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DECEMBER 28, 2005 at 11:34 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: USA Today via Veritaserum
the best book of 2005 in USA Today's Readers' Choice poll.
While editors placed it at eighth, they offered another interesting choice: "Best book for kids not yet ready for Harry Potter." (It's Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems.)
Other categories include "Worst book by a celebrity," "Best unmasking of a historical monster" and "Most overstated title."
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Prefect
Points: 331
cckeimig says:
Well, duh! As if it comes as a surprise to any of us on HPANA that HBP came out on top. I'm also less than surprised at some of the slams mentioned, but I couldn't care less about them. :-)
Posted Jan 3, 2006 at 4:52 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2346
PHOENIX5625 says:
Of course it is the best book. Everyone love HP.
Posted Jan 3, 2006 at 6:54 PM EST
Witch
Points: 883
Bossy Boots says:
hey that's great! I was wondering how it would rank internationally. Of course, it was number one for me!!!
Posted Jan 3, 2006 at 8:04 PM EST
Witch
Points: 534
mrs radcliffe/potter says:
Well of course! How cpuld it not be? I dont live in he US but if I did I would have been a vote for Harry POtter!
Hell yeah for Harry Potter!
Hip hip hurray!
Posted Jan 3, 2006 at 8:20 PM EST
Witch
Points: 592
DracoFanatica says:
That's awesome. i loved this book. It't my second favorite with Goblet of fire being first but i really love ginny/harry and the big part draco had. he's usually just a minor character but i loved that he was more importanat even though he's on the bad side but we'll see what happens because deep down i want to believe he's a good boy.
Posted Jan 3, 2006 at 11:44 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1493
Hedwig4eva says:
Of course it's number 1!! It's the best book ever. Did any of us doubt the fact that it's #1?? I most definatly didn't. Now I just can't wait for her to finish 7!!!
Posted Jan 4, 2006 at 8:00 AM EST
Auror
Points: 3045
Tinker.belle says:
Hp deserves all the number ones in the world!! Its terrific°!!
Posted Jan 4, 2006 at 11:12 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2621
hbluvhp says:
There's no doubt in my mind that HBP was the best book of 2005. This book was so amazing it even halted the preparation for the presentation of my Masters thesis for a day while I took a break to read it! NOW THAT'S POWERFUL LITERATURE!
Posted Jan 4, 2006 at 4:57 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 38
Mafer says:
Of course it is the best book...wanna know why...read it...!
Posted Jan 4, 2006 at 9:09 PM EST
Witch
Points: 914
hp-luver says:
Cool! I always knew it would be book of the year at some point. It's the best book I ever read!
Posted Jan 4, 2006 at 10:50 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 381
Q.S says:
Everything of Potter and rest is like so so cool I hope it like doesn't finish the series I want to watch up to no.8 and more.
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 2:34 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 381
Q.S says:
All topics to much to say isn't that true people. Books of this wizard adventure boy should be top everywhere best movie made by the U.K.
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 2:35 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1059
.:harrylover:. says:
he would win that anywhere!!! :D Harry rules:D
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 3:45 AM EST
Squib
Points: 116
*Harry Potter says:
Harry potter books are the best ever and there is no doubt abt that.hp rules the world,its the best book
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 5:04 AM EST
Squib
Points: 193
godricgryffindor90 says:
I knew it from the start. no one can beat these next two books. i know it.
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 10:16 AM EST
Witch
Points: 622
*Hermione!* says:
Very true, very true. I don't have time to read the other 255 comments, but I'm shure I pretty much agree to all of them. Of course it was so good. Although the third was best, her writing just gets so much better- not that any were badly written, of course.
They are just SO fabulous!!
*Hermione!*
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 4:11 PM EST
Squib
Points: 157
harrypotterlover1223 says:
Well everybody knows why. Harry potter books are very very popular. I would be surprised if it wasn't number one. Its popular.
Posted Jan 5, 2006 at 6:44 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 34
Lavender Brown91 says:
The book was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!.It 2tally rocked!!!!!!!!
Posted Jan 7, 2006 at 3:17 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 34
Lavender Brown91 says:
HERIONE is so right the 3rd book was the best followed by the 6th & 4th
Posted Jan 7, 2006 at 3:20 AM EST
Squib
Points: 114
daniel fawaz says:
Well Harry Potter is today one of the most famous books in the world than has ever been wrote! J.K.Rowling has a remarkable imagination, the originality of the subject of this book is on of a kind, in fact J.K.Rowling is on of the most outstanding writers in the world, I like her ideas very mush! The book, Harry Potter renew my love and passion for the U,K and speatialy England even thought I experss my self mush more better in Frensh (my matternel language), it is remarkable what a simple book can influance on you, take for example: me, who love England and love reading, and that thanks to J.K.Rowling and her large imaginatioanal ideas! So it is no wonder that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been voted "the best book of 2005 in USA Today's Readers' Choice poll".
Posted Jan 7, 2006 at 2:33 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 771
Toushiro Hitsugaya says:
Best book of '05? Best series of all time!
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MadaXe Munkee
Posted Jan 8, 2006 at 9:53 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2624
ravenmadluna says:
Wow, thats amazing, a book originally for children voted best book of the year, above even larger books written for wider audiences!
Posted Jan 14, 2006 at 7:35 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1086
DRU587 says:
I'm glad to see that the readers chose it as their favorite novel, but I'm also sad to see that it was ranked eighth by the editors. J.K. Rowling is such an incredible author, and this was one of the better written of the books. I think it deserves a higher ranking than eighth by the editors.
Posted Jan 18, 2006 at 7:25 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1454
xMAVERICK says:
Oh my goodness i agree totally! This is the best book in a wicked long time i havent found a book i could really get into until this one.
Posted Jan 19, 2006 at 12:09 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 776
The Third Eye says:
I so did not expect this from Americans, I always thought that it was us, the British people who are more of the reading like and certainly if they did read they wouldnt find it interesting because its British, thats what I thought but turns out they are afterall interested.
Posted Jan 19, 2006 at 1:18 PM EST
Squib
Points: 174
lupinismyhero_r/hr4ever!! says:
Duh! Of course it's no.1 HARRY POTTER IS THE BEST EVER CREATED and Half Blood Prince it's a master piece!!!! JK is the best!!!! We love you and your AMAIZING creations!!!!!...ALFONSO FOR HALF-BLOOD PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Jan 19, 2006 at 6:06 PM EST
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