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Summary: THE HARRY POTTER BOOK THAT TOPPED THEM ALL
Review: I recived the book late last evening( the day it came out) and read it. I was shocked at how much the books are impporving even when they are already great. This is by far my favorite from the four. It left me with an understanding why kids were dying for this book. Action packed as usual, and the adolescent Harry has a crush, as well as adventure. The overall event of the book topped the last three by far, i don't want to ruin it for anyone. IT would be a MISTAKE not to purchase this book for yourself or a child.
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Summary: Words Cannot Express It
Review: I am a very determined reader, loving everything ever printed. This latest book, Number FOUR, has thrilled me to no end. I couldn't put it down, and I now eagerly await the next one. It'll be a long wait. I don't dare give anything away, but #4 is going to shock you, and you won't be able to put it down. This book is now my favorite of any fiction work I've ever read. Thanks, Ms Rowling, I love your stuff!
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Summary: J. K. Roling does it again!
Review: The "Goblet of Fire" is the best of the Harry Potter series so far. When Harry goes to the Quiddich World Cup, the fans are attacked by Death Eaters and the Dark Mark is seen in the sky, claiming Lord Voldemort to be rising to power. The Tri-Wizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts for the first time in many years. Harry gets chosen as the fourth champion. From there, Harry is challenged with many dangers that threaten to keep him from becoming the Tri-Wizard Tournament champion. Something dark is on the loose, and Harry must find out what it is and defeat it before it is too late. I recommend this book to all Harry Potter fans. I couldn't put it down. I got the book Saturday afternoon and finished it Sunday night. I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out. - by an 11 year old fan
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Summary: Overlong and overhyped
Review: No book could live up to the pre-publication hype for HARRY POTTER IV. I'd really like to give this book 3 1/2 stars--it's not good enough for 4 but not bad enough for 3. The final 200 pages are very good, but the first 500 feel padded and logy, especially the Quidditch World Cup, which goes on for the better part of 80 pages and only involves Harry tangentially (my suspicion is that Rowling ran into her deadline and didn't have time to edit properly). The confrontation that spans Chapters 32 - 34 is very good and just about worth the price of admission. But I think it's a bit of a cruelty to children to ask them to work their way through 734 pages to get there; I don't know if I would have had that kind of patience when I was 12. Minor points: what kind of "tournament" stretches out over 6 months? Since two of the other players in the tournament are students from other schools, we're asked to believe that they spend the better part of a year as exchange students at Hogwarts--but they don't take classes; isn't this a hole in the story? I'd comment on the death in chapter 32, but I don't want to reveal details that would spoil the story for other readers (but I think it's another case of too much fuss and hype). I think the "Uranus" joke on page 201 is inappropriate for Rowling's readers, and I'm surprised her editors didn't catch it.
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Summary: It was WORTH the wait!
Review: I was sitting on the couch at home when my neighbor called. He asked if I wanted to borrow the new Harry Potter book. Of course I said yes. I sat down and began to read. At first I was put off by the length of the book, but it was incredibly fast paced and adventurous. Harry Potter returns to school for his fourth year and finds himself entered anonymously into the Triwizard Tournement. You are introduced to some interesting new characters, but you still keep up with the previos characters such as Dobby from book #2. I was completly swept away while reading this book. It took me less than 1 day to finish Harry potter and the Goblet of Fire. I cannot wait for the fifth book!
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Summary: This is a great example of how Media creates "reality"
Review: This book doesn't even deserve one star, but the pull-down menu won't allow for a zero star rating. The main character of course, is Harry, who unfortunately like the other books is not very beleivable, and goes through a self-discovery process while exploring the world around him. Wow, like this hasn't been written about fifty time or more by other authors...most done a little better than this one! I remember being 12, and I read true authors, such as Lolah Beuford, Asimov, Bova, etc... This is not what I call classic literature for a 9-12 year old.. Just like the "Tickle Me Elmo Doll", the media gave the hype about products they themselves have heavily invested in to jack the price up! Nothing more...
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Summary: A dark story for Harry--but a great one for us!
