Reviews (26)

Poor translation of a great book
It's a shame that such a wonderful book was translated so poorly.The translator, Alicia Dellepiane, has a tendency to translate literally.For example, she translated to "have a fit" (referring to the baby, Dudley, on the second page of the book), as "ten�a un berrinche." In Mexico it's "hac�a un berrinche" and in much of Latin America it's "daba un berrinche."Errors such as this one abound.It's awkward for readers who know Spanish well and misleading for those who might pick up this book to study Spanish.
Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal
Es dificil decir porque me gusta tanto este libro, y no s�lo �ste, pero los otros cinco. Habla acerca de tantas cosas de la vida real, pero de una manera muy interesante: racismo, amor, muerte, valent�a, poder... Es a simple vista un libro infantil, pero cualquier persona que pueda leer a profundidad -y no a tanta profundidad- puede pasar por encima de toda la fantas�a que encarna el libro en s�, de la magia, los hechizos, el castillo y los seres fant�sticos. Y despu�s descubrir lo que en realidad quieres transmitir el libro.

Exelente libro - Pesima traduccion
Nunca se deberia traducir palabras como "embarrased" a "embarazado".No tiene sentido.Le quita la dicha a uno de leer este libro.Lo compre para leereselo a mi hijo pequeno y tengo que siempre cambiarle las palabras "al vuelo" para que las oraciones tengan sentido.Una lastima que una obra tan buena se feamente desmejorada por la pesima traduccion ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Fiction    4. Humorous Stories    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Magic    7. School & Education    8. Schools    9. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    10. Spanish: Grades 4-7    11. Wizards   

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El escenario esta servido para el curso final
Buen libro.Definitivamente mejor que la quinta entrega.Aqui se desvela el misterio de Snape.Lo unico reprochable es que la explicacion de por que Dumbledore creia en Severus Snape, es demasiado escueta y de verdad no le encuentras ninguna clase de logica.Se habla poco o casi nada de los Dursley, supongo que sera la misma tonica de la ultima parte.Si te lo preguntas, pues, no hablan nada de Sirius Black (el quinto libro deja una pequeña duda en relacion a como se puede comunicar Harry con el en el arco)

Great
Good timing getting here. Needed it as a gift and it came in before the time it was suppose to get here....Very pleased with the order.

El mejor libro de la serie!
Si eres un fan de la serie de Harry Potter y has leido los primeros 5 libros, no hay forma de que te puedas perder este! (Si no has leido los primeros, leelos y luego lee este) Durante el 6to a�o de Harry Potter en Hogwarts, el ni�o que vivi� sigue enfrentandose a las peores pesadillas de la mayor�a de los magos. Mientras que todos estan asustados por la posibilidad de que regrese Voldemort, Harry tiene que enfrentarse una vez m�s a...
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Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Fiction - Science Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. England    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. People & Places - Europe    7. School & Education    8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    9. Spanish: Grades 4-7   

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Interesante historia, pero el libro tiene mala calidad.
He leido todas las historias de Harry Potter y aunque esta no es mi preferida, quiero hacer notar la mala calidad del libro, las hojas se desprenden tan pronto la lees.. al terminar el libro tienes 893 hojas sueltas!!!!

Horrible binding - buy the hardcover instead
Really, really bad binding. Fell apart on the first time through - and I am gentle with my books. Really excellent for language learning in Spanish, though. Not as traumatic and dark as book 6 (mistereo del principe).

Good but technical problems
I'm enjoying this book but I was quite depressed to finishing reading page 319 and turn the page to see 537.This is for the hardcover.I don't know if other have had this problem but it's something to watch out for....
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. England    3. Fiction    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Movie Tie - In    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Spanish: Grades 3-4    8. Fantasy   

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Superb audio, excellent translation
There has been some dispute about the quality of the translation of this edition, as well as about the quality of the reading aloud. Having listened to most of it countless times and played portions of it for several spanish speakers, including two teachers who are native speakers from Venezuela, I can attest with, I think, some authority that both the translation and the spoken quality are excellent.
Harry Potter y la piedra audio CD
The quality of the CD production is fine. My only complaint is the narrator tries to imitate the voice of the many different characters in ways that would (probably) be entertaining to elementary school age children. Since I am an adult listening to these CDs to improve my spoken Spanish comprehension, the exaggerated voice styles are not so amusing. On the other hand, the audio exactly duplicates the Spanish version of the book, so it's quite handy for reading a chapter and then listening to it. All in all, I'll buy the same versions of the sequels when they become available. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Audio - 4-8    2. England    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Humorous Stories    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. School & Education    8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    9. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)   

Reviews (6)

Great
One of the best books of the Harry Potter saga, I can't wait for the movie!!!!!!!

