Quidditch Through the Ages
by J. K. Rowling
★ Top 25 book of 2001 · #22 on Best Books of 2001
This companion book traces the history of the wizarding sport of Quidditch. It explains where the Golden Snitch came from and why one team's robes feature meat cleavers.
Best for: Wizarding world fans who want sports lore and playful background trivia
Quidditch Through the Ages is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar.
What Quidditch Through the Ages is about
Rowling presents a book that, in the Harry Potter world, any Hogwarts student could borrow from the library: a history of Quidditch credited to the scholar Kennilworthy Whisp. It is the same title that gets mentioned in several of the novels, and the joke is that it reads like a real reference work from the wizarding world. It traces the sport's past, including where the Golden Snitch came from and why the Wigtown Wanderers wear meat cleavers on their robes.
Rowling wrote it in 2001 as a companion to the series, alongside Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and it was made to raise money for the British charity Comic Relief. All of her royalties go to the charity, and more than 80% of each cover price goes to poor children around the world. By July 2008 the two companion books were estimated to have earned over $30 million. Fans who enjoy the playful, mock-scholarly side of wizarding culture will find plenty to like here.
Quidditch Through the Ages on the Best Books of 2001
Quidditch Through the Ages came out in 2001. Of the 35 books first published in 2001 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 2001 list.
Why it made the list: 220 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (35 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2001 list
- The Ersatz Elevator Lemony Snicket, #20
- Name Jar Yangsook Choi, #21
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 143 want to read it, 6 are reading it now and 71 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.6 out of 5 from 35 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 49 | 55% |
| Reader love | 14 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 34 | 20% |
Questions about Quidditch Through the Ages
When was Quidditch Through the Ages published?
Quidditch Through the Ages by J. K. Rowling was first published in 2001.
Was Quidditch Through the Ages one of the best books of 2001?
Quidditch Through the Ages is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar. 220 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (35 ratings).
Why is Quidditch Through the Ages on the Best Books of 2001 list?
220 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (35 ratings).
More of the best books of 2001
- American Gods Neil Gaiman, #1
- Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Brian Tracy, #2
- Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson, #3
- Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz, #4
- Getting Things Done David Allen, #5
- Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, #6
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How we know
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