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Summary: It's a GOBLET full of fun!
Review: This is not only one of the most amazing books I've ever read, but it's also one of my favorites. Rarely can you find a book this good that both adults and kids enjoy. In this book the same old characters are back and better then ever, but there also new ones that are just as cool. There's also a much bigger focus on favorite witch game, Quidditch. Harry once again finds himself in the middle of some awesome adventures. There's also a surprising plot twist in the end which will have you at the edge of your seat.
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Summary: Good fun, but not all its cracked up to be.
Review: Certain books always fall into the field of 'Adulty Childrens Books' - Children's books which adults can enjoy. Harry Potter has been the most obvious amongst these from the past couple of years, but I wouldn't call it the best. You could certainly do a whole lot worse than the good storylines of Hogwart's Castle, but on the other hand, you could do better. Whilst the storylines are very good, its fun to read with some quirky twists and tied all together well, the fact remains it doesn't have too much deep meaning.Not that all children would mind this. But as a crossover child-adult book it certainly dents its credibility. I'm sure your child will love to read about Harry and co. and their great adventures. But its no masterpiece, it just got a lot of publicity. For a great young adult book which adults can enjoy with deep philosophical meaning, try Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, totally amazing.
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Summary: great book
Review: I loved this book. I have read some of the other reveiws and i noticed many people like this book. But i noticed that a few found it to violent. Well this may be true but think about todays society. Now compare all the violence to the violence in this boook what do you come up with. Harry Potter has way less violence. Plus sometimes it makes the book more exciting and more lifelike all in all this is a great book and i recomend it.
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Summary: Just keeps getting better...
Review: I didn't want to get hooked to another series. REALLY, I didn't! But these books just get better and better - one after another and this just keeps that tradition going. I should tell you - I'm 31 years old. I'm a full grown adult. These are not books that only kids will enjoy... you will get as much pleasure from this as from any Tom Clancy or Stephen King or Judith Krantz novel (maybe even more!)
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:The Best Book Ever
Review: This book is one of the best books I've ever read in my entire life. It's exciting and fun to read. It is also unpredictable, which is hard to find in a lot of books. The ideas are almost all 100% original. J.K. Rowling knows how to draw you in with the first word, and then you can't put it down. I was often up late, reading. If you haven't read this book, or any of the other Harry Potter books, you should. They won't waste your time.
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Summary: It's Fiction!
Review: I'm quite a fan of the Harry Potter book series. Some people say that they don't like the books because of the Satanic parts of the story. I myself agree that it is a bit Satanic but your missing the whole point. The books are supposed to be for entertainment purposes, FICTION, as in not real, it's imagination. JK Rowling wrote these for a reason, to entertain people (don't forget make money). These books are greatly written but becase of some critics, it might not reach major award status. These books may be Satanic to some people who have a very wide imagination. They think everything is real. That's how it becomes bad but if you think with imagination but with reality, it's OK. I recommend this book a lot.
