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Summary: Excellent...but darker
Review: Before, I open any new Harry Potter book, I always pause to wonder if J.K. Rowling can manage to make this book before than the ones before. And at the end of each book, I can once again say yes! In the fourth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry starts his forth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Before going to school Harry goes to his first professional Quidditch match with his best friend Ron Weasley and his family, but things go terribly wrong after the match leaving everyone to wonder if evil Lord Voldemort will rise again. As if that's not enough excitement for young Harry Potter, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of the dangerous Tri-Wizards Tournament where it takes everything a wizard know about magic to succeed...or stay alive. I could say more, but that will ruin the fun. As usual, this fourth installment of the Harry Potter book is excellently written with more and more intricately woven plots than in the previous books. The plot twists and turns are just as complicated as ever, but Rowling's clear narrative leads us through them cleanly. The book is also longer, at 700+ pages. I suspect that some parents will object to some of the darker plot lines in the book (mainly centered around death and murder) and there were a few naughty words here and there (specificially the word "damn"). The ending was quite a shock, even for me an adult fan, but I also felt that it was necessary for it to end that way. The Goblet of Fire is the first book in the series in which you get a real inkling of how frightening and evil Lord Voldemort really is, and I suspect that things will only get darker for Harry in books to come. We're not dealing with the half smart/half stupid evil character that shows up in many children's books. So be prepared! As for appropriateness for children, I for one don't really believe in hiding the facts of life from kids and I would have no problem with them reading it, although depending on their age, I might prefer to read it to them instead of having them read it on their own. There are some things in the book that can be scary to young children. However, I'm sure that not all parents will feel that way, so I would advise parents who are sensitive to subjects such as death and curse words to read it first before allowing their children to read it.
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Summary: The most grim of the Harry Potter Series so far!
Review: This book is still focused mainly on the three characters of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. IT is also still full of the antics of the Weasely twins and family. But, this one adds more punch in the creepy/scary department. While I allowed my 11 year old to read it, -(after I myself did of course) I will not allow my 6 and 9 year old to. This book is simply not meant for younger readers.
I found it thoroughly entertaining, but in need of better editing. Some of the story lines simply do not blend well and this book is starting to show some amateur quality. It is well worth the read because we all want to keep up with the threesome! This book does offer yet another hook in the end to get you to read the next. That is a gift that Rowling seems to possess- chapter to chapter in all her books as well. Those "hooks" can sometimes aggravate me when I try to put it down. I find that I cannot because, Harry is up to something else exciting and I simply have to find out what it is next while dinner waits!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Review: In this story Harry goes to see the Quidditch World Cup with his friend Ron and his family. At the World Cup a mysterious figure conjures the Dark Mark and a House Elf is accused of conjuring it. Back at school The Triwizard Tournament is being held and Harry was picked to be the fourth champion. As Harry fights in the three tasks, Sirius, Harry's godfather warns him that one of the foreign teachers that arrived for the tournament was a Death Eater (a person who worked for the wizard Voldemort). At the last task Harry and Cedric touched the cup and they were sucked to where Voldemort was. Voldemort then took some of Harry's blood and returned to power. When Harry returned he found out that the reason he Harry was picked for the tournament was all Voldemort's plan, one of Voldemort's servants had put his name in the Goblet of Fire in the beginning.
I chose to read this book because I had read all of the other three books in the Harry Potter series. When the book first came out I saw on the news that there were already people in line to buy the book the day before. After that I couldn't buy the book for another few weeks. ...
My favorite part was when Harry had to fight the dragon Hungarian Horntail. When he was called to fight the dragon he pictured that he was in a Quidditch match. Harry thought that the dragon was a bludger, and that the golden egg was a golden snitch. And then Harry tricked the dragon to fly away from the eggs, and then Harry swooped down and caught the golden egg.
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Summary: THE BEST HARRY POTTER
Review: The best book of the year is here, and it is called Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban has done it again! Nobody can resist this mysterious and thrilling adventure. With no doubt, it'll win the best book of the year award! Once you start reading this book, you won't be able to put it down. Even when you finish it, you'll want to read it again. The New Yorker claims that even if you hate to read, you'll love this amazing adventure, and the New York Times describes it as being an enchanted ride through the magical world. So, turn off that T.V., put down that pencil, and go out and read this book!
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Summary: harry potter review
Review: Harry Potter Book Review
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling, is book four in the four book series. I recently read this story, and I thought that it was an incredible story with many twists and turns. Harry is getting himself into many more predicaments with his enemy Lord Voldermont. While continuing to attend Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, Harry is learning a great deal more about charms, potions and defense against the dark arts.
In this story Harry is chosen by the goblet of fire to participate in the tri wizard tournament, where this time there are four students. Harry was anonymously entered in the tournament by someone other that himself, nevertheless Harry continues to participate in the tournament because he is bound by his name. Harry knows that he didn't enter himself in the tournament. He knows that someone has it in for him, so he has to be sure to watch his back.
