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Summary: Rowling's Charm Continues
Review: Once again, Rowling does not disappoint! Harry Potter #4, a gargantuan yet captivating work, keeps you riveted for every one of it's 734 pages. Goblet of Fire is a lot darker than Rowling's other work, and does seem aimed to a slightly more mature audience, which works, as it seems in keeping with the growing maturity of Harry and the other charactors. That said, the book retains the charm of the previous 3, with a number of things to make you chuckle sprinkled throughout the pages. The end is wonderful, containing several surprises and several confirmations of things that readers have suspected for the entire series. What's even better is that it leaves a lot of openings that will keep Potter fans speculating until #5, which can't possibly be written soon enough! It's definitely a good read, and one that will keep you up at night, unable to put it down.
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Summary: Harry Potter's world becomes darker, more complex
Review: It is a rarity in our world that a single event (like the release of the first book in this series)creates an instant of such monumental clarity that all generations are touched by that event. Harry Potter has done just that in my family. I hope he's done that in yours as well. The Goblet of Fire is longer and more darkly crafted than the earlier three Harry Potter books. J.K Rowling takes Harry and crew through a quest that encompasses every major life passage associated with adolescence. Harry Potter, his friends, his boarding school--Hogwarts, the awful Dursley family that provided food & shelter & little else during Harry's first decade--all have returned in the fourth installment of this seven books series. Harry is joined by a few new characters.These characters are as richly drawn as the old familiar ones. My family is anxiously awaiting the return of several of these.Of the old friends, Hermione is as usual maturing a step or two ahead of her two best friends, Harry & Ron. Ron struggles with his own awkward acknowledgement of some unpleasant emotions and the Weasley family begins taking a more active part in nurturing Harry's yearning for "family". Hagrid is faced with some complex and unexpected challenges of his own. His courage and honesty expressed while faced with an unpredictable new relationship makes him all the more endearing. My family loved the fuller development of shy & clumsy Neville and the strength of character displayed by Sirius Black. I won't be surprised by backlash from families that might be disturbed by the presence of death, evil & violence. It will be unfortunate if readers' expectations hold Harry & all to a more simplified & politically correct story line. Bottom line here--like it or not--Harry's world is often a reflection of our own & we live in a world of violence. We're surrounded by dysfunctional families--(we might even <horrors> be part of a dysfunctional family!) The Goblet of Fire spans 734 pages and it aptly traces the roots, branches & yes even some stagnant, rotting stumps on several family trees. The theme of the Goblet of Fire centers around just such breakdowns in family units & the Hope for the future when characters (and real people) break the chains of destruction, inertia, denial & apathy & they boldly create new family structures that DO function. In the fourth installment Harry is called to face the most difficult challenge in his young life, when an unknown entity enters his name in a dangerous global competition that spans the school year and is open to participants aged 17 & older. Although Harry is much younger than the other contestants he must participate--although the consequesences might very well be deadly. Harry's strongest character traits; compassion, self-confidence, nobility and fairness are becoming traits he more firmly relies on when faced with insurmountable odds. It is with these traits, his friends and the family he's fashioned that Harry must confront and triumph against his most evil enemy.
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Summary: This book is a winner
Review: It seems unbelievable no one has written a review for this, because it has been bought faster than they can produce it. It is being bought on the expectation it will live up to the previous books, which have rocked. It is being bought because of all the hype. Does it live up to this high expectation? It does! This book is a winner! The first two chapters were something of a let down.. (because they are setting the stage for the story and the characters are still a little one dimensional) but keep on trucking.. The characters start to deepen soon afterwards, and the hijinks begin in earnest. The clever ideas that define the series, the incredible gamuts, clever twists and things that make you laugh out loud are all here! Buy this book! You will be saddened, but not disappointed... (read into that what you will)
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Summary: J.K. Rowling does it again!
Review: The fourth book in the Harry Potter series continues the tradition of excellence set by the author in her previous books. This book is an outstanding example of literature perfect for all ages. I highly recommend this book, along with the other three in the series.
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Summary: A Great Book by J.K.
Review: I thought it was very good! There are a lot of new characters. Some are: Winky the house elf, "Mad Eye" Moody, Rita Skeeter, and many more! I'm sorry to say that there are no Quidditch matches at Hogwarts this year. Instead, There is something else. It's called a Triwizard Tournament. The end is happy and sad at the same time. I just hope you like the book as much as I did!
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: This book is very long and good. It is better than any other book I've read. I recomend this book for ages 9 and up.
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Summary: Amazing! A great book.
Review: This book was great! I could not put it down. The first 6 or 7 pages aren't that great, but after that, well, I loved it. In this book, Harry sees the ghosts of his mom and his dad, and all the ghosts of Voldemorts many victims. This book was a little long, but wonderful. I give this book 6 stars!
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Summary: Hooray for Harry!
Review: As a children's librarian, I can honestly say I'm grateful for J.K. Rowling and her wonderful creation. What other author could inspire children to anxiously await the publication of a 700 page book? This fourth installment was worth waiting for and will not disappoint fans of the series. Rowling's great descriptions of characters and compelling action make it still a rapid read, despite it's size. Highly recommended to all Harry fans, as well as to those who should be.
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Summary: A Little Long, But We Like That
Review: The long-awaited fourth Harry Potter book doesn't dissapoint, although it differs in content and format from the first three more than you might expect, given their strong similarity and success. First of all, the book is not only long-awaited, but also LONG. At 700-0dd pages, it nearly doubles the length of the first one. The length of the book is both an asset and a "short"coming. On one hand, it allows Rawling to reveal much more about the mysterious wizarding world, about which the readers previously knew very little. For example, there are, it turns out, other wizarding schools. The length also allows Rawlings to fulfill her promise of bombarding the main characters with hormones, and the effects are fairly comic as we find that our child-heroes are not children anymore. Finally, Rawlings inserted many more clues about the future of the series in this book than in the others. Not only do we see future battles shaping up for Harry, Her-my-oh-nee and Ron, but we see _futures_, as well. Despite all these significant plusses, the book's length fostered some sloppiness not found in the other three. Not all the ends were well tied up--and while it could be argued that they will be in future books, Rawlings has never needed to resort to that tactic before, preferring to tightly control _every_ element of the story in tight vignettes that finish within each book. The series is beginning to read more like a series than a series of novels. (Examples of un-or-poorly-tied-ends are SPEW, Nelville's history, the function of the bubopus, and others that I can't reveal without revealing the ending). Finally, some of the early events in the novel lose their significance by the end of the book, even though they are crucial to figuring out "whodunnit." By the time the perpetrator of the Death Mark is revealed, we've forgotten how important the Death Mark was. Stronger editing would have solved this problem more satisfactorily. But, then again, who's complaining--more Harry Potter is what the world wants.
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Summary: Brilliant...Simply Brilliant
Review: The fourth Book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is without doubt the best out of the Harry Potter Series. This 734 page masterpiece is probably one of the best pieces of children's literature. As Harry continues his adventure in this book he watches the Quiddich World Cup, is entered into the Triwizard Tourament, and once again meets Lord Voldermont. J.K. Rowling has showed her unbelievable talent once again. You dont want to miss this...
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