Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Čtvrtý Potter dle mého nedosahuje kvalit trojky, nicméně i tak je to velmi solidní nástupce. Brumbál konečně působí seriózně, u scény se spojením hůlek na hřbitově jsem uronil slzu.

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. ⚡

My journey reading the harry potter books continues. As I've mentioned in my previous reviews, I never read harry potter as a kid, but now in my 20s I've decided to read them and see what all the hype is about and this one was the best by far.

This entry is the best one at the moment. With a thrilling story, no deadbeats to make the book longer, and no BS to save the main character.

The fact that this book happens during the Tri-Wizzard Tournier is an excellent plus because there are events happening throughout the year and there is no dead time where nothing happens. In the other books, I felt that the book was about the school year and at the and after the exams coincidentally Voldemort strikes... It was very nice of him to wait until after the exams since it could affect the academic performance of Harry and his Friends.
But in this book, since Harry does not have to write any exams there is action all year around.

There were several great twists, which are slightly hinted at, making the twist surprising but not unbelievable. Except for one which I will be commenting on at the end since I want to keep this review spoiler free.

I also liked that this book is no longer as childish as the previous ones since this book treats more serious topics such as Death and love since harry is slowly becoming a teen. That's great writing from J.K. Rowling.

All in all, until this date my favorite Harry Potter book. I am excited for the next one since the books have gotten better with time.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
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Now I will be commenting on the one scene which I thought was a little BS.
The Duel between Harry and Voldemort. The fact that now twin Wands lock with each other and force the Previous incantation is all a bunch of BS. This scene gives me the feeling J.K. Rowling found herself in the duel and dint know how to save Harry since Voldemort would have won. It is true that he is weaker than in his prime, but harry is an inexperienced teen wizard, he doesn't stand a chance against the Dark Lord.
She could have hinted at it in the class of defense against the dark arts. We could have visited one of Lupin's classes and he could have mentioned: “btw twin wands when they fight against each other they lock and one of them makes the other cast all previous spells in reverse order.”. Just the same explanation that Dumbledore gives, but between phases of the Tri-Wizard Tournier. Or maybe the Waesly twins could have twin wands (bc they are twins idk) and in the summer when Harry is visiting for the Quidich Championship, they could start an argument and fire at each other, such that Harry sees that twin Wands can indeed lock.
Don't Interpret me wrong, I don't have a problem with the wands locking but at least mentioned it before it happens.
Al in all this not a deal breaker, I still enjoyed this book a lot.

“Si quieres saber cómo es alguien, mira de qué manera trata a sus inferiores, no a sus iguales.”
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[Relectura]

No importa cuantas veces lea o vea Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego, SIEMPRE termino llorando por Cedric

Each book in this series is more enjoyable than the one before.

Terrific book. It's a long one - the second longest in the series - but it's paced nicely. This is the one that takes what has, up until this point, been a kid's story and brings it kicking and screaming into a somewhat darker and slightly more menacing place. At this stage, it's decidedly a young-adult novel, with themes that are not insignificantly stepped up. The book opens with an exciting Quidditch World Cup event, which sets the stage for the tri-wizard tournament - a competition that provides the framework of this novel, and ultimately provides the impetus for the big closing moments. New characters, new spells, blooming romances, and plenty of good vs evil. We're excited to get into The Order Of The Phoenix!

This is definitely my favorite Harry Potter book so far, although I really think I would like it best if the fun wizard-y things remained and all the dark, creepy wizard stuff was taken out. Basically, I would have enjoyed a book about wizard camping and the Triwizard Tournament tasks, without any of the return of the dark lord. The creativity and world-building continue to be incredible. And that includes all of the dark parts, which are so well-written and why I could definitely do without them. I will say that the reveal of who Voldemort's servant at Hogwarts was legitimately surprised me–I had spent a lot of the book sifting through the clues.

This book was the best so far. Interesting plot, interesting and new characters, gruesome wending and everything

8/10

i really love this book i think it captures the emotions of what happened so well?? like after cedrics death, you could see how much harry was going through and i really like how well it's written. FUCK JKR THO ‼️‼️

This was such a LONG book but it was good. I am glad I finally read it.

I was really annoyed with the emphasis heavily throughout the book with S.P.E.W. overall I loved the Quidditch World cup, the whole triwizard gambit. I drew to the conclusion that Voldemort is far scarier in the book than in the movies. I love sirius even more and Snape is quite a @$$ to Harry...overall so happy i finally got through this one. This was my first go through the entire book. Onward!

3.5/4 Читайте книги перед тем как смотреть фильм
Мой читательский опыт оставляет желать лучшего, но все же это сугубо моё мнение.
Я - фанат фильмов Гарри Поттер и как фанат обязана была прочитать книги. К кубку огня я пришла уже в 2021 году и сообственно выбрала первой книгой для прочтения в 2021 году. Вначале мне было жутко грустно переваливать через половину книги, козалось что эта книга тянется долго и нудно. Возможно из-за того что я знаю наизусть все фильмы и поэтому знаю что где и как будет (хоть приблизительно). Некоторые моменты были действительно интересны (те, что отличались в фильме и книге), но впринципи я хорошо знала сюжет. Поэтому каждое напоминание от автора где, когда и как происходило в прошлых частях меня убивало...
Да, конечно, нужно читать книги, а после смотреть фильм, и это правило должно быть не гласным, но до книг я добралась лишь сейчас, поэтому как случилось так случилось, заