Goronmon rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #3)
Next title in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his third year at Hogwarts …
As a gamer myself I have to say that it was hard not for me to enjoy this book quite a bit. It explores gaming taken to the extreme where just about everything we do is integrated into some form of gameplay and Landstrom does a great job building a rather complex and fascinating world for the book to take place in.
Unfortunately, in many cases, this "world-building" seems to replace a more developed storyline along with more fleshed out characters, especially when it comes to their relationships. That's not to say that character development or plot is ignored, just that there are many uneven points where the author seems to gloss over key character developments. At times you almost feel as though you've missed something when characters react in a way that almost seems out of place or poorly supported by their past actions.
Overall though it was thoroughly …
