First Quarter Outside Reading Book Review

First Quarter Outside Reading Book Review

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Scholastic Inc., 2000. Genre: Fiction-Fantasy

Harry Potter, the boy who lived, as he’s known in the mystical world, is living through his past along with trying to survive in the present. While living at the Hogwarts School, Harry was chosen illegally out of the students who volunteered to participate in a life-risking event. In this game, Harry Potter muse endure tasks such as dragon fighting along with being a part in the life as a teenager. While battling his biggest enemy Voldemort, Harry has to manage trying to keep a good relationship with his friends and classmates along with finding himself and surviving.

“This is the pivotal fourth novel in the seven part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at the Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened in a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen year old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards.” (The book jacket) “And in his case, different can be deadly”.
“The details are as ingenious and original as ever.... Rowling plants the red herrings, the artful clues and tricky surprises that disarm the most attentive audience.” (Publisher’s Weekly)

J.K. Rowling really wrote the descriptions and details about the setting and characters very well. From the visions through Harry’s eyes and the great imagery about the “Goblet” games, she precisely allowed you to imagine as if you were there.Like other books of the adventures of Harry Potter and like his life, the author brings you along to the fantasy world with witches and wizards where you will never know what to expect on the next page.

“Breathing hard and fast, Harry looked around him. Not one of the witches and wizards in the room (and there was at least two hundred of them) was looking at him. Not one of them seemed to notice that a fourteen year-old boy had just dropped from the ceiling into their midst. Harry turned to the wizard next to him on the bench and uttered a loud cry of surprised that reverberated around the silent room.” (585)

I love reading the Harry Potter series. The story is always unexpecting and adventurous and J.K. Rowling always knows how to keep me reading. I have previously read the three books that were written before the Goblet of Fire and also watched the movies on numerous occasions. For the most part, I think the author is brilliant in her writing and coming up with such a great and suspenseful group of books. Once I finish the series, I wouldn’t doubt that I would reread them again someday.