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Summary: My Hero
Review: After I read this book, I went back and re-read the whole series, within 5 days. This book is fun, scary, mysterious, and sad. Harry Potter is a Hero that only his inner circle of friends and mentors can truly know. He sacrifices all for the good of everyone else. I'm a Christian and can see this clearly! What a fantastic role model. I can't wait to read the rest in the series.
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Summary: Witches, Warlocks, Potions. Awesome.
Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling is a great book for readers of all ages. In this book, Harry gets chosen for the Triwizard Cup tournament. He was the youngest of 4 competitors. Even though Harry was the youngest he met all the challenges. He fought a dragon, went under water, and had to go through a maze. I like scary andadventure books. It was scary when Harry got transported to another dimension where the-one-who-must-not-be-named was waiting for him. I recommend this book because it shows the reader if they put their mind to it they can do anything. This is a great book and I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: An adventurous fourth school year with Harry Potter!
Review: During Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts a special event takes place, the Triwizard Tournament. Harry must battle through all three tasks alive to win. The turning point is when two tasks lead to the final task, which will decide the winner of the Triwizard Tournament. The only criticism I have is that I don't think that it was nice to have Cedric Diggory die and I didn't like how Harry and Ron weren't friends. Some praise that I have is that I liked how there was a lot of action and mystery.
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Summary: Darkness Reborn.
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE is the fourth installment of the Harry Potter series and (so far) is also the longest and most dark. I had enjoyed the previous three books immensely, but had heard so many conflicting reviews about GOBLET OF FIRE, that I didn't know what to expect. After finally finishing the novel, I found that it was a most intriguing read and has become my favorite in the series so far.The book begins during the summer before the fall term starts at Hogwarts. Harry joins the Weasley family and Hermione for a trip to the World Quiddich Cup. The tournament is marked by strange events which foreshadow the dark horrors and adventures that lie waiting for Harry and friends back at school. The book builds from the opening, sinister and puzzling chapter to it's conclusion (over 700 pages later) when a line in the sand is drawn and the forces of good unite to stand against the resurrected Lord Voldemort. Whereas the previous three novels seemed self-contained and concluded in themselves, GOBLET OF FIRE ends on a cliffhanger, merely hinting at the huge struggle facing the forces of good. I have a feeling things are only going to become more dark and depressing for Harry and the gang.
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Summary: VERY EXCITING!...
Review: I've read all the Harry Potter books so far and this one, in my opinion, is the most exciting. But first you have to get past the dull beginning. After that, though, it is one of those books that you just can't put down. It's about Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts and this year the famous Tri-Wizard Tournament is coming along with some mysterious guests. This book is very exciting and it will mentally keep you on your toes trying to figure out what's going to happen next. I can't wait for the fifth book.(Actually, I'm older than 12.)
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Summary: Rather Poor and Un-Imaginative
Review: This is a pooryl written book, remeniscent of hundreds of other, much better works of childrens fiction and is in my opinion, not good enough to buy. But in regards to all the complaints of the use of profanity and violence, get a grip.
Anyone in this books age group has already been pelted by profanity at school, in the media, everywhere. If they are going to be "damaged" by it, they already have been. As for the violence, when I was 10 I was reading D-Day by Steven Ambrose, The Fall of the third Reich and other such work. Needless to say, these works were filled with detailed descriptions of real-life violence, and I have not been scarred in the least.
Instead of buying this book, buy your kid a work by Tolkein, C.S.Lewis or some other good writer or, if they'll ut up with it, a non fiction work of history. This will not only increase their vocabullary and help them later on through school, but encourage them to think outside the box, question society, and get a historical perspective on the current events of today.
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Summary: The perfect book
Review: This book is perfect for any child or adult. I loved this book!!!! No wonder it was a new york times best seller.I couldn't stop reading. Ihis book is full of magic. I would suggest readers of all ages to read this book!
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Summary: A few missteps but mostly triumphant and entertaining
Review: If I were to choose where to put "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" among the four books favorite-wise, it would probably be in last place. It's definitely NOT a bad book. It's far, far from that. Everything from the first three books has been vastly improved, the scale is larger (including the imagination scale), the characters are now full of complexity and real-life issues, but I have to regret at a few plot occurences. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" begins with a mysterious murder in an ordinary town. Someone has occupied the once-vancant Riddle House, and is conjuring a plot against the world of wizards. For fourteen-year-old Harry Potter, evil is stirring that wants him dead. After being picked up from his evil family, the Dursleys, Harry adventures with the Weasleys and Hermione to the Quidditch World Cup. But things aren't what they seem. The evil wizard Voldemort's sign is appearing all over the Quidditch World Cup, and that his servant is now ready to bring him back to life. But at Hogwarts with his friends, Harry seems well-protected under the eye of headmaster Albus Dumbledore. But Voldemort is the least of Harry's worries: He has been summoned mysteriously to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, a competition against two rival schools of magic that hasn't been played in hundreds of years. Who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire, the cup that conjures who is willing to be in the tournament, which Harry is even too young to enter? The plot seems fantastic, doesn't it? Harry testing his true abilities against other schools of magic. The bad part is that the execution of the story isn't up to it's full potiental. I feel that Rowling was maybe a little TOO concentrating on adding more magical invention and mystical activity. Don't get me wrong: The chemistry between Harry, Ron and Hermione is at it's height, and the villains are more menacing and gruesome this time around. And characters are indeed more interesting than plot. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", however, expands the imagination scale to great heights. The novel does have a lot of phoenixes, dragons, magical powers, mysterious potions, castles, dungeons, forests and brave heroes: Everything a fantasy novel needs. Everything magical from the first three novels have been expanded beyond my wildest dreams. It just builds more anticipation for the next installment. The ending, however, leaves you a little in the cold. A character dies (who will remain nameless) and when the novel is near over, we are left with a minor sour taste in our mouths. It indeed creates huge anticipation for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" this summer, but "Goblet of Fire" must stand on it's own right. However, sour ending aside, Harry Potter has grown more heroic than the first three books. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has a plot that had potiental, but wasn't used to the absolute fullest. Still, 95% of the book is filled with everything that made the first three books captivating, which, from me, gets a solid 4 stars. It's more of a "magic over story" but the author J.K Rowling still has not lost her charm, and I surely believe that she will bring it to the height of it's magnificence in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" this summer. The fourth is a bit of a muddle, but Harry Potter has incredibly not lost it's steam.
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Summary: The Best one yet
Review: Some of you think these books are for little kids but i am 13 and i loved it.I finshed this book a couple days before this monday. I have to tell you this is the best one yet. In this book harry goes to the quidditch world cup. Also there will be no more quidditch matchs between the houses at hogwarts school. But quidditch between other schools. Also the next harry potter book will come out June 21 2003. You will see me agian then.
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Summary: The best book that I've ever read.
Review: Ok, let's start, this book is absolutely great, Is the best of the harry potter series, I just loved it, from the very begining to the final word is full of magic and adventure, I can't wait for the next one, specially for the last words in it, I recomend you to buy it, you won't regret.
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