While participating in the tournament a lot happens. Reeta Skeeter, the news reporter, is causing a lot of trouble around Hogwarts. She is printing false stories about a lot of people that work there, and getting them into trouble. Harry is also having problems with his scar, it is hurting because Lord Voldermont's evil is being transmitted to Harry via nightmares.
Over all, this story was a great hit and I recommend it for people of all ages. Whether you read it for comedy or not, the story may appeal to you. I really think that you should give Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire a chance and read it.
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Summary: Harry, I am your father!!!
Review: No, Lord Voldemort (aka You-Know-Who) doesn't say this to Harry in the book, but still, this book has a very Empire-Stikes-Back like feel to it. The book chronicles the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends during his fourth year at Hogwarts School for Wizardry and Witchcraft. Everything has been going pretty well for Harry during his first three years at Hogwarts, with new friends, learning Quidditch, wizard training, and defeating Lord Voldemort's plans. Turns out, though that Lord Voldemort has just been getting ready to make his big move, which comes during this book. It's getting more and more obvious that JK Rowling must, to some extent or another, have planned out the entire series before she ever published the first book. Each book is a self-contained adventure, but they all build on each other, slowly creating a complex battle between the forces of good and evil in the wizarding world. The first three books are, in a sense, "Act One". That is, they concern theselves with introducing us to Harry and his world, they start establishing the relationships between the various characters, they interject a BIG dose of mystery into the series, and they make us very aware of just WHY the wizarding world is so terrified of Lord Voldemort, even 13 years after his supposed demise. Then, this book, the fourth in the series, is "Act Two" in which Voldemort makes his big move and begins the process of his return to power. Now, at the end of book four, the lines are drawn, and the characters and conflicts are established. Presumably, the last three books in the series will concern themselves with the battle between Harry, Dumbledore, and the rest of the forces of good to stop Voldemort and his minions. The books are also getting more and more mature in their content. There is some stuff in this one which could easily give little kids nightmares. There are a number of fairly scary bits through the book, including the cold-blooded murders of two characters. I'm not going to go too much into details of the plot, since I don't want to ruin it for you, plus things have been covered fairly well by other reviewers, but let me just say that for a long time, I had no interest in reading these books and had dismissed them as nothing more than mindless kiddie books. However, when the movie came out, I picked up the first book out of curiosity. Now, having eagerly devoured all four books, all this 32-year old engineer can say is, WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE COMING OUT???
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Review: I have been a fan of the Harry Potter series for about 2 years now... This book was considerably bigger than all the rest. And when I had begun to read it, it was also considerably better than all of the rest. There was more suspense, a better plot, but however, there was no quidditch. In order to make up for such a popular thing, J.K Rowling had to do something equally as interesting, if not more interesting. But then again, how could you totally eliminate quidditch from a Harry Potter book? Harry Potter is quidditch. However, Rowling, I am sure, knew that she couldn't eliminate quidditch, and was able to incorporate it in this massive 1000 page hit. I would like to go on about how much I love Harry Potter, and the endless reasons that you should read it, and tell you all of the best parts of the book, but I am not going to be the one to spoil it for you.
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Summary: CD Version Review--SOMEWHAT OF A SPOILER!!!
Review: Jim Dale does a masterful performance as usual. I was also happy to hear that Dale corrects the major hardcover version glitch in the PRIORI INCANTATEM order of the victims (Dale does it so smoothly!--did he consult with Rowling?) as well as some other minor errors in the book such as attributing some lines to Moody when it is clearly someone else (!) speaking. Rarely does a different-media presentation of a book match my expectations, but Dale's performance does just that (I can't wait until "Phoenix" comes out!), but I do think that reading the text before listening to the CD is the best experience.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Review: If you like books with magic in them then you will like Harry Potter Volume 4 The Goblet of Fire. But some people die in the book and Harry Potter has to fight someone evil called Voldermont with his wand that they both have. He also has to pass 3 obstacles to get to Voldermont. Then he has to kill him and save his friends. I like the book because it has magic and action in the book. I think the author J. K. Rowling wrote the book because she likes books with magic in them.
If you read Harry Potter I am sure you will like it. Also the book has 24 chapters and 737 pages in it. If you like books with magic in them, then you will like Harry Potter Volume 4 The Goblet of Fire.
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Summary: Road Dog
Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling is the most exciting book I have ever read. It is about a boy named Harry Potter and when he was a baby his parent were murdered by a very powerful wizard name Voldemort. Now Harry has been enrolled at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
I like this book because it is about witchcraft and wizardry. I also like it because there is always danger around the corner. Will he die, or will he live? To find out you will have to read the book.
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