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Summary: IN A CHILDS EYES
Review: I PURCHASED THE BOOK FOR MY 9 YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER. SHE LOVED IT
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Summary: Good
Review: This book is the best Harry Potter book of all.With Mystrey, Excitement and charm this book will be your favorite.
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Summary: Harry Potter book responce
Review: I think the book Harry Potter and the goblet of fire By J.k Rowling is the best Harry Potter book ever I can't wait till the next book comes out because I'll be the first one to get it. I would reccomend this book to anyone in its reading level or to Harry Potter fans everywhere.
By fletcher Johnson
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Summary: Ugh!
Review: I can't stand any of the Harry Potter books, but this one is definately the worst! I mean, for one thing, JK Rowling may be able to think of a good storyline, but she just CANNOT WRITE. Her sentence structure is horrendous. Not to mention the fact that the main character's moral code is less and less, well...MORAL, in each book. If you want to read a good fantasy book, try Lord of the Rings.
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Summary: What can I say that has not already been said?
Review: I adore the Harry Potter series and was sad at the conclusion of the book because there is no book 5 yet. If you like Harry Potter you will love this book - it's as simple as that.
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Summary: Yup... a little darker than the first three...
Review: The plot DID seem to meander a bit, but it was still a fun read. Nothing was too mature or offensive for the Young Adult crowd, but the foreign students were a tad to inept to be real. The tone did shift into a much darker mood in this book, but that should be just fine if this is the setup for the remaining books. I just read in Cinescape (#64, September 2002) that the fifth book is slated for June 2003, and is currently called "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". I hope this is the final title, and we don't see any changes between the Great Britain and US market. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great Goblet of Fire!
Review: Wow. J.K. Rowling has firmly established herself as a classic author with the first four books of this fully-involving series. Year Four picks up, as usual, with Harry in summer break from Hogwart's school. The book's length comes from here, whereas normally the students return within the first 75 pages, it takes a good 200 to get through the summer. But the summer is fun, including the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling continues her saga of being able to completely capture her audience with this book. I was completely absorbed, at times on the edge of my seat. In the tradition of the last three books, there is a satisfying twist in the ending of this book. The second is still my favorite of the series, but this one loses no charm. However, the series is taking a steady dark spiral. (You'd have to read it to understand, there is no way I'm giving away what happens) The last few chapters, for lack of a better way to say it, creeped me out. Rowling is such a masterful story teller I was right there with Harry through an incredibly harrowing experience, one that I would not like to envision again. The story is great, and it left me excited for the fifth book. Once again there are new characters introduced that are eccentric enough to be real, but magically out of the ordinary enough to be completely unbelieveable. Of course, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher once again steals this role in the novel. I can't wait to see where this story gets taken. In the hands of this capable writer, I am extremely excited to see what will happen as Harry Potter grows into the wizard he will become.
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Summary: Paperback Just As Good As Hardcover
Review: The Story: Harry Potter is orphaned as a baby and raised with a mean aunt and uncle and their incredibly spoiled son. However, his parents were a witch and a wizard, and he is destined to be a wizard. Despite the attempts by the aunt and uncle to suppress Harry's magical side, he ends up going to Hogwarts School of Magic. In "The Goblet of Fire", the Quidditch games at school are canceled for the year, so that Hogwarts can host a Triwizard Tournament involving Hogwarts and two other schools: Beauxbatons (run by a half-giantess who won't acknowledge her heritage) and Durmstrang (run by a repentant former follower of Voldemort, the Dark Lord). Each school gets one champion, but Harry Potter gets picked as a fourth champion as a way to arrange his . . . well, I don't want to give away too much. The champions face three great tasks to compete to be the Grand Champion. Meanwhile, Voldemort is working on a scheme to regain power. Technical: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has the makings of a genuine classic. It is even more sinister, intricate, and complex than Book 3. The series is growing up even as its main character does. What I found surprising is the fact that I, at age 42, enjoyed it as much as I did. The writing is nearly flawless and, while reading it, the only thing that reminds you that this is a children's book is how quickly the pages fly by. Some of the humor is also definitely aimed at ages 9 to 12, content-wise, but not to a point of being a distraction. First Comment: While I would not automatically endorse a book that is widely read by children and has generated as much interest in reading as has the Harry Potter series, I would definitely be predisposed to liking such a book. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" fulfilled the hope that started in me when I saw hordes of children lining up to buy books, and tghe sequels have held to that standard. This is good fiction, and can lay the groundwork for later introduction of more mature mythical reading, like "The Lord of the Rings". Second Comment: Some adults are concerned about the Harry Potter books because of the magical, supernatural content. This surprises me, as children are routinely bombarded with fictional characters and unreal stories, without adults organizing protests. Parents need to sit down regularly (not once) and discuss what the difference between fiction and reality is, including the much more realistic-appearing but fictional violence children see frequently on television and in movies. If a child reads a Harry Potter book and believes the magical content, then his or her parents have inadequately addressed the fiction-versus-reality issue with them. And, such a child, who believes the fiction he or she sees is real, is going to be harmed much more by other fictional content available to him or her than he or she is by Harry Potter and his very fictional-appearing magic. My recommendation: Relax, explain the concept of fiction to your children, label Harry Potter as clearly fictional, and let your children enjoy good, imaginative writing. Third comment: Some books don't seem as impressive as paperbacks as they did in hardcover, for some hard-to-define reason, but this one holds up fine. The artwork helps, I think.
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Summary: Exquisite!
Review: Rowling tells stories better than many (more obscure or "grown-up" and thus "more valid/literary") authors. Her control of an intricate plot leaves me amazed, as do her characters. The Harry Potter universe is one in which I would not mind living, if only to see the filigreed relationships develop in real life. I am sad when each book ends, but I cry every time I finish this one...
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Summary: Like a 600 page game of Quidditch.
Review: All of the Harry Potter books are fun. I bought these books for my son, but couldn't manage to put them down. The Goblet of Fire explores the complications of growing up, and the conflicts of character and good and evil that are too familar to old muggles like me. This book in particular reminds me of so many books that I have loved, whether it is the world of Narnia, Middle Earth, or even the sometimes harsh world of school in 'The Catcher in the Rye.' Rowling is extremely good at crafting her novels, drawing out our prejudice, our ideals, and our friend and family relationships through the varied characters in the books. It is satisfying to see capable heros that are both male and female, friends that are both black and white. The Goblet of Fire demonstrates this pointed social message with more power than the first three books. The book is a story of redemption, tragedy, and coming of age that is really hard to match. I read the book, which is quite lengthy, over the weekend. It helped to recall the wonder, innocence and insecurity of being a teen. I recommend this book to all parents. The book conveys messages I hope to spend the next number of years teaching my children, about prejudice, forgiveness and potential.
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