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Summary: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Review: I really like this book! I just finished it .It took me two weeks I really enjoyed it.It had great humor,delight,mystery and scares! When Ron,Herimone and Harry go back to Hogwarts they find trouble,mystery and adventure.But when a small creature named Dobby comes to warn Harry about going back to Hogwarts Harry does not listen .Dobby says disaster will strike!And strike it does! When students are found turned to stone!HARRY AND FREINDS are pushed to their limits! Putting up with moaning mytrle who haunts the girls bathroom Gildrey lockheart and avoiding Draco Malfoy and solving the mystery to the chamber of secrets. I really liked this book!
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Summary: Deserves 1,000,000,000,000,000 stars
Review: Ok, this, in my opinion, is the best Harry Potter! In this book, you are introduced to Bill and Charlie Weasley, Percy has started work and he's obsessed (he's working on standard cauldron thickness), and Hermione gets a boyfriend (you'd be surprised). Hogwarts is hosting a Triwizard Tournament between Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and itself (Beauxbatons and Durmstrag are 2 other wizard schools). There are so many plot twists in this that, in it's 734 page glory, it never gets boring. Not revealing anything, I'll just say that you'll be VERY surprised! It took me 12 hours without stopping to read it (of course I ate and everything but that was just really quick work of seconds). This is definitely a must read and it was definitely worth staying up until 1201 on July 8th to get it. !
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Summary: Mostly good, a little not so good, & a question...
Review: First, let me say I enjoyed this book tremendously. And I'm thrilled that Rowling is allowing her characters to actually grow up. The Yule Ball and the way the characters all act is true to form -- I could feel Harry's teenage terror as he tried to ask out a girl. Let me also say that I appreciate the darker side of the book. There is evil in the world; it does do real and permanent harm; and the death of a character who can not come back underlines this.It was also good to get explanations. Unlike Harry, I had been wondering what happened to Neville's parents, and I had been wondering, with all the evil surrounding him, how he could be safe at the Dursleys. It was also great to see that Dudley is on a diet at last... However, I felt that the plot was a bit contrived. Why would Lord Voldemort use such a complicated scheme to get Harry? When there could have been such simpler and more reliable ways to get him to use a portkey? Rowling could have explained this by making the magic of the championship somehow integral to Lord Voldemort's approach; however, she did not, and I, like another reviewer, was rather baffled by this turn. Let me say that I am also looking forward to book number five, when it comes out. I also have a question -- who else out there thinks Lord Voldemort could turn out to be Harry Potter's grandfather? The father of James Potter? After all, we learned in book two that they have the same type of hair ... or perhaps a great-uncle, or something similar... This would be a sort of Star Wars approach but it would also explain why the hat was so tempted to put him into Slytherin.
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Summary: I knew Rowling couldn't keep it up
Review: I'm a 39 y.o. mom of 2 who honestly felt the first Harry Potter to be the best first novel I've ever written. I'm a voracious reader, often gobbling 2 or 3 long novels in a day if uninterrupted, and I find so much of the time I sort of skim through books, reading intently the parts I like best but skipping over the rest. When I read the first Harry I was delighted by how completely immersed in the story I was; it felt like I was in fact entranced by the story, and nothing from the outside world could distract me. Unfortunately, I did not find this to be the case with Harry IV. I'm fond of telling people, it's as if one were making chocolate chip cookies and doubled the recipe for dough but put in the same amount of chips as for one batch. I was greatly disappointed at the lack of details that so delighted me, especially in the first book. I guess Harry's book list for the fourth year should have been a tip-off: with only one new text required, it was clear the focus of the book was not going to be on the children's classes. I also found the subplot of Hermione's desire to liberate the house elves to be annoying because after all the build up, it was just dropped. Did she lose interest? Will her campaign be taken up again in future books? I'm sure I'll buy and read the next three books, but my expectations will be greatly lowered. My advice to Rowling would be to take her time -- ignore the clamoring public, and don't call the next book complete until you are certain that each page is crammed full of delightful detail.
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Summary: Long
Review: The 4th book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was overall agreat book. It goes into great detail, almost a little too much,which makes it so long. It wasn't what I was expecting and took me quite a while too read. Overall, I think it was worth it.
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Summary: Rowling does not disappoint
Review: I have never felt the Harry Potter books are really childrens' books. As an adult tuned in to these books by another adult, I was amazed at how delightful, imaginative, funny and well-written they all are. And, with #4, they just keep getting better. The tone changes with Goblet of Fire, and the ending is not necessarily as upbeat as the first three, but it does not diminish Rowling's accomplishments. There are so many layers to this book, so many things adults can delve into, that it has the distinction of being a book series that almost anyone can enjoy. Bravo to J.K. Rowling!
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Summary: J.K. Rowling is a genius!
Review: I realize that writing review # 2300+ is superfluous, but I had to do it anyway. Everyone has told you how much they love the book; I want to say not only how much I love the book, but Rowling's extraordinary imagination and use of word imagery. Her character names give you a mental picture of the person before you read her descriptions, and clues to just who or what they may be. I also love the names of the spells and the magical tools we come in contact with in her books. I marvel at anyone who can come up with a device called a pensieve! She has an extraordinary gift with words, and 'though this sounds like a stuffy review, I love Harry and all his friends. I may be 48, but Harry fills my childish soul with wonder and delight! Can't wait for # 5. Thank you, Ms.Rowling for the joy of your books!
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Summary: Hary Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Review: My eight-year old son and I, at 43 years old, absolutley LOVE these books. Even though my son can read, and quite well, we just love to curl up on the couch together, and enjoy the book(s) together. I read aloud, and do all the voices, which can get tricky when I switch from Hagrid to Hermione and back again. But, these books are so well written, with such clear and explicit detail, that the voices almost read themselves. And, while reading, you can almost see the Hogwarts castle, and smell the foods at the feasts in the Great Hall, and feel the pain in your own forehead, when Harry's scar acts up. I think that I would read these books, even if I didn't have a child to share them with. I highly recommend them, to everyone. Enjoy! And if J. K. Rowling keeps writing, we will keep reading. Long live HARRY POTTER!
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Summary: Intriguing and inventive
Review: 700+ pages seems daunting to most people who read this (whether they are child or adult), but shortly after you start reading, the pages are flying by. JK Rowling was able to hold my interest throughout the book. In fact, I can't wait for Book 5.
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Summary: I can now face my students...
Review: I decided last week that I needed to read the Harry Potter books before I could return to my 450 students this fall. They were buzzing about the first three books last year (We even had two Harry Potters at Halloween!), but I hadn't found the time to read them. I ordered all four books-- and in eight days I read all four. I truly enjoyed the characters-- I see a lot of my young self in Hermione. As a teacher of young adolescents, I can tell you that Ms. Rowling hits their emotions and reactions squarely on the head. I often giggled as I was reading these, causing my husband to wonder if he should begin reading about Harry. Although this fourth book is indeed darker than the other three, it certainly is no more violent than the television programs and movies that some children watch. If you are bothered by swear words, bear in mind that there are a few instances where "damn" is uttered in the book. All in all, The Goblet of Fire is fabulous, and I'm excited to get back to my room in the fall to "talk Harry" with my kids.
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