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Summary: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Review: This book is EXCELLENT!! There are over seven hundred pages total, which may seem like a large amount, but it is so well-written that you can read it from cover to cover without putting it down. In the beginning of the book, Lord Voldemort is plotting murder with his servant Wormtail, or Peter Pettigrew, who has just returned. Voldemort is getting stronger and stronger, and is plotting to kill Harry Potter. But how can he even get anywhere near Harry when he is under the constant surveillance of Professor Dumbledore? Meanwhile, Harry has been invited to Ron's house, along with Hermione. Through a connection at the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Weasley has managed to secure excellent seats for the Quidditch World Cup, which hasn't been held in Britain for thirty years. Fred, George, Percy, and Ginny are coming too, along with Ron's two oldest brothers Bill and Charlie. The Bulgaria National Quidditch Team is facing off against the Ireland National Quidditch Team, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione have a blast watching the match. They also meet Winky, a house-elf who works for Percy's new boss at the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Barty Crouch. However, after the match, something frightening happens which casts a spell of fright and panic over the witches and wizards attending the World Cup. Horrible rumors are spread around about the occurrence, helped by Rita Skeeter, a nosy reporter for the "Daily Prophet," who regularly fabricates entire front-page news articles. (Her stories usually have no factual basis whatsoever, which becomes apparent later in the book.) As Harry, Ron, and Hermione head back to Hogwarts, there is an air of mystery in the air. Something will be happening at Hogwarts that will affect the course of the entire school year. When they arrive at school, they find that the Ministry of Magic has reinstated an ancient custom called the Triwizard Tournament. The Triwizard Tournament was originally a "friendly" competition between the three largest European schools of wizardry--Hogwarts School, Beauxbatons Academy, and Durmstrang Institute. An impartial judge selected one candidate from each school to participate in three extremely difficult and dangerous tasks. The candidates, or champions, as they were called, were awarded points for how successfully and skilfully they performed each task, and the winner would bring glory to his or her school and get a personal prize of one thousand Galleons. The death toll from the Triwizard Tournament mounted so high that it was discontinued, and there had been many unsuccessful attempts to reinstate it since. This would be the first time in hundreds of years that the Tournament would be played. A safety restriction was imposed when the Ministry was restoring the Tournament--no one under seventeen years of age would be allowed to apply for the honor of being school champion. What does the Tournament have to do with Harry? Will Voldemort manage to get to Harry at last, in spite of Dumbledore's presence at Hogwarts? I highly recommend buying the book, versus borrowing it or taking it out of the library, because if you read it again and again, you will discover a number of things that you missed the first time you read it. There are also a series of sub-plots and small conflicts and mysteries on the side to keep you entertained, not to mention several plot twists, including the major one at the end. You will be missing out on a LOT if you don't read this book at least once.
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Summary: The Goblet of fire is the greatest (é o que há!)
Review: This is one of those rare books that makes you want to read everything since the beginning!With a lot of emotion and the best end ever! I'm crazy to read Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix now!!!!And for my brasilian friends who still have doubts about read: Leiam!!!! O Cálice de fogo é o que há!!!!Vale muito a pena comprar e ler.
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Summary: One Excellent Book
Review: This book is one of the best books I read. You just can't stop reading because of the suspense. I was practically holding my breath to see what would happen next. Definitely buy this book, from any age of around first grade to an adult. My mom read it and absolutely loved it. You'll love it.
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Summary: Harry Potter ROCKS.
Review: I have to say that when I started reading Harry Potter, I thought they were the STUPIDEST books I had ever seen in my life. However, after forcing myself to see what the heck everyone was talking about, I tried reading them again-and found myself positively hooked. The adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione struck a chord in me, as well as many other people! Harry Potter is not, as so many think, an 'evil' book...if they think it is so evil, why do they voice their opinion..nobody's forcing them to read it! But anyway, the Harry Potter books are indeed my favorite..and yeah, I've read more books than alot of people have in their lifetimes. No exaggeration, there, folks..simply truth..and Harry Potter, I concede, simply takes the lead. I do expect the Potter fad will go out sooner or later, but there WILL be faithful people who continue to devour the literature of the now-famous J.K. Rowling. I, for one, am simply IMPRESSED with the fantastic books Ms. Rowling has produced..and delighted by the plot line and complexity of it! At the end of the Goblet of Fire, the LAST thing I was expecting was for Mad-Eye Moody to be on Voldemort's side...but he was..and to actually find out that the Malfoys supported him...I look forward the fifth book [which, today, I found out is not coming out until ***2002!!!!*** [grrrr. and a sniff.] and it is my hope that Sirius Black's name is cleared, too..and let Harry have some love and joy with REAL family..it's too bad they don't have a spell to bring back dead people, for I would surely like to meet Lily and James Potter. Sirius Black is intriguing, and how Ms. Rowling came up with HIM is beyond me..but as I have said, I'm delighted..simply delighted..and also, I REALLY hope Dumbledore is made the new Minister of Magic...cuz Cornelius Fudge doesn't seem up to the job. Okay, enough babbling...see you all at the Harry Potter movie! :D -[as most of mie 'peeps' know me..]Dez.
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