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Summary: the best book i've ever read
Review: I have read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire two times already. every page turns out new conflicts that yuo have to find out about. I could not put it down; it kept me reading. The only bad part was that Cedric died and Voldemort came back to power. But if you need to read a book, read this one!
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Summary: I missed Quiditch (SP?)
Review: The best of the lot so far. Ms. Rowling seems to be getting better and darker; growing up with her audience I hope will deliver us more great books about this interesting world.
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Summary: A good escape from reality
Review: I never planned on reading this series but my oldest told me they were a quick read. I read the first few chapters of the first book and got hooked. This is by far the best and longest of the four books. If you've not read the others, you MUST read them first just so you will get the background out of the way. The subsequent stories build upon the previous one(s). As in the previous books, Rowling is very descriptive in detailing everything that happens, the characters and their environment. Envisioning the story unfold through her words is very easy. The book was a real page turner and I stayed up late trying to get in "just one more chapter". I lost a lot of sleep over this one. I saw the movie translation of the first book and was generally pleased with it. However, some aspects could not be put on the big screen. Much of the charm, humor and character inner thoughts were left out (not to mention a lot of other stuff, even though it was 2.5 hours long). I recommend reading the books and skipping the movies. The books will be way more satisfying. One word of caution: Rowling is British and writes like it; so some of the language may need deciphering (treacle fudge?).
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Summary: Best Yet
Review: Okay, I admit it - I bought the first Harry Potter book for my daughter, but now they're for me, as well. Each book seems to outdo the one before it. Can't wait for the next one!
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Summary: the perfect book
Review: After all of the magic and fantasy books I have read, this one has it all. From mystery to mayhem and romance to rebirth, no one could ask for a better book.
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Summary: Extra-ordinary
Review: I never review books, but this book was one of the most fantastic books I've read. The emotional ties to the characters is almost unbelievable. The entire Harry Potter series is something that is magical in and of itself, but this last book was the best so far. J.K. Rowling never lets a reader down and I and other fans of her work appreciate that they can follow Harry Potter's adventures due to her superb writing.
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Summary: 4.5 Stars for this one
Review: In my opinion, "The Chamber of Secrets" was by far the better of the first three books, and when I began reading "The Goblet of Fire," I thought that being more than 700 pages was more of a detriment than an advantage. However, as surprising as it truly is, this book reads faster than the first, though it it more than two and a half times longer. The plot is mysterious, adventrous and fun, and the conclusion is downright frightening. Also, the characters are much older in this one, and have more abilities than in the previous three, which makes it all the more interesting. I'll definitely be in line to buy part five opening day, and hope it lives up to this one, though I do think that that's close to impossible. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the most rewarding of the four by far, and I'll be the first to admit that I've been pulled into the phenomenon of Harry Potter after years of refusing to read these books.
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Summary: 2nd favorite Potter book, second favorite book of all time
Review: People seem to often say they don't understand why the Harry Potter series is so popular. I think it's blatantly obvious. Harry Potter is universal, filled with glorious characters and also with characters so digusting you wonder why they're that way. Each Harry Potter book has a moral, and the moral in THE GOBLET OF FIRE is the strongest one the series has to offer. J.K. Rowling has the wonderful ability to give the reader enough details to give him/her an idea of the story but few enough details to let our imaginations soar. Although I'm 15 years old, this simple children's book is still very relatable to me.
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Summary: A little slower than the first 3
Review: I think my favorite Harry Potters have been the first and the third so far. They have been light hearted and eventful and have dealt with coming of age issues in a way that captures the interest of an adult without losing the interest of a child. I can't imagine a better set of bedtime reading books to share with children even as old as 10 or 12 years. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth in the series, is another good one, but I found it difficult to get into after the first chapter. The characters are again some of them charming, some of them intriguing, and the setting just as wondrous as in the other books, but here the narrative seemed to wander. After a wonderful and arresting opening, the book seemed to stall out. The gap between the almost Agatha Christie opening and the by now almost banal Qwiddich match left one wondering what the point of the whole thing was. Rowling's stories heretofore have been fast moving, with few digressions and a tapestry of characters whose roles have been fairly clear cut even when they have been designed to throw the reader off the track. (One is used to the latter device when one has read enough murder mysteries.) Here it takes almost 500 pages before their purpose in the story becomes clear. In fact it took the device of the Pensieve to bring the plot again into focus for me. While it took me minutes to read the first chapter, and I was riveted again from chapter 29 to the end, the 28 chapters in between took me almost two months to get through. In fact I only persisted because I was certain that the end would make them somehow more pertinent, and it did. Unlike Rawling's previous three books, the chapters in this one seemed to lack the connecting suspense that kept me moving from one to the next in order to find out "what happened next." I could easily set the book aside at the end of a chapter and not get back to it for days, where previous books had been finished in a single day. I still think these are charming books with much to say to everyone. I can't imagine not having a complete collection especially for a family with young children, but I think that this book is definitely the one for which I'd wait for the paperback edition or a lower price before adding it.
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Summary: Let yourself into this wonderful world of Harry Potter
Review: I was not a seasonal fictional book reader until I started reading this series (I only read non-fictions). I bought the first book because of all the hypes surrounding it. Before I knew it, i finished reading all 4 books within 2 weeks. For a 27 years old, I love the darker tone of book 4, but I would find it frightening for anyone under the age of 8. I would recommend parents who would read for their kids to edit out the "death" word. This is an incredible book and I don't want any kids to miss out on it just because some parents find certain scenes too scary.
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