For fans, however, harry potter is and always will be about one thing, the books. Best harry potter books ranked from best to worst 2020. Both taken from the harry potter books, theyre a fun read which help expand the lore and have some wonderful margin notes, but its unfair. We also learn the moment harry grew up to save the world, but still delivered some sass when necessary. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. The best harry potter movies ranked from worst to wand. How can one compare the goblet of fire book to the prisoner of azkaban. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix via warner bros. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out. 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.
However, im willing to admit that there is a very definitive ranking. The endless exposition does get to me at times, but theres a reason these books caught on. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets was harry at his least sassiest, with inquisitorcoc writing, overall good but not with as much of an oomph factor. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets off to the races with a little controversy. What im getting at here is that im obsessed with harry potter and i love it with my whole heart.
The works are listed roughly in order of publication. Harry potter movies ranked from worst to best collider. Every harry potter book ranked the blog that must not. The best harry potter movies ranked from worst to wanderful. Behind the magic of harry pottera witty and illumina. Azkaban there are few places as immediately recognizable and full of dread in the harry potter series as azkaban. Beasts, weve revisited the eight existing harry potter movies and ranked them. To celebrate the return of harry potter, weve ranked the movies and now were taking a look at every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. A definitive ranking of the harry potter books if you think were a bunch of squibs, you get to rerank them. Out of the whole series, chamber of secrets unfortunately ranks at the bottom. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best.
We ranked every death in the harry potter series in order of devastation, from cool with it to day ruined if you bring it up. When im not lost in my world of books, im slave to my feline owner and avid star wars geek. Rowling, helped an entire generation of kids become fascinated with reading again. Compared to my marked indifference to the films, the harry potter books continue to charm me long after i move beyond ya fiction. Harry thought that rather peculiar, and wondered why. We wouldn t have even ranked him, but we wanted to make a point about how much we hate dolores umbridge. Harry potter and the half blood prince this was a difficult call, as the third and sixth books are about equal, but between all of the ronhermione and harry. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. How would you rank the books from your favorite to least. The harry potter books, ranked from worst to best the. Good golly, this is a painful book to read not for its quality, but for its nailsonthechalkboard feeling plot. Rowling is the creator of the harry potter fantasy series, one of the.
All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the below lists of bestselling books for these reasons. Dreamed up on a train to london in 1990, honed over the next few years in various cafes and cities most notably edinburgh the philosophers stone was finally published in 1997, with an initial release of just 500 copies. Rowling cites several writers as influences in her creation of her bestselling harry potter series. There are happy moments, like the formation of dumbledores army and harry s relationship with cho chang, but the mere presence of dolores umbridge nullifies. This was hard to do, and i love them all, but here is my personal list of least favorite to favorite for the harry potter books. Rowlings classic series of fantastical novels centering around the wizarding world of. In this video i do a harry potter books ranking by discussing various enjoyable and nonenjoyable elements of each story, and provide my detailed. While the first book pulled readers in with its fantastically designed world and introduced the characters effortlessly while having the subplot of voldemort in the background, the second book is a lesser follow up. Im not here to argue about which book is the best book, because they are all obviously the best book. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. The new york times best sellers april 26, 2020 this copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only.
All the stories come together in order to create a story that will be enjoyed by generations to come. Citing prime examples from the books, we learn when harry peaked as a sassy teen. After about 15 years of harry potter films and 4 composers later, harry potter has branched beyond the books. Writers, journalists and critics have noted that the books also have a number. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best bookstr. Every harry potter book ranked from worst to best page 2. The harry potter franchise is a global phenomenon like few others. Its the ambition of many hogwarts students to give her a good kick. Widely regarded as one of the best books in the series, the harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban film ended up being everything fans wanted it to be. Yes, yes, of course lord voldemort is badthat s a given. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, 6 7 8 harry potter by j. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. Ranking all the movies in the harry potter franchise by. Harry potter and the half blood prince this was a difficult call, as the third and sixth books are about equal, but between all of the ronhermione and harry ginny angst, hbp narrowly falls to fourth best.
Can fluffy the threeheaded dog be explained by advances in molecular biology. Ranking of the 30 most notable harry potter characters. Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst. The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of hogwarts in the harry potter books written by j.
Im referring to the young wizard harry potter, the bespeckled. Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best. That is exactly where this list will go so, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads. Im samjust your typical crazy cat lady whos obsessed with book marketing, selfpublishing, reading, writing, and potato salad. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Why everyone should read harry potter scientific american. How the 20 primary harry potter books, films, and companion tales stack up. But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a. The top rated book on goodreads has to be harry potter and the deathly hallows unless you count the harry potter boxset as a book, rated at 4. Rand pauls extraterrestrial vision makes zero sense.
The harry potter books are some of the most enduring touchstones of childrens literature. Marci from the plot bunny also joined us for the ranking for pottermas 2016. Growing up as part of the harry potter generation taught us so many things. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j.
Ok, yes, this is a play, but the fact remains that it was also released as a book and, for millions of people, is the only way they. During pottermas 2015, elizabeth from book yabber and i ranked harry potter books and films. Rowlings twitter decided to lay seige on canon woah, breaking news, ernie macmillan was ambidextrous, the only. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv. With the introduction of sirius black, things moved quickly away from the light tones of the first two films. Nearly 20 years after it began, the harry potter cinematic universe is still going strong. The other informed harry that the second letter and book were from james potter, who had before his death entrusted them to gringotts on the condition that they be sent to harry on his seventeenth birthday. In the years since its creation, the harry potter brand has spawned bestselling games, toys, theme parks and the third biggest movie franchise of alltime. Just in time for the return of pottermania with fantastic beasts and where to find them, we evaluate every harry potter book. Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Captivating and a really brilliant piece of literature. Rowlings harry potter books were a worldwide phenomenon, with the first four installments in the series selling millions of copies and helping reignite the market for young adult literature along the way but that was still no guarantee that filmgoers were going to turn out when the hogwarts gang showed up on the big screen.
The 25 heartbreaking deaths of the harry potter series, ranked by. Various christian groups in particular took issue with the books. The new york times best sellers april 26, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. According to me this will be the rank of harry potter series books. From the beloved main series to the ok sequel, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads.
Weve ranked all the films set in jk rowlings wizarding world. Going from one of the most successful book series of all time to one of the most successful film series of all time, harry potter is ingrained in pop culture. Considering what a thrilling experience harry potter and the sorcerers stone was for readers of all ages when the books made their debut, there was. Harry potter is now one of the most iconic characters in movie history, with everybody knowing who the boywizard is. Rowlings classic series of fantastical novels centering around the wizarding world of harry potter and. Weve ranked all 10 harry potter movies from best to worst. The ultimate list of harry potter films, ranked from best. It is pretty safe to say that a majority of people have at least heard of the harry potter franchise. Ranking harry potter soundtracks nicoles novel reads. Whether its the books or the movies, in whatever medium, people have experienced a bit of this wizarding world. Here, i have compiled my ranking of the novels ending with my alltime favorite. All the harry potter films, ranked from best to worst.
Its been 11 years since the last book was released, seven years since the last movie hit theaters, and yet the ip is as strong. If you think were a bunch of squibs, you get to rerank them. 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. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. The best harry potter books ranked from best to worst.
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