Book Reviews of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)

JK Rowling once again brings Hogwarts to life in her fourth installment of the Harry Potter series. In his continuing battle with he-who-must-not-be-named, Harry Potter is unknowingly entered as the youngest person to ever compete in the tri wizard tournament. It is either victory or death for Harry and the cards are stacked against him.

The Goblet of Fire is decidedly darker and more mature than the previous three and the first in which the reader witnesses death first hand.

My personal recommendation is 10 years +

This is where the Harry Potter series begins to take a darker turn. However, the story is still enjoyable and the characters even more well developed.

The 4th installment in the wonderful Harry Potter series. Also the scariest in the series in my opinion.

Beginnig his fourth year at Hogwarts, fourteen-year-old Harry Potter and his friends eagerly await Dumbledore's huge announcement of the Triwizard Tournament involving two other European schools of magic. The Goblet of Fire will choose those 17 and above to participate in the tournament and there will only be one student of each school participating..
The bigger the surprise when the goblet gives a fourth name as participant and it is no other than the underage Harry Potter.

Seeing and feeling the signs of Lord Voldemort once again Harry has to face three difficult tasks, a crumbling friendship with Ron and last but not least the dangerous Lord Voldemort.

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The forth installment in this series really hits the mark going out of being pure children's literature. Dealing with problems every young adult faces sooner or later. What I liked about this very thick book is that it never got boring once with much darker elements and more action it's contents grew with our three heros.
As always Harry relies heavily on the help of his friends and teachers to survive.

My favorite of the Harry Potter series. One of the longer books, but very engrossing. It's scary -- parents, read before you let your young children read it!

Well written, lots of emotional range, an overall exciting read.

This book was wonderful, just like all of the other Harry Potter books.

I started reading the Harry Potter Series because a friend of mine said I should. So far I have found it enjoyable. Goblet of Fire was not my favorite. I didn't like the start, but overall I did like the book and it did get better. It is a typical fun little romp with the kids from Hogwarts. And now that I have read the book I can watch the movie. I do look forward to reading the next one

The Harry Potter series was definitely one of the best I've ever read... I had so much fun standing and waiting in line each time a new book came out, I'm really disappointed that the series is over, but it had a fantastic ending.

LOVE IT! Great book:)

A must read for the Fantasy enthusiast.

Harry Potter books speak for themselves.

This is the 4th book in the Harry Potter Series. My book is in fairly good condition - a little dusty and some bent corners on pages. This book was good. It helps to be to be a fan of Harry Potter.

a great read

So much fun to read! I think this is my favorite of all the the Harry Potter series. He's growing up and his adventures and dangerous are growing with him.
Great for kids and adults!

Fast read, better than the movie.
Scenes left out of the movie help to fill out some questions that may linger if you have not read this book.

Detailed story, so I did have to put it down to sleep. But I didn't want to . . .

Fourth adventure of Harry Potter. Grab it and catch up before the lastest one comes out!

HARRY POTTER!!! What else needs to be said?

Awesome book, over 700 pages and I read it in 3 days, it's a very fast read.

I love the Harry Potter series. This book is really cool.

I had a hard time reading this one. I was sorely disappointed in how much of the book was of a quidditch match. I often put this book down and couldn't pick it up and begin to read it. Although I did finally manage to finish it. It's too long and boring with the quidditch match. I love quidditch but it's better to watch than to read.

Harry seems to start feeling the pressure. A very interesting book. I like the interrelated twists in the plots.

This is a very intriguing and magical book. A must read book.

I love Harry Potter and this book is one of my favorites. Somehow I ended up with two copies.

great book,i loved it

Better than the movie

Book 4 of the Harry Potter books and a great read. Harry just wants to have a normal year at school. He just wants to blend in and be a normal young wizard. But Harry Potter is no normal wizard and this will be no normal year for anyone in Harry's world especially Harry.

awesome book that continues the story, but definitely need to read these in order.

This book is a bit kid worn but still in fine condition.

Gread reading, even the second time through!

This has long been my favourite book in the series, coming out just slightly ahead of Chamber of Secrets. It's long but doesn't drag the way the fifth one does, and there's some important development of the backstory and canon that only makes the omissions in the movie more blatant.

Of course, if you've read the first three Harry Potter books, you'll love this one.

I loved this book!

The Fourth in the great Potter series.

Hey, it's a "Potter" yarn, you know they are all GREAT!!

One of the best in the series. A thick book, but a great read.

I liked this book. I love the characters. I think if anyone has kids they should get this for them.

this is a great book!

Harry is growing up and it is fun and exciting to read about his adventures as he hits puberty.

Harry Potter is midway through both his training as a wizardand his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with the Hermione,Ron,and Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chand,his crush(and maybe more than dream).He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year,an event involving two other rival schools of magic.and a competition that hasn't happened for hundreds of years. He wants to be a normal fourteen year old wizard. but unfortunately for Harry Potter he's not normal-even by wizarding standards. And in his case,different can be deadly.

Harry Potter is midway through his training as wizard and his coming of age....

Amazon.com
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder.

Yeah for Rowling! Yo're never too old for Harry Potter.

Harry Potter is midway through both his 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 Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for hundreds of years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal--even by wizarding standards. . . And in his case, different can be deadly.
New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel
A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2000
A Booklist Editors' Choice 2000
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

Greater fun than the last Harry Potter book.

Best of the series so far in my opinion. Pacing is wonderful.

is a discreption necessary?

This is actually the British Version...different ISBN #, but wouldn't work. Different cover, 636 pages.

The fourth in the series. They keep getting better and better.

Another fantastic Harry Potter book. Harry is entered into the Triwizard Tournament between Hogwarts and two other schools of magic. Not everyone is happy about Harry being in the tournament though because technically he's too young and not experienced enough. If you enjoyed the other 3 Harry Potter books you'll enjoy this one even more.

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