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Summary: This book is by far my favorite!
Review: Though this book might seem long it is an expertly created for young minds like mine. The plot is rather twisted with enough humor to be hilarious. There are some surprises, however. For example who dies and who goes out with who. I urge any one, young or old to read this book.
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Summary: *
Review: Ah...I enjoyed this book immensely, as anyone could, and should! The fourth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series brings to us the story of the Triwizard Tournament, which by circumstances unknown to Harry, becomes the Quadwizard Tournament, hosted by none other than Hogwarts...and has danger in store for all its contestants. Following the fourth year of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the awful Draco Malfoy, this book is funny, suspenseful, and full of delight, even if the ending isn't what you expect (and it won't be...believe me!) Now to end all the 'critiquing cheesiness', as my father puts it, The Goblet of Fire is a wonderful book, but as Harry grows up, so does the content...Harry's love for Cho Chang, and the death of a character (I won't disclose that, now!), just goes to show that Fourth year at Hogwarts is practically a coming of age. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good time, and you'll love it, right down to page 7...3...4! (C'mon now, I read it in three days! You all can finish it, I assure you. You'll hate finishing it though...) So, have your fun with The Goblet of Fire, and brace yourself for Rowling's best one yet!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Review: Harry Potter has got himself into another great adveture in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizarding.Harry and his two best friends Heromine Granger and Ron Weasly get themselves into another great adventure read the whole book one page at a time so you don't miss a single detail.I know you will never want to put this down once you start.
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Summary: More! More! More!
Review: Fantastic! Very much in keeping with the previous books, but getting darker. It seems that the author is writing for readers that are aging along with Harry, rather than anticipating that young readers just coming onto the series are going to read all of the books at age 8 or 9. Foreshadowing at the end of Book 4 indicates that the 5th book will be a real hair-raiser. WHEN IS IT DUE? I CAN'T WAIT!
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Summary: POTTERIFIC!
Review: Amid the media hoopla surrounding this fourth installment of _Harry Potter_, it's easy to get a bit skeptical about Ms. Rowling's purported powers of penmanship. But, all 700-and-some-odd pages live up to the hype and anticipation - this is a GOOD BOOK! It's lovely to revisit all the old Hogwarts' traditions and characters that have grown in the first three books. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are unmistakably older and experience new and intriguing problems in their social lives, but their personalities (and sense of humor) remain unaltered. In addition, we are introduced to some new and wonderfully outrageous characters who happen to also play an intrinsic part in the storyline, and we get to enjoy some very inventive magic. But the best thing about this book is definitely the plot. Every seemingly random tidbit laid down throughout the book swoops together for a breathtaking final hundred pages. It's so satisfying not to have to worry about loose ends. I don't want to give anything even remotely specific away - just enough to make you read the book. The final battle is very exciting, very suspenseful, very evil... And, as I'm sure mothers world over as well as the morning talkshows will appreciate, all kinds of good, moral values are sprinkled throughout the book - wholesome but not preachy, thrilling but not terrifying, with a similar structure to the previous three books but not in the least predictable, and Rowling finally reveals how to pronounce Hermione's name!
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: This book was worth the wait! Clues to the past about Harry's Parents death & the mysterious Voldemort that were threaded through the first three books continue in the fourth. I can't wait for book 5!
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Summary: How can I wait for the next one!
Review: Well, I must start this review by saying that I am not 9 or even 12. I am a twenty-seven year old who recently returned to grad school.I started Year 4 on Saturday morning. I read, almost non-stop, all day long literally glued to the book (resenting any of the banal trivialities of life--i.e. food, commitments, etc. that took me away from it) until at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night I reached the riveting last page. In my opinion, this is the best book of the series (I recently re-read books 1-3 to regain a sense of continuity). Rowling continues to grow and develop the characters--Hermione becomes an object of desire for both new and old characters; Harry and Ron struggle with the awkwardness of growing boys to develop new relationships with girls and to deal with the expression of their feelings for the girls around them. Fred and George begin to prepare for life after Hogwarts in a way which provides a lot of fun and amusement. Draco Malfoy gets a come-uppance in one of the funniest ways impossible (I laughed out loud delightedly). In this book, Harry Potter struggles with his fame--he almost loses friendships because of it, and he has to deal with the vicious press. He encounters an unscrupulous reporter who attempts to destroy both his reputation and the reputations of others close to him. Of course, Voldemort is again back trying to regain power. The whole book has a sinister undertone because of the question about who in Hogwarts in helping him. The clues are sparse so the reader is left with a sense of dread. This book does contain death, but the impact of the death is mitigated by Harry's nobleness in dealing with it. The best part of this book is that it leaves me hungering for another. Late developments in the book with Cornelius Fudge and Severus Snape leave plenty of chaos to be mopped in the next book. In fact, at the end of book four, the future looks very bleak for good wizards and witches. Like the others, the rich description and humor of the book as well as the real-life parallels make the place and time come alive. Hagrid, Dumbledore, the Weasleys, Sirius Black, and all our other favorites are back, better than ever.
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Summary: Utterly Wild about Harry
Review: J.K. Rowling warned that the 4th book would be darker and she wasn't kidding. It's darker and more complex than the first book but is an excellent next step from the Prisoner of Azkaban. The adventures are maturing right along with the characters. You have to be on your toes to link facts like Tom Riddle from previous books to the plot in the latest, which makes it an even more satisfying read. Additional insight into the characters of Ron, Hermione, Neville, Hagrid, and even Snape make this book even more personal. I don't want to give any plotlines away; this is definitely an excellent pivotal book in the series and I wish I hadn't finished it already. Harry is the center of a thoughtful, well-crafted, fascinating tale and I can't wait for Book 5.
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Summary: Hooray for Harry!
Review: JK Rowling has done it again. While the 752 pages may be daunting for some, they are well worth the time (I pretty much did nothing but read for two days). Without revealing anything about the book, I will say that it is absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend it. The only questions left is when is Book 5 coming out?
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Summary: Darker, Bigger, Better than ever!
Review: The gang is back and in top form. 750 Pages fly by and one does not notice that it is longer. Rowlings continues to keep the reader enthralled with minor little climaxes on every other page and the final pinnacle is as surprising as ever. I, for one, enjoy getting a chance to solve a riddle much like the logic problem in the first book. As an adult I enjoy the simplicity of falling into a consistent universe of imagination and escapism. I haven't found any 'deeper' meaning like Alice in Wonderland. Rowlings keeps her points out in the open - the power of friendship, the benefit of cooperation, the traps of bias and prejudice, and overall, good over evil. The cheating and nasty rudeness seems more evident than ever. It's a lesson that brings me up short on recommending this story to those kids who might be approaching their first youth book. The size may intimidate them, hopefully. But for older kids which find this tame to the reality of school life today - it's great escapism.
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