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Summary: Harry Potter 55555's Review
Review: It is the best book in the serious so far. I would recommend it to anyone of any age. The ending is mysterious and great. It sets you up for the next book.
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Summary: Good book
Review: This book is one of my favorites, along with the other Harry Potter Books and the Lord of the Rings. Because of its length, You are shown areas never explored in any of the previous books. This book explores the uneasy and nervous area of first dances and asking someone to the ball! It also has more action scenes than Books One and Two. The plot thickens, and the story is much darker, and gives off the feeling that it is ensnared in secrets yet to be uncovered.
Although this item is recommended to children under 12, I think this book is a wonderful read for all ages. At thirteen, I thoughurly enjoyed this book, as did my friends. My Parents enjoyed reading it with my younger sister. My mother was hooked and would read chapters ahead while my sister fell asleep. Don't be worried about how long it seems. By the end of it, you'll wish there were twice as many pages. I finished mine in one day! keep in mind though that I am addicted.
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Summary: The Best One So Far...
Review: By far, this is the best of the Harry Potter series, if for no other reason than the fact that the length allows a greater plot development than the other three. The span of the novel, from the Quidditch World Cup to the final task of the Triwizard Cup, keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and unlikely to put the novel down. Rowling seems to let the reader know much more about the characters than in any other book--Hermione in particular becomes much more likeable than in the previous installments. As a 5th/6th Grade teacher, I was pleased to see my students enjoying the novel to the degree they did. It was wonderful to see students who typically did not enjoy reading to take the book home on a Friday and return Monday having read it in its entirety. We had book study groups on it and were able to analyze literature that actually appealed to them. We all can't wait for the next book to be released.
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Summary: The best book in the series!!!!!
Review: This is my most favorite book that I own. I believe it is one of the best books I have EVER read. I think that J.K. Rowling is a very good author. At first I didn't like Harry Potter but once I started reading it I couldn't stop! She makes a sort of mystery at the end and it surprises you of what happens sometimes. I think that she describes what is happening so well that you have a clear picture in your head (at least I do). I advise people to just PLEASE give these books a try.
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Summary: Stunned
Review: This book was a real eye-opener for me. I began reading the Harry Potter series almost immediately after it was introduced to America, thanks to my father's suggestions. All I can say is WOW. J.K. Rowling has always done an incredible job, but this book outdoes the rest. It's funny and clever enough to amuse young children, and it has enough subtle clues about the future books to intrigue older readers. She hints at more to come, but she doesn't give away TOO much. Honest to God, I finished this book in one day. I'm a freakishly fast reader. Of course, I had to read it again...and again...and - well, you get the picture. And as for those who say that this book encourages interest in the occult, I think they have WAY too much free time on their hands. After Harry Potter came around, I saw kids who I never would have caught dead with a book in their hands READING. I refuse to believe that such a thing can be wrong. I would reccomend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Excellent - better than excellent
Review: These books get better and better. I can hardly wait for the next one.
First of all, this book took the series to a whole new level, in terms of maturity and complication of characters.
Second, this book left you "hanging" at the end, waiting for Year 5.
I am enjoying getting to know the characters better and better as each book goes on. We already know and love Harry, Hagrid, Dumbledore, and Ron and Hermione, but it's nice now to get to know Snape better, and Moody, and especially Sirius!
I can't recommend this series enough. It took me a long time to pick it up, but now I am hooked!!!
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Summary: Rowling does it again
Review: Though the longest, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was my favorite in the Harry Potter series thus far. It was darker and less childish than the previous three books, and the characters, especially Harry and Hermione, experience tremendous growth throughout the story. I didn't want this book to end.
The Dursley's remain as awful as ever, and the Defense Against the Dark Arts position continues to be surrounded with mystery, and Dumbledore's wisdom and goodness still prevail at Hogwarts. Yet new characters are introduced, the relationships between Harry, Ron, and Hermione change, and Harry Potter faces more difficult and creative challenges than ever before. This book also left several questions unanswered, setting it up perfectly for the next in the series. Definately read it!
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Summary: Moving from Kiddie Lit to Adult Fiction
Review: With the fourth book in the Harry Potter series, Rowling has moved from writing primarily Children's Literature to a more mature fiction in the vein of Stephen King. This is not necessarily a bad thing. This book is not only King-like in tone, but also in length. At 734 pages, it's hard to imagine a child having the patience and attention span to finish it. The main characters are starting to show normal emotions associated with adolescence and their 14 years. This makes them not only more likable (even when exhibiting things like jealousy), but also more believable. Although I would have liked Rowling to have provided just one vital clue to the mystery of this story, it was still engaging and enthralling. Most importantly from a franchise perspective is that it left me anticipating the 5th installment. One word of caution to parents: The violence in this book is pretty graphic. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone below 7th Grade (which is the level at which I started reading Stephen King). If the violence is depicted in the movie version as it is presented in the book, the movie would likely receive an "R" rating.
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Summary: PONY CHIC writes.............. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: J.K. Rowling's books get better with every new book that she introduces into the series. This was a great book, with a tiny pinch of sprouting crushes, a bucketful of comedy, and drama by the gallon. Yet now there is a new ingredient in Rowling's book potion: fear, if not horror. The first three books had some little scares in them, but not anything truly scary. Now, it seems like Harry doesn't know who to trust. This book got truly horrific in the end, and even after he had been in the graveyard and returned to Hogwarts, his troubles were far from over, with so-called "Mad-Eye Moody". In the end, it turned out pretty ok. I wish Rowling would hurry up with her next book, though.
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Summary: A wonderful story
Review: For a long time I believed Harry Potter to be terribly inferior when compared to such fantasy masterpieces like The Lord of the Rings. I finally decided to read them this summer, and I was pleasantly surprised. The Goblet of Fire is the best book of the four, delving into the darkness and danger of the Lord Voldomort. J.K. Rowling definitely has a gift for storytelling. While it is still inferior to The Lord of the Rings, it is a fantastic diversion for people of any age.
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