But of course we cant love all 7 books entirely equally. Bookish item ranking the harry potter books the book. Ranking the harry potter books aka the hardest thing ive. Rank all of the harry potter books from worst to best. 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. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. After fantastic beasts the crimes of grindelwald, heres a ranking of every harry potter movie fantastic beasts. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out. Sure, if youre going to rank the significance of books, or praise its inventiveness in a vacuum, youd mark the debut highly. One thing i notice in harry potter rankings is that theyre all very different and personal. The harry potter novels have created a new idol for millions of children around the. Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book. Harry potter movies ranked from worst to best collider.
In this video im ranking the harry potter books from worst to best, or well. 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. I was eager to get to hogwarts first because i like what they learned there and i want to be a witch. Through those lessons, harry begins to develop a crush on the popular and attractive cho chang.
This movie is notable to be the first harry potter book that is not too faithful to the books. Today on bodacious books we are ranking the harry potter books. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i was 10, and my family.
Out of the whole series, chamber of secrets unfortunately ranks at the bottom. The play itself was received with critical acclaim, and potter fans clearly deemed the book not bad, just not harry potter, more like fanfiction. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets unfortunately, chamber of secrets just isn t that interesting in comparison to the rest of the harry potter books. Its easy enough to pick a favorite harry potter book if yours isnt prisoner of azkaban, then youre wrong and i cant help you, but its not so easy to pick a favorite chapter. It is set 19 years after the events of the potter films and follows harry, head of the department of magical law enforcement, and albus severus potter as he sets off on his hogwarts journey. I wont bore you by singing praises to a series of books that have been praised by. In this sequel to the phenomenally popular harry potter and the sorcerers stone, harry returns to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for his second. To me, its probably also the most fun read of the series because the stakes are kind of at their lowest for most of the book this is the only one where the fact that something is wrong isnt entirely obvious from the beginning and its full of the childlike wonder that harry feels as hes introduced to the world as well. 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. The harry potter books, ranked from worst to best the. Im ranking the books from my least to most favorite. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 remember, were not talking about the best harry potter books.
Halfblood prince has some of the series best moments, and the emotion of the last act from the cave sequence to tom feltons compelling. Ranking the harry potter books aka the hardest thing ive ever done posted in books by bookbakeblog 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. The reason for any omission lies, perhaps, in what dumbledore said about truth, many years. A quick ranking of the harry potter books earn this. The glasgow herald were just as praiseworthy, saying they had yet. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets off to the races with a little controversy. So today i wanted to show you all my ranking of the harry potter books. Harry potter book series ranking january 17, 2020 sean b. Ranking of the 30 most notable harry potter characters. Our childhoods were filled with magic spells and moving staircases, and we all desperately hoped to find a letter from hogwarts waiting. It very closely mimics the pace and overall setup of the first novel, but it doesn t have the added benefit of introducing a new and exciting world, which is what makes the straightforward nature of the first book so appealing. Wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Rowling dives back into the potterverse, fans have more reasons to return to the golden oldies.
My totally subjective ranking of the harry potter books. Her only praise is when harry does something to cause hurt and pain and twists what he knows is the truth into. Rowlings refreshingly original and surprisingly satisfying. 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. 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. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book 5 rowling, j. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. The harry potter series as a whole is a fantastic series that deserves the read either for yourself or to read to your kids as they grow up.
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. The crimes of grindelwald marks an alltime low for the harry potter franchise. How can one compare the goblet of fire book to the prisoner of azkaban. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best. Bloomsbury announces that harry potter and the halfblood prince, the. She really doesn t need much of an explanation for her rank. Sure, if youre going to rank the significance of books, or praise its. 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.
From the uk to china, here are the ten best harry potter covers. After fantastic beasts the crimes of grindelwald, heres a. Im sure most, if not all of us, are familiar with the harry potter series. Bloomsbury has announced that the latest book in jk rowlings harry potter series, due to be released on july 16 and already topping the amazon bestseller charts with half a. I like the third book because here harry meets his godfather and professor lupin, a really cool guy this really cool guy is a shapeshifter who turns into a werewolf. We rank the young wizards filmography by tomatometer.
With a new order of the phoenix hogwarts house edition set to be released in june, it is a good time as any to look back at all the amazing cover art that the potter series has produced. How the 20 primary harry potter books, films, and companion tales stack up. Rowling is able to put into this series along with the feeling of growing up with characters. Daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, michael gambon. Watch the zac brown band performing live tonight 8 p. Azkaban there are few places as immediately recognizable and full of dread in the harry potter series as azkaban. The 83 most devastating harry potter chapters, ranked mtv. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies reddit. As harry potter daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord voldemorts ralph fiennes dark past. Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best. This move will make it the first bestselling book in the uk to be forest.
But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a. Harry potter lures kids to witchcraft with praise from. Through great feats of possibly magical discernment, weve narrowed it down to our top 15. Of all the films, order of the phoenix benefits most from taking a. Praise for forest friendly potter books the guardian. There are 198 of them in the whole series, after all.
Books the 83 most devastating harry potter chapters, ranked step right up and feel your magical feelings. When i was younger i would reread the harry potter books all the time. While it may not have been able to cover everything, this film manages to stay faithful to the overall premise of the book while exploring new ideas along the way. The harry potter franchise is a global phenomenon like few others. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1 theres no doubt that the first harry potter book is a bit lightweight and uneven compared to any of the later books. 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. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood.
But harry potter is such a beloved series that means so much to so many people, it would feel almost icky to present one qualitative ranking of. 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. Ranking the series that defined a generation veronica litt from the mediocre fantastic beasts movies to the, um, divisive cursed child play, every time j. They have taken the world by storm ever since harry potter and the.
Some of them are great, and some of them are definitely not what were you thinking, sweden. 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. What im getting at here is that im obsessed with harry potter and i love it with my whole heart. And she killed her own cousin and did a bunch of other bad stuff. Wilson praised the harry potter series in the times, stating, there are not many writers who have jks. Her only praise is when harry does something to cause hurt and pain and. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. Citing prime examples from the books, we learn when harry peaked as a sassy teen.
Im not here to argue about which book is the best book, because they are all obviously the best book. I picked this for today because last time i did a post which was a quiz on what house you would be assigned to at hogwarts and i got lots of comments and likes so i decided to rank the magical books. However, im willing to admit that there is a very definitive ranking. Rowlings increasingly unwieldy books down to feature length, warner bros.