J.K. Rowling Books

Este libro es una basura. Ahora resulta que usan la Biblia para decirnos que debemos y que no debemos leer, como si fuera un manual de instrucciones para la vida. Si es así, entonces que lapiden a los adúlteros, que se apruebe la poligamia, etc. ¿Acaso es pecado soñar y fantasear? Me parece ridículo en extremo este libro, el mío se fue directo al bote de basura.

Un cristiano sin nada mejor que hacer se puso a escribir un libro difamatorio que afecta la opinión de Harry Potter en los niños que lo leen. Y como si fuera poco, ahora es editado al español... hay gente sin nada mejor que hacer en la vida...

Definitivamente no es un libro para niños. Este libro esta dirigido a padres cristianos que deseen tener un punto de referencia para poder conversar con sus hijos acerca de lo que la biblia dice sobre personajes como Harry Potter. Se debe ver como un libro de referencia

The only reason I gave this book one star is because it's not possible to give it a lower rating. This is one of the worst books I've ever seen. David Mouser very plainly was just trying to cash in on the Harry Potter phenomenon, and didn't bother to make sure he was at least paying Ms. Rowling the compliment of understanding her work. He seems to think that Hagrid's first name is "Rubius," that the students study out of something called "wizardu books," and that 'Chamber of Secrets' and 'Prisoner of Azkaban' are the same book.

The illustrations, while admittedly of somewhat higher quality than the writing, are likewise disappointing; the artist apparently believes that Hermione wears glasses, that the Whomping Willow has a face, and that the Weasleys' car (a "Flying Ford Angelica," of all things -- the artist hasn't read the books either, I guess) is a convertible. Amusingly, readers are invited to purchase "Limited Edition Series Illustrations" from the artist, personally signed, "to cherish and share with your children and grandchildren." This little commercial isn't relegated to the back of the book, either, as they usually are. You find it smack on page 11, before the books are ever discussed. In other words, Ralph Hilton is just like David Mouser, trying to make money off of Rowling's creations.

On the whole, the only thing about this book which is commendable is the disclaimer on the cover which says that it is "Not Approved By J. K. Rowling." At least her loyal readers know that she had nothing to do with this bit of tripe.

It is quite obvious to me that the writers and illustrators of this book have either not read Harry Potter, or have no command of the English language (or both). So riddled with grammatical errors and inconsistencies, as well as fallacies regarding the Harry Potter books, this is hardly a guide to the world of Harry Potter, not to mention that it seems they didn't even bother to proofread it. Misspelled names, inaccurate descriptions of events, and bewildering, misleading illustrations can only indicate that these people know less about Harry Potter than the average ten-year-old fan, or even the one-time movie-goer. Perhaps if they spent more time reading the books and less time trying to capitalize on the series' success, they might have actually published something worth regarding as literature.

It's almost laughable how inconsistent this book is, grammatically, litararily, and as regards the world J.K. Rowling has created, and it's insulting to the fans who love it that they can't even keep the main characters' names straight (Draco's father is named Dracus? ALBERT Dumbledore??). By all means, WHATEVER YOU DO, don't bother with this book, unless you're a big fan and you want a good laugh at how they seem to think Hagrid is a four-foot tall lumberjack, the Hogwarts Express station is an Old West Ghost Town, and Mad-Eye Moody was bald and green (yes, GREEN).

Rated one star, as zero stars is not an available option.

Why do we in America have to wait another year to get the paperback edition when it is already out in the UK??? AND, why can't we order the UK version if they refuse to publish a US version?

What is the holdup???

I've just read a few pages, and have already noticed that the translator arbitrarily skips entire paragraphs, shortens most sentences, and tries to avoid translating anything that might require some effort or creativity. I've searched online and it turns out that the Arabic "translations" of the other books in the series are just as abysmal.

Whether you're a native Arabic speaker looking to read the stories in your language, or you're practicing Arabic by reading it in parallel with English, I would not recommend wasting any time or money on Ahmed Hassan Mohammed's translations.

I would imagine that if anyone of Scholastic or Rowling's agents had checked this text, they would not have allowed its publication as an authorized translation.

This book as seen in the excerpt is in Urdu. It is NOT an Arabic translation!