Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
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 | Product Details: Hardcover 640 pages Release Date: 08 July 2000 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 074754624X Rating:  Sales Rank: 7282 | | Look for similar books by subject: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: Magical sports! (18 October 2008)This book focuses on "sport" - first the Quidditch World Cup and then the Triwizard Tournament - so much I actually miss some of the Hogwarts everyday life. But as always it's an unpredictable plot introducing Mad-Eye Moody among other soon to be important characters and bringing Voldemort back in full force, which bodes "well" for the last three books I've read all seven books in Danish at least twice each. Now I'm going through the lot in English - in the right order that is - and have just finished this one. Okay, I have to admit that I couldn't wait for the Deathly Hallows to be published in Danish, and it was the first of them I read in English first. Even though this one is worthy of five stars, it's not the best one in my opinion. Harry Potter and my Subjective Ranking: 1. Prisoner of Azkaban. 2. Half-Blood Prince. (only in Danish) 3. Deathly Hallows. 4. Order of the Phoenix. (only in Danish) 5. Goblet of Fire. 6. Chamber of Secrets. 7. Philosopher's Stone. If you've seen the movies and you think it's about time you read the books, I'd say, you may - though I wouldn't recommend it - skip the first one. Basically I consider Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone in US version) an introduction to the main characters and this fascinating and captivating parallel world of magic; having seen the movies this is already taken care of. In general the movies leave out a lot of details, change parts and even put in stuff that you won't find in the books. So I'm afraid there's no way around it but to read No. 2 through to 7 in sequence. The stories, plots, people, personalities and history etc. is so perfectly interwoven through all seven books, with very few loose ends (when you've finished) and almost no gaps and mistakes. Speaking of mistakes: Why can't Harry see the Thestrals now he has seen Cedric die? Anyway, this is yet another super-book by J.K. Rowling - I'm tempted to say "spellbinding". Every time I travel by train I expect "my Harry Potter" to pop up in my head. Maybe you have to travel to and from Manchester for such a thing to happen? BRILLIANT ! (18 June 2008)Another brilliant installment from the Great JK Rowling ! Gets better with each book as we are led further into the wonderful world of magic ! Great to find out about the other Wizarding Schools of Beaubatons & Durmstrang and loved Viktor Krum ! a bit darker than the rest but it has to move on a bit now they are all getting older ! Brilliant !  Of epic proportion, of epic quality. (17 June 2008)'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' is no short read, taking the reader through over 600 pages of wit, humour, misery and excitement. For some, this book may indeed seem over-written, striding down corridors that are hundreds of yards from where the real plot is taking place. However, Rowling is to be commended for her ability to yet again shape the character of Harry Potter into a greater form, but at a pace relevant to mass market fiction. The growing animosity between Potter and Voldemort is considered in a real and engaging way, allowing the plot to play upon the reader's deepest fears. Drink this goblet dry... (07 June 2008)Rowling is on top form here. Ten pages in, I was hoping that it would never finish. The old caretaker, the 'One who cannot be named' and the eerie setting of an old house. It's great to see Harry maturing throughout the book, although I felt uneasy. But then I realised that was exactly what J K wanted. Great action, great character development, dark, and my favourite H Potter book yet. Fantastic book magical (15 March 2008)I have only been in to Harry Potter for about 10 months, 2months before the final book was released.I heard they were great but never bothered to read then.BUT am I glad I did they are BRILL I read them all in a few months and would recommend them to anyone of all ages.This book was one of my favourites.I was gripped from the start to the very end. | |
