hallows to the top since it was the finale.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 4:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Not so hard, actually, although might make a tweak later!

1. Sorceror's Stone (I can see this/read this again and again.)

2. Prisoner of Azkaban (this is neck-to-neck with Soceror's Stone, which only gets first place because it WAS the first!) LOVE THIS BOOK....the marauder's map, Lupin, Sirius, everything...)Could read/watch endlessly.

3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (loved the scenes at the old Black House and Harry's scenes with Sirius, and the students banding together)

4. The Chamber of Secrets (largely because of Dobby)

5. Goblet of Fire (didn't like so much, either the book nor the movie)

6. Half-Blood Prince

7. Deathly Hallows

EDITED: Okay, I already tweaked. Moved Order of Phoenix from 4th into third and Chamber of Secrets from 3rd into fourth.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I'll preface this by saying I came very late to the world of HP, and the 1st 4 books were already in circulation before I started reading.

1. Prisoner of Azkaban - I thought the storyline was the best of the series and this was the first book I felt was a true 'adult' read.

2. Deathly Hallows - On the strength of the final third of the book, this comes in 2nd in my eyes.

3. Half-Blood Prince - I liked the Dumbledore/Harry interaction in this book.

4. Sorcerer's Stone - Good intro into the universe. Characters introduced well.

5. Goblet of Fire - The return of Voldemort was handled very well, and Harry got to really test his strength.

6. Order of The Phoenix - Some of the chapters in this book were a chore to get through, although the conclusion was satisfying.

7. Chamber of Secrets - Although my least favorite, I enjoyed it very much, just like the whole series.

I can't wait for the "encyclopedia".

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
1. Deathly Hallows - Best read of the whole series for me.

2. Goblet of Fire - A good read and found myself having trouble putting it down.

3. Prisoner of Azkaban - loved the scenes at the end with Sirius, Remus and the Shack.

4. Half-Blood Prince - Really enjoyed it.

5. Sorceror's Stone - What started it all.

6. Chamber of Secrets - It was a good book but this is where I'd rank it.

7. Order of the Pheonix - I found it a chore to read. It took over half the book to really get into it.

Of course, this may all change when I reread the series.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
1 and 2. Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows - I really enjoyed Order of the Phoenix, and though it was the longest book, I wanted even more of it. Deathly Hallows is second now, but I just read it, and I wanted more of this one too. I need the passage of time, and probably to read it again before judging whether it will be first or second.

3. Half-Blood Prince - I was slightly disappointed in this one at first, but over time have changed my perspective. I've read it twice, and I'm now listening to the books on tape version, and finding all kinds of facts and nuance that I missed the first two times around. I like it alot.

I find it difficult to rank the rest. They're too close. The following are subject to change.

4. Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Sorcerer's Stone
6. Goblet of Fire
7. Chamber of Secrets

Neko
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08-03-2001

Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
1. Philosopher's Stone - This one is my favourite, only because it was the first and while reading it, it caused my mind to shift to a completely different world.

2. Goblet of Fire - I feel this book was the start of the series' "darkness". Sure the first few had their dark moments, but from Goblet of Fire onward, it's been progressively darker.

3. Order of the Pheonix
4. Deathly Hallows
5. Prisoner of Azkaban
6. Half Blood Prince (I barely even remember reading it, that's how little it drew me in. The only part I remember is the ending, and even then...)
7. Chamber of Secrets