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Summary: THE BEST
Review: I love this book. J. K. Rowling must have put so much work into it.It's so addicting.That's what makes makes this book wonderful. Overall,This book is THE BOMB.
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Summary: Hopefully a 5 Star..
Review: I've been waiting for MONTHf or this! I can't believe how thick this book it! I hope to get it done before next week. I love Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling has a real flair for writing! Keep it up!
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Summary: Worth the wait!
Review: I was surprised by the length of the book, but found it absolutely riveting throughout. The author has made it incredibly easy to laugh and cry along with the characters she's created. I found parts of it bringing back embarassing memories of high school. Quite a bit of the book made me think, and it's a real treat to see the best traits and worst foibles of humanity so delightfully packaged in a form that both kids and adults can consume, without leaving anything further to be desired (except for the sequels! ) despite the age range. I'm really excited about the next book!
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Summary: Just keeps getting better
Review: After all the hype in anticipation of the new book. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was definitely worth the wait. Some people were worried that it would be too long for kids, but they will keep reading this no matter how long it takes. Some people were worried about rumors flying back and forth about the books continually growing darker. Some people were worried that after all the waiting that it wouldn't live up to expectation, but it was beyond expectation. It was brilliant, I laughed, I cried, I loved it.Unlike the other books in the series this one does not see Harry to Hogwarts until after chapter 11. But those chapters before are by no means, boring. In these chapters you can see why there were rumors of the title being "Harry Potter and the Quidditch World Cup" or in a slightly later chapter "Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament." They are there to set the stage for the greater plot, which thickens with the turning of every page. But the main plot of the book might have something to do with the fact that Harry is now fourteen. And when he was one, Voldemort tried to kill him. That was thirteen years ago, but thirteen is an unlucky number. The question now is: What are we going to do waiting for Book five!
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Summary: Another year is too long to wait
Review: J.K. Rowling's amazing written magic continues to enchant and delight, as well as render raw emotion in this 4th novel (tome, rather) of the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter begins to grow up and faces more than the challenges of the Triwizard Tournament. In fact, I was rather shocked at some parts of the book describing Potter daydreaming of being great and victorious--the winner--being applauded by his peers, the school, and Cho Chang. I never imagined Harry having delusions of grandeur, but somehow these scenes made him more tangible, and ultimately more real. The twists and turns as well as the overall mystery that lie within will have you writhing in discontent until the unevitable happens--you turn to the 734th page and realize that yes, another year is far too long to wait for the return of our beloved wizard hero.
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Summary: Did it live up to the hype?
Review: Yes! As devoted Harry Potter fans my children and I were in line at midnight to buy the book. I was almost hesitant to start reading because I would have been so disappointed if it had not lived up to the first three books. Never fear, JK Rowling delivers. It begins with a darker tone than the rest and puts you immediately on the edge of your seat. Then you're off to the Quidditch World Cup, Harry is among friends and all is happy then more mysterious happenings. Before you know it is three o'clock in the morning and you still don't want to put the book down.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a blast!
Review: This book is a great addition to the Potter series, and it continues to tell the story of Harry Potter, a 14 year old wizard. There are lots of odd new characters, and some very bone-chilling events that take place in the book. And yes indeed, Harry does fall in love, and there is a death in this, but if I gave any names it would spoil some of the fun of reading this book! I urge you to read this book as soon as you can!
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Summary: Rowling does it again
Review: Hard-pressed not to reveal important plot points, I'll simply say Rowling has done it again! I often wonder how this woman fabricated the entire, wonderful wizard world and continues to add such fascinating, charming, and scary details. A few thoughts I had while devouring the book in 8 hours: 1) Relationships between the three Hogwarts friends continue to develop. No longer are Hermione and Ron static Harry sidekicks. They have agendas and struggles of their own. I got to know Ron a lot better this time around. 2) Although Harry is special, he is not invincible or infallible. This endears more him to me, a hero with vulnerabilities. 3) Vol- er... He Who Must Not Be Named is not the prostrate, weak character I once thought him to be. The last 50 pages or so are truly terrifying. After finishing the last page, I was horrified to see that I had chewed most of my nails off. A few tears were shed too. But now I'm getting into spoiler territory, so I'll end by saying that as Harry marks the days until the next school year begins, I'm crossing them off until Book #5 arrives!
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Summary: How long until the next one?
Review: Can I put my order in for the fifth one now?
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Summary: Potter does NOT stink
Review: In the fourth of the Harry Potter books, things definitely turn nastier. Is this what adolescence is all about? If so, I'm just glad my own is so far in the past that I don't remember it clearly; someone must have mercifully slipped me a memory charm. The book opens with violent death in a Muggles house before the reader gets a chance to catch up with Harry at the Dursleys where one is astounded to learn that Dudley has finally been put on a diet. Harry is invited to stay with the Weasleys and attend the World Quidditch Match but the play-by-play by a former professional player is nothing like so fine as that of Lee Jordan's calling of the school games and professional players can use dirtier tricks than even the Slytherin team. The plot of this volume revolves around the Triwizard Tournament: a magic competition involving participants from three major wizardry schools: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. As usual Harry must use a combination of bravery, intelligence and reliance on his friends to solve the various puzzles set for him. In this book, however, he also has to deal with more serious issues: a school dance, jealous friends, a nosy reporter and recurring frightening visions. I don't think that its giving anything away to say that he wins through in the end, though the fourth Harry Potter is not as light-hearted as the earlier books and the reader is left hanging at the conclusion, wondering what is going to happen next. Ms. Rowling's usually subtle message is a little more deliberately spelled out in this book than in some of her former books. When confronted with the Imperius Curse (which acts like powerful hypnosis), Harry resists the instructions he is given through his own strength of will and ability to think for himself. For me, this has always been the most attractive message in the Harry Potter books: the individual should question what he is told and decide for himself if something is the right thing to do. It's good to see that Harry doesn't forget this crucial knowledge, even when faced with being fourteen. While this volume was not, actually, as much fun to read as the earlier books, it still deserves "unputdownable" status.
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