The eight harry potter books have an impressive combined word count of over 1 million words. But, lets compare the first three books of the harry potter series to the hunger games trilogy. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010 77% photo by jaap buitendijkwarner bros. Jun 26, 2017 twenty years ago, bloomsbury published j. The seven harry potter books ranked from worst to best bookstr.
If you think were a bunch of squibs, you get to rerank them. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by alfonso cuaron and distributed by warner bros. I created this list because my wordpress statistics indicate that people do web searches for this information. A definitive ranking of the harry potter movies usa today. Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. But all good things must come to an end, and even though we have only a few hours left before it all ends, as warner bros. When i was very young even before my teenage years, i must have been 10 or 11, it was my absolute favorite. If it depends on the edition, just please give the format from any editions of the book. A whole two new books dedicated to harry potter have been announced to mark the 20th anniversary of harry potter and the. Most fans seem to love harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 2011 and harry potter and. Still, without this book, there would be no books, no movies, and no harry, and for that, the book ranks above the bottom. Rank all the harry potter books from greatest to worst. What is the runtime of the unabridged audio books of harry.
I didnt rank it very high, but i always find it insane comparing the first half of the books to the latter half, considering the length among other things. 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. Cos was the most romantic of all the books from my perspective. On harrys hogwarts list of school supplies, 1 wand is listed twice, as both the first and last. Ranking the harry potter books you all know you secretly loved order of the phoenix. Only one book order of the phoenix topped 200,000 words, but there were two books that came close with more than 190,000 words goblet of fire and deathly hallows. In this video im ranking the harry potter books from worst to best, or well. How would you rank the books from your favorite to. Rowlings increasingly unwieldy books down to feature length, warner bros. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Now that im an adult and also a writer, i could appreciate and depreciate a lot more of rowlings writing, the story, the incredibly big scope of the world, and the characters. Ranking the harry potter books worst to best duration. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and.
Wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. Ranking the harry potter films doesnt require magic, just. Out of the many ive read, these are the best completed novel or at least novella length harry potter stories. Every harry potter book, ranked from worst to best. Nedersaksies nordfriisk norsk bokmal norsk nynorsk occitan. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. Just in time for the return of pottermania with fantastic beasts and where to find them, we evaluate every harry potter book. Harry potter books ranked from worst to best duration. Rowlings debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first installment in a saga that would span seven potter books, eight potter. As the story progresses each book gets scarier so parental guidence may be needed for kids aged 710 when reading the last few books. The word count figures for the other six books, in order. In 2014, a full set of firstedition harry potter books sold at auction for. Many of us have fond memories of the magical times we had with the harry potter series in years past. The total for the first three harry potter books is 269,338 words.
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. Only 2 of the 7 harry potter books came in at under 100,000 words sorcerers stones and chamber of secrets which happened to be the first two books in the series. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. The final book in the series was like shot after shot of firewhiskey. In order to reach the 1 million plus word count, its necessary to read all seven books which are part of the series. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. 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. We are also going to look at how harry potter is comparable to other young adult novels in regards to word count. How many words are there in the harry potter book series.
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. This means that they will be quite well written, proofread, etc. In november 2019, the bbc listed the harry potter series on its list of the 100 most. Harry potter and the halfblood prince did the same. Has harry potter made the trend for longer childrens books. 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. Harry potter in norwegian now your children and why not yourself as well. The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157. Mar 03, 2016 shemroske at booklist pointed to the success of harry potter as a major reason for the increase in length of childrens novels, with the first book in rowlings recordbreaking series, harry.
I recently read all the books in quarantine in 11 days while also watching the movies after each book. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. For the latest post on this blog, ive decided to discuss and rank j. 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. Download the harry potter stories, fantastic beasts screenplay and your favourites written by j. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. The harry potter series is the biggestselling book series of all time. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. Although this may take the longest to read, it becomes the most interactive to read.
Jun 18, 2019 harry potter and the forbidden journey is still a classic, but the visuals feel a bit dated, and youre prone to get the most dizzy on this one. Rowlings harry potter and fantastic beasts books have spurred 10 films total, so far. Jul 12, 2007 here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Every single harry potter and fantastic beasts movie. Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book.
Of course, the whole harry potter series has more words because it has four more books. In this video i give you my ranking of the harry potter books by j. Two new harry potter books have been announced, but theres a. There are eight motion picture adaptations of the harry potter novels by j. He could have apparated several times to go to many parties possibly in order to lose. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. First, well look at the number of words for each book in. Professor albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore, o. Summer 1881 30 june, 1997 was an english halfblood wizard, who was the defence against the dark arts professor, later the transfiguration professor, and later the headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Jul 30, 2016 harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 while riddled with dark and wonderful moments, this one also wanders too far away from its book counterpart. As of 2018, there are ten motion picture adaptions based on the world, characters and books created by j. It is impossible to overstate the impact these books had on both child and adult readers. In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003.
I feel so empty because harry potter is a such an immersive world and i cannot find any book or movie to fufill the enjoyment i had while reading and watching. Dec 30, 2017 harry potter books ranked worst to best duration. In this article, were going to look at how many words are in the harry potter series. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. Aug 16, 2016 i recently got my hands on the whole collection of harry potter books, and decided to spend as much time as possible reading them. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban film wikipedia.
The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i was 10, and my family. Types of stories include everything from severitus to slash, aus, any ships. As i wrote in my harry potter memories article last november, i would not be the man i am today without this series. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Rowling that enchants kids and keeps adults spellbound is now available in 42 languages. 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 the blog that must not be named. The sevenbook series has a word count of 1,083,594 us edition. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. Our childhoods were filled with magic spells and moving staircases, and we all desperately hoped to find a letter from hogwarts waiting for us on our 11th birthday. Weve got some amazing news to conjure up for you today, muggles.
Every harry potter ride at universal orlando, ranked from. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. Rowlings seven harry potter books from worst to best. The definitive ranking of all the harry potter books. 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. Rank all of the harry potter books from worst to best. Harry potter has been an important part of my life for so long, and part of me never wants it to end. Aug 21, 2015 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. Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source this entry was posted on thursday, july 12th, 2007 at 1. Jul 14, 2011 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.