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Summary: Wow!
Review: I have read many great books. Most lasted about 150 pages, which always left me feeling like the story shouldn't be over; that it went by way too quickly. HP and the GoF isn't at all like that. Some may turn away from the book just because of it's enormous size (over 700 pages), but once you get into it, you're stuck. By the time I had finished reading the entire book, I felt satisfied. The plot was left hanging, but that's to be expected with a fifth, sixth, and seventh part on the way, but I wasn't left feeling empty and cheated. Rather, I was left surprised and anxious to read the next book. Mrs. Rowling has done an excellent job making each book better than the previous. I can't wait for the last three books!
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Summary: J. K. Rowling has done it again!
Review: It is amazing how entertaning and exciting these books are. She catches our attention by having very exiting adventures. This is a great book! But it is 734 pages long, and that takes a longggg time!
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Summary: Unbeliveable!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: J.K Rowling did such a good job with this. The tasks were really good in the triwizerd ternament. BUT WARNING: this might be really scary for kids under 8. The last few chapters were horrifying. You would not expext that from a Harry Potter Book. Still this book is unbelivebly great. Hope you enjoy it!
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Summary: awesome book
Review: I recommend Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book because it is the best book I have
ever read. It is about Harry Potter in his fourth year at Hogwarts. The book is about a
school competition that takes piace at Hogwarts.Three more schools come to Howarts to
participate the competition. I'm normally not read er but this is one book I will never stop
reading. It is a long book but I think the longer the book, the more exciting it is
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Summary: Rawling is magically gifted
Review: I loved reading this book as well as every other so far in the series. The imagery that J.K. Rawlings writes with is unmatched in any literary circle. Hogwarts actually comes alive right in front of you as you read. I could smell Hagrid, I could taste the butter beer, and I could see Professor Snape glaring at Harry during every lesson. She writes with so much description and realness, that even the fantasy realm of Hogwarts seems a reality. This literary technique was really evident, in the chapter in which Rawling described the different tents and souvenirs the witches and wizards were carrying around. From three story flats to peacocks coming out of tents everything had a touch of magic to it. I especially enjoyed the two teams mascots and their stark differences. From the lovely Veela seducing the opposing crowd to the boisterous leprechaun giving a rude, but funny, hand gesture back at the Veela everything had the charm in it that the last three books had. Another thing that Rawling really excels in is her ability to make her characters "round" and not "flat". Most novels just have the main character in three dimension, but Rawling has numerous characters that are as round as Harry. Take for instance the lesser-known characters like Neville Longbottom and Sirius Black, Harry's Godfather. Neville comes to life with his wanting to live up to his slain parent's expectations, while being unbelievably clumsy. Also with Sirius Black, his mystery is great, and I was eagerly awaiting every response he gave to Harry. He shows signs of being the Dad that Harry never had, more like a mentor. Couple the imagery and development of characters with the fast moving twisting plot and you have what makes for a great novel and a fantastic addition to the Harry Potter series.
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Summary: Harry Potter just keeps getting better and better...
Review: Okay, we all know that a boy named Harry Potter is extraordinary. But he doesn't. That's what makes him so human, so that you can relate to him and all his trials and triviations, even though all of these involve the key plot in Harry Potter: he is a wizard. A very powerful wizard, yet to come into his own.
How do we know he is such a strong wizard? He defeated the one who more or less created the thing that they call 'The Dark Arts.' Voldemort, or 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named', was defeated by a baby.
If that isn't extraordinary, I don't know what is.
Okay, it's a given: Harry's mother protected him, but even with her love and affection, he must have backed it up, if even a bit.In this perticular chronicle in the Harry Potter series, everything gets darker: they're growing up. Now fourteen, Harry begins to think about the future; it is obvious he just wants a normal life. Though how can he be normal? Everyone knows his name, rather they like it or not.
They deal with stronger themes this time 'round: good and evil, guilt, redemption, innocence, the fact that people can be wrongfully accused, and the fact that adults aren't always right, and the fact that kids can DO something about that.
They balance it out with love, trust, innocence, humor, love, friendship, and the fact that good still exists in the world even if there is bad in it. With a good douse of horomones thrown in, this is the sort of book that is in between a teenage novel and one of the greatest adventures of all time. It leaves you wondering, too: Why did Voldemort kill Harry's parents? Who will get together with who? Who will stay on the side of good and who is a traitor?