Magia para adultos
�Quien dijo que cuando uno crece tiene que perder la magia? Una obra saga increible de historias para chicos y para adultos que conservan la magia en el coraz�

Information missing
I�m missing informations about that book In whitch language is it written ? "y el caliz de fuego" seems to be written in Spanish or Portugues ? Don�t you have a short overview over this book ? I don�t want to by another wrong bookIt�s too expensive to send it back. So I dont by this book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Fiction    3. Humorous Stories    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Magic    6. School & Education    7. Schools    8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    9. Spanish: Grades 4-7    10. Wizards    11. Fantasy    12. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy    13. Science Fiction & Fantasy    14. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories   

Reviews (12)

Wrong review (above)
I just LOVE this book, and all the harry potter books. I wanted to say to Eric J Justice, who wrote a review above, that your review was incorrect. It DIDNT have a mistake; saying QUE TE TENGO DICHO es right. In fact, im pretty sure what you said was right too. But anyway, anyone who hasn't read this should, but read the SORCERER'S STONE first, because it's really best to read them in order.

Decente
Aconsejo no prestar demasiada atenci?n a las cr?ticas que se quejan del vocabulario castizo en contraposici?n al vocabulario americano. No hay pr?cticamente nada que un lector castellanohablante educado no pueda entender, y el castellano utilizado en el libro es adecuado a la trama. La traducci?n en s?, exceptuando alg?n resbal?n con el subjuntivo, es gramaticalmente correcta. No conozco el original en ingl?s.
A Great Learning Tool
I'm a high school student taking Spanish as my foreign language. I decided one day to buy Harry Pooter y la C�mara Secreta to help with my Spanish. Though some of the words aren't what I'm use to I still understood it and it helped my Spanish greatly. Many of the higher level Spanish classes are reading this also. For students taking Spanish this is a great way to help with your Spanish. It puts your knowledge to use and it helps you to remember things better. They're just as great as the English version! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy    2. England    3. Fiction    4. Humorous Stories    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. School & Education    7. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    8. Spanish: Grades 4-7    9. Fantasy   

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Qué Bueno
Este libro es problamente lo mejor en la serie de Harry Potter. Es bien para aprender pruablas nuevas.

Bought this to help me learn spanish...
Like all the other books in the Harry Potter series, this book is well written and entertaining.While I can't speak about the quality of the translation (I'm not particularly proficient in Spanish yet), this book has proved useful in helping me to learn Spanish due to the fact that it is geared towards a younger audience and thus for the most part has a fairly simple vocabulary.

Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azkaban
Definitivamente mi favorito de los seis. Es, a mi parecer, el climax de la serie completa: cuando te enteras de cosas, cosas, y m�s cosas. Cuando todo -o bueno, "todo" con Rowling es como al 15% de el real "todo"- hace click. Es cuando Harry pasa de ser un ni�o, a un adolescente. Me es imposible expresarlo mejor, porque de esa manera terminar�a en un mes, pero l�anlo y suerte. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Fiction    3. General    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Magic    6. Schools    7. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    8. Spanish: Grades 4-7    9. Wizards   

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? Es verdadero espanol?
Lo disfrute en espanol, lo que me sorprendi que podia.Me pregunto: a lectores espanoles y latinoamericanos, suena la traduccion como espanol en verdad o mas como ingles traducido palabra por palabra?Espero seguir con El caliz de fuego, y quisiera encontrar otros libros de esta nivel de dificultad para desorollar mas mi capaz de leer.Gracias, J. K. y traductores.

4 ESTRELLAS PARA EL PRISIONERO DE AZKABAN
Harry va para su 3er a�o en Hogwarts, como siempre, con problemas con su parentela muggle (mortales sin magia), huye de la casa y el mismo ministerio de magia se encarga de llevarlo a al colegio.Sirius Black, el presunto complice de Lord Voldemort, ha escapado de la c�rcel de Azkaban...Los guardianes de la carc�l seres que absorben la fecilidad de las personas, tienen en jaque y mate harry; Hagrid tiene un nuevo monstruo, Hermione tiene su primer gato que entra en conflicto con la sospechosa rata de Ron.M�s intrigas y verdades a descubrirse... leanlo... es bueno.Debilidades: Mucha descripci�n pict�rica y detalles inconcluyentes que dejan un final parco.

A great book!
Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a great book!I enjoied it very much in spanish.Harry Potter is once again having many adventures, but one could cost his live.Who will help him with his troubles, what obsticles will he meet, but most important will he come out alive?They only way to find out, is to read this facinating book!Now people of all languages can enjoy all books in the HARRY POTTER seires! ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Juvenile Fiction    2. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    3. Spanish: Grades 4-7   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. Interactive Adventure   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy    2. Humorous Stories    3. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Literature    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Classics   

Subjects:  1. Books And Reading    2. Characters    3. Children's Literature - General    4. Harry Potter    5. Literary Criticism    6. Rowling, J. K.    7. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Juvenile Fiction    2. Short Stories    3. Spanish: Grades 3-4