Rowling, jack thorne, and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Us welcome a good approximation however is about 2,000 3,000 pages. Most popular harry potter movies and tv shows imdb. It was written by jack thorne, based on a story by j. They might have given great performances, but these harry potter actors dont fit j. Are stern mcgonagall and sweetloving dumbledore granny and gramps. Harry potter and the cursed child is a twopart west end stage play. Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source this entry was posted on thursday, july 12th, 2007 at 1. The film, which is the third instalment in the harry potter film series, was written by steve kloves and produced by chris columbus, david heyman, and mark radcliffe. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. Harry potter books philosophers stone 77,325 chamber of secrets 84,799 prisoner of azkaban 106,821 goblet of fire 190,858 order of the phoenix 257,154 half blood prince 169,441 deathly hallows 198,227.
If i listed my favorite harry potter books worst to best, it would go from shortest to longest. You all know you secretly loved order of the phoenix. Starting off the list of the 20 bestselling books of all time is harry potter and the deathly hallows. Alan rickman was born on a council estate in acton, west london, to margaret doreen rose bartlett, of english and welsh descent, and bernard. According to wikipedia, the american version, harry potter and the sorcerers stone remained on the new york times bestseller list for 79 consecutive weeks. Lord of the rings the hobbit 95,022 the lord of the rings 455,125 the two towers 143,436. Curiously, cokeworth is where harrys aunt and mum are from. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban film wikipedia. If you are a big fan of the harry potter books and would like something to read that may deepen your understanding of the magical world created by jk rowling, then i would definitely recommend this book.
Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book. What isn\t often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst. There will be themed posts, discussions, art and fans rereading the books and rewatching the movies, all of which will earn the participants house. But unfortunately, they look very cheap and not good for keeping nor for reading. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 remember, were not talking about the best harry potter books. Harry potter month is a yearly event taking place throughout the month of july, to coincide with harry potters birthday. If the books are harrys fantasy, might hagrid be inspired by some muggleworld uncle. Our childhoods were filled with magic spells and moving staircases, and we all desperately hoped to find a letter from hogwarts waiting. But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a. Rowling has described hermione as a very logical, upright and good. All seven of the harry potter books have been made into movies. If you think were a bunch of squibs, you get to re rank them.
I am a diehard fan of harry potter and after watching the movies i thought that they definitely wernt as good as the books so if you have seen the movies and did not like them,you must read the books because. 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 depression. What is the order of shortest to the longest books of. For the 19902000 period ends, the four harry potter novels are ranked as the seventhmostprotested books in america, despite their only being available for a year and a half. This article contains spoilers for the harry potter movies. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The books have been made into movies by warner bros.
Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 17, 2015. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. There are 198 of them in the whole series, after all. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books combined. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic. In comparison, each of the other six books are longer, likely due to the initial success of the philosopherss stone, which within its first two years had sold more than 300,000 copies in the u. The harry potter films didnt need to be good the books were already a phenomenon. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. In celebration of the boy who lived, and all of the magical times we spent with him, here are all eight of the harry potter films, ranked. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. 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. Through great feats of possibly magical discernment, weve narrowed it down to our top 15.
Harry potter investigated by fans for fans paperback. The first hunger games movie hit theaters on march 23, 2012. The last two books are slightly shorter but still longer than the first books in the series. The following notes on wand length and flexibility are taken from notes on the subject by mr garrick ollivander, wandmaker. In my experience, longer wands might suit taller wizards, but they tend to. Many wandmakers simply match the wand length to the size of the witch or wizard who will use it, but this is a crude measure, and fails to take into account many other, important considerations. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. Nathan and sarah are shocked to find out jordan hasnt read any of the harry potter books and decide to take matters into their own hands. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010 77% photo by jaap buitendijkwarner bros. He was less concerned about the books length than about its authors name.
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. The hunger games trilogy classic box set suzanne collins. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. The order of the harry potter book series from shortest to. The story is set nineteen years after the ending of harry potter and the deathly hallows and follows harry potter. Only 2 of the 7 harry potter books came in at under 100,000 words sorcerers stones. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. Of all the films, order of the phoenix benefits most from taking a hatchet to its. Rowlings debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first installment in a saga that would span seven potter books, eight potter.
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. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the. The 83 most devastating harry potter chapters, ranked mtv. I created this list because my wordpress statistics indicate that people do web searches for this information. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The wizarding world is also buzzing about the infamous sirius, who had been held at azkaban, a maximumsecurity prison for those who have committed severe crimes. Wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. Although this may take the longest to read, it becomes the most interactive to read. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. In order to reach the 1 million plus word count, its necessary to read all seven books which are part of the series.
As the story progresses each book gets scarier so parental guidence may be needed for kids aged 710 when reading the last few books. Ranking the harry potter books worst to best duration. Harry potter movies in order of ranking in the series. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. K rowling, the deathly hallows is the seventh instalment in the harry potter series the book was released on 21, july 2007 by bloomsbury publishing in the united kingdom and scholastic in the united states. These reveal that in order to preserve his life, voldemort has split his soul into pieces, used. What is the order of shortest to longest harry potter. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j.
Harry ends another insufferable summer at the dursleys and hears about an escaped murderer, sirius black, in the muggle news. Harry potter has never even heard of hogwarts when the letters start. Harry potter parody of uptown funk 2015 video short. The harry potter universe is also featured in lego dimensions, with the. Rank your favorite harry potter books vote for your favorite harry potter books. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. Rowlings increasingly unwieldy books down to feature length, warner bros. 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. The word count figures for the other six books, in order. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i was 10, and my family.
Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and. The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157. Its great to know the length of such good books especially for budding writers. Rank all of the harry potter books from worst to best. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. Alan kaminsky rochester institute of technology department of computer science after publishing the first four harry potter books, author j. Theres no arguing that the harry potter films will go down in history as one of the most amazing yabookturnedmovie series of all time.
In the 2000s, the harry potter novels became the rare series read by fantasy fans and nonfantasy fans, book lovers and nonbook lovers, basically everyone on. The book sizes were growing exponentially, and the fifth book was projected to be over 1,800 pages long, as shown on the graph below. How many words are there in the harry potter book series. The plays official synopsis was released on 23 october 2015. The play opened on 30 july 2016 at the palace theatre, london, england. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood.
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