Review: "Wow." That was the one word I could get out after finishing and finally closing the covers of the massive and long-awaited "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." It was everything I've been eagerly waiting for and *more*, and not just because of its hefty 734-page length. I *won't* summarize the plot here in my review--there are just too many delights, shocks, and surprises that you should discover yourself. This is by far the most involved, detailed, and most of all *dark* Harry Potter novel--Harry's life becomes far more complicated, with friendship problems, romantic difficulties, and far more deadly threats to his life and happiness than ever before. But don't be put off: there's as much of the usual fun, silliness, and delight to J.K. Rowling's wonderful writing that definitely had me laughing out loud even in some of the darker moments. Rowling has planned the general structure of her entire seven-book saga beforehand, and it shows in the care and attention to details that pick up plotlines and characters from previous books (Tom Riddle, Dobby the House-Elf, Sirius Black) and take them in dramatic and exciting directions, as well as adding innovative twists and startling new characters ranging from the frightening to the humorous. As great as the first books were, Book Four is more mature, more involved, and more personal. She has, with this book, taken the Harry Potter saga halfway through its full seven-volume story, and I found myself thinking of another favorite saga: conceived as a single structure but broken into parts that captured the imaginations and hearts of kids and adults around the world: The "Star Wars" movies. And what is generally considered the best of all the Star Wars movies?--the *middle* one, "The Empire Strikes Back." On the 20th anniversary of that, my favorite Star Wars movie, I sat and read the new Harry Potter, halfway through Harry's saga, and was amazed at how much it reminded me of "Empire," not specifically in plot but rather in theme. At the end of both "Harry IV" and "Empire," the villain has shown himself to be more powerful than imagined, our heroes have suffered a serious blow, and dark, dark times are coming. We know they'll triumph...but half the fun is accompanying them on their adventures. We know how it all worked out for Luke Skywalker...and I can't wait to see how it will come out for Harry Potter. I'm already counting the days until Book Five, but in the meantime I think I'll read Books One through Four all over again. Harry Potter is not likely to look back on his fourth year at Hogwart's will much fondness...but I, and his millions of fans, *will*.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: WOW! J.K. Rowling is amazing. The first three book were great but the fourth surpassed my expectations. The excitement starts in the first chapter and doesn't end. We get to learn more about our favorite characters(Hagrid's parents), meet some new ones(we finally get to meet Charlie and Bill) and discover a much bigger world of witchcraft. The book is funny(Dudley on a diet), exciting, and tragic(yes, someone does die). I laughed and cried, and I couldn't put it down. The next year at Hogwart's looks to be even more amazing. All I can ask now is, when does the next one come out?
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Summary: Phenomonal--Definitely worth the wait
Review: Wow! I bought this at one in the morning on Saturday, read it yesterday at the beach, and finished it at two this afternoon (on Sunday). It's incredible, all seven hundred something pages of it. Like the previous books in the series, it covers a year in the life of Harry Potter, as he goes through his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. Harry is now fourteen, and has to deal not only with the trials of adolescence, but also with the growing power of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named... Lord Voldemort. Back to help-or hinder- Harry in his trials this year are his friends Ron and Hermione, the headmaster Dumbledore, and many others from the previous books, including his godfather, Sirius Black. I don't want to spoil the book for those who haven't read it, but the excitement this year at Hogwarts concerns the Triwizard Tournament, a competition among Hogwarts and two other rival schools of witchcraft and wizardry. Competitors from other schools not only provide excitement in the tournament, but also among the hearts of some students of Hogwarts...but I'm not telling who! Suffice it to say, this is a necessary read for everyone who has read the others in the series, and even those who haven't will still enjoy it. Though many may think this series is just for kids, I'm living proof that adults enjoy it too. The layers of this book provide a good story for those just looking for that, but there are also little nuggets for adults that kids may not catch, especially in names. For example, Sirius Black, Harry's godfather that we met in "Prisoner of Azkaban, is an Animagi who can turn into a big black dog. In astronomy, Sirius is the Dog Star... Little things like this make the books even richer. So...in closing, GO READ THIS BOOK! In my opinion it more than lived up to all the hype surrounding its release. This fourth installment in the Harry Potter series only makes me anticipate the next all the more.
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Summary: It just keeps getting better!
Review: The newest addition to the HArry potter series is the longest and the best yet! Full of suspense and plot twists, it is a throughly enjoyable read! As always, J.K. Rowling has been highly imaginative and descriptive with her latest book. Although the book is the pivotal book of the series and everything begins to take a bit more frightening and mature turn, so perhaps the youngest children should wait a couple of years before diving further into the series. All in all, a wonderful, engaging book!
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