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Summary: Rowling's Magic Conjours Up A Classic
Review: Harry Potter is 14, a difficult time for any teen as their minds, bodies and world go through tremendous changes. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire brings out all of the issues of adolescence in a charming and humorous manner. J.K. Rowling's setting is also changing. The innocence of childhood is encroached by fear and anxiety. The Hogwart world darkens as evil makes a comeback. All of these evolutions are superbly orchestrated by the author in a manner that is satisfying and screaming for Book V. Harry is growing and this series is growing as a classic.
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Summary: Harry potter is wonderful!
Review: In Harry potter and the Goblet Of Fire Harry is in his fourth year at Hogwarts school of witch craft and wizardry, and he is fourteen years old. I think the fourth book is by far the best because its longer so the story can unfold more and she can lead up to the plot better ( though the other ones are great to.)
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Summary: HARRY POTTER
Review: I have read the four books of HARRY POTTER and I think they are wizard!they are one of the very best books I have read and I hope to read the new HARRY POTTER BOOKS ALSO!BYE AND I HOPE HARRY will go on playing Qudditch!
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Summary: Please, Sir, May I Have Some More?
Review: The Harry Potter stories have taken the world by storm. There are four of them now. Written for pre- and early teen readers, Harry's adventures still have appeal for older readers, with the same magic the classic children's tales such as Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan, and the Pooh stories. Harry was introduced in "Sorcerer's Stone," along with his cohorts, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and the rest of the faculty, staff, and students of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizzardry. Harry is an orphan, living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in an environment that makes Cinderella's look good. Harry's mother and father were both magicians. A bad magician, Voldemort, one on the "dark side," killed Harry's parents. Sent to live with his aunt and uncle (and brat of a cousin), Harry doesn't know about the magic world. However, Harry is a hero in the magic world; and when he reaches eleven, he is admitted to the Hogwarts School. Thus begin the adventures. Each of the four books thus far covers one school year. The plan must be for at least seven books, because Hogwarts has a seven year curriculum. Each year so far Harry and his friends have foiled an evil scheme to bring back the bad magician. Each year the schemes have become more complex, and the story told better. The books have also gotten longer. After the fourth book, in spite of Harry's heroism, the evil one, Voldemort, has returned and is ready to begin again to conquer first the magic world, and then the mundane "Muggle" world. There have been some complaints about the books, because they have witches and magic. But as a character in another story said, "Magic, alchemy, science-what's the difference?" There are forces fighting for good against forces fighting for evil. Isn't that what Milton and Dante, and even Jeremiah, wrote about? In the Harry Potter stories, there is no confusion about who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. So the good guys play hockey riding on broomsticks, so what? It is fun and it is entertaining. I am certainly looking forward to Harry's next adventure.
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Summary: the best in the series!
Review: I am 28 years old and I am a big fan of Harry Potter. One thing I find intesesting about Harry Potter is how often he is physically wounded in these books. And yet he is so courageous! Of course this is a fantasy novel most 14 year olds would be running to their mommies. I'm glad that Harry Potter can be a hero to the younger readers. I think the message at the end of the book is clear- Meet your problems head on! I really like that. I like how the books are getting more mature.Dumbledore has also been one of my favorite characters-I really enjoyed the insight into his life. These books are always suprising and very imaginative. I must say that I am glad we have to wait for the next one. It will give the kids a good chance to read something else. Judging by the ending of the fourth book, the next book will be very exciting! What will the wizarding world do now that Voldemort has his body back? The good will prevail!
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Summary: A parents perspective!
Review: The Harry Potter series, at last, brings children's interestback to reading. Good old fashioned story telling, with a likable hero and band of merry men. Story lines keep you interested from start to finish and takes the readers on wild and wonderful adventures, limited only by their imaginations. I found book 4 (Goblet of Fire) harder to get into and may be a bit long winded for younger readers, but once you persevere, you will be rewarded.
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Summary: My favorite book so far!
Review: I loved the book! I'm going to read it for the second time now! if you loved the first three books you'll love this one even more! I can't wait for the 5th one to come out! Read this book if you like alot of adventure and exciting turns and twists!
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Summary: GET THIS BOOK, OR YOU'll BE VERY SAD BECAUSE ITS SO GOOD!
Review: HI my name is Rachel! I read many books, and of all the Harry Potter series is the BEST! There are so many out-there ideas. It's great for kids and even GROWN-UPS "not joking". Tons of people of all ages are reading it. So if you want to LOOOVE yourself and make your kids really LOOOOVE you too, BUY THIS BOOOK!
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Summary: they just keep getting better and better!
Review: I thought "Prisoner of Azkaban" was good, but this one is even better! All elements are here: heartbreak, jealousy, happiness, romance, death, suspicion.....what lies next for Harry Potter? Who is the mysterious loyal follower of Voldemort at Hogwarts? Is it Professor McGonagall? This was an excellent book; I was on vacation and could barely take my nose out of it. Very good; just the right amount of magical lore and wizardry for a good summer read into something basic such as good vs. evil. If only adult sci/fi fantasy were as simple! Three cheers for J.K. Rowling; lets get that 5th book out please!
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Summary: Hogwarts, Year 4
Review: The second I closed book three in this series, I opened this one. As the freshness had worn of just a little bit in part three (see my review there) I wondered what counter-measures Mrs. Rowling would use to cope with this. Well, she must have noticed the same thing and this book is a little departure from the other three novels. First, it is nearly twice as long as the last one (well, great, the more Harry, the better) and some of the now familiar plot elements of the first three have to take a back-seat in this novel like the Quidditch school-match (for which you get a world-cup!) and mostly, the ordinary school life and lessons. The unsual length of this book makes it a bit slow until Harry gets to Hogwarts again (don't worry, after that, the book picks up its usual Rowling-breakneck-pace) but it allows the author to include some nice plot-side-lines (if you ever wanted to know something about "magic-tabloid-journalism" or a house-elf liberation front, try this one!) which are not exactly necessary for the main plot but add greatly to the canvas of this novel and the enjoyment of the reader. What I mostly enjoyed about this book was that the endless imagination of Mrs. Rowling has not dried up and she was still able to come up with a surprising amount of new ideas, new facets in each of the characters, a suspenseful and quite complex plot and, for the fourth time, with a slam-bang finale. Now a note to concerned parents: If you have read that in this book Harry starts noticing girls and that it is darker than the last ones, don't worry, you can still let your children read it: Yes, Harry starts noticing girls, but only from a distance, nothing more (I wonder in which book Mrs. Rowling will come up with a girl-friend for Harry; if you have read this book, you know that there are two contenders) and this book is definitely darker than the other books but shoulnd't be too frightening for smaller children. If they're used to fairy-tales and over 10 years old, they will be able to cope with this, trust me on that. The only complaint I have is that the author put so many loose ends in this book that her struggle to tie them all in the end is too clearly visible, the last pages are crammed with solving mysteries and explaining things. The construction of the first three novels was a little bit more elegant. But let this not hinder you, this is still a very satisfying, entertaining and inspiring novel and simply a great read which is still very well worth another five stars. Now I have, like so many people out there, suffer the terrible ordeal to wait a long time for the fifth book and you bet I will be standing in line when the bookstores open around midnight on some fine day in the future to sell the fifth part in this extraordinary and outstanding series to us.
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