...It's just that kind of book.
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Summary: Well, all right then.
Review: I wasn't going to review this because, well, why bother? Everybody in the world is going to read this and every other Harry Potter book Rowling writes regardless of what I have to say about it, but after reading another review, I thought I'd kick in my two cents. I agreed with some of what the reviewer pointed out: once the "failthful death-eater" had gotten close to Harry (almost immediately after his arrival at Hogworts), why bother with the Triwizard Tournament. The winning cup didn't have to be a portkey. Any book, homework assignment, any object could have been made into a portkey and handed to Harry at any time. On top of that, aside from the first challenge (against the dragon), the challenges were kind of a waste. They had bleachers up around the lake, but clearly people couldn't see what happened while the champions were in the water, so what exactly did they watch? The same is true of the maze. If anyone could see what was going on in the maze, then Moody couldn't have been taking care of Harry through the hedges, so again, what did the people in the stands watch - a bunch of hedges growing? I disagreed with some of the complaints about subplots. Certainly some of them could have been eliminated, but I enjoy the subplots. My interest is not only in Harry. One of the biggest lacks in the movies is the lack of the supporting cast: the Weasley twins, Neville, etc. Also, to be frank, as far as logic and suspension of disbelief are concerned, this book falls a bit short of the others, but it was every bit as engaging, the characters were every bit as enjoyable. This has come to be my second favorite book of the series, with "Prisoner of Azkaban" taking the top honor. Anyway, happy reading and warm breezes to everyone.
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Summary: Another Great Harry Book
Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- some people say its great, some people say its horrible. I really don't see how anybody could think the latter, but GoF isn't quite as good as the first three. That may be because its a huge transitional and pivitol book in the series- Rowling herself said that "innocence is over." Oooh. There aren't quite as many laughs in GoF as there were in previous books- there are more twists of the plot and new discoveries on Harry's part. Then ending chapters may give some readers the creeps, and if I were a parent to a six year old child, I probably wouldn't read this aloud to them unless I was sure they could handle some shivers. On the bright side, however, our favorite trio is back, and there are even more characters to add spice to the pot- the beautiful, French Fleur Delacour, the athletic, mysterious, and surprising Quidditch star Victor Krum, and the not-so-new-but-fresh HufflePuff hero Cedric Diggory. We find out more about old favorites- Draco Malfoy reveals his "inner ferret," for example, and Hermione Granger proves to be a quidditch star magnet. All in all, though, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has a much more dark and sinister tone to it, but readers can still expect the old Rowling charm.
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Summary: Not Rowling's Best Effort
Review: When J.K. Rowling was writing this book, it appears that she had lots of dark, depressing gloomy thoughts in her mind, because this book is dark, depressing, gloomy and not her best effort. There are tons of sub-plots (such as Rita Skeeter, Bertha Jorkins, the House Elves, etc.) that she doesn't need in there (that means the book could have been less than the 700 something pages the book has).
The story begins with a chapter titled "The Riddle House". YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ THIS CHAPTER. It made me want to put down the book instantly.
The story focuses on Voldemort the "Dark Lord" rising to power again. I don't want to read the 5th book because it will probably be more gloomy and more depressing.
The Triwizard Tournament is something that the 3 wizarding schools (Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang) started long ago. Please read other reviews for more information about it because my hand is starting to get tired.
The first 3 books were funny, well-written and descriptive. They usually weren't very boring because J.K. Rowling made it so you didn't want to put the book down. This one was very dark and sometimes very boring. As one reviewer stated, "...It's like a lollipop that you've been licking on. It has been very good, but then you read this book and find out it isn't very tasty at all." Those weren't the exact words, but I thought it was my feelings exactly.
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS BOOK! It is a waste of your time. P. S: I'm ashamed to say that I have 2 copies of it at home.
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Summary: Rowling can do no wrong.
Review: This book is great. It definitely is a lot darker and somewhat scarier than the prior installments but still just as fabulous and captivating. I would not recommend this book for children younger than 10 years of age.
Rowling still brings you into the magical world of Hogarts just like she did in the prior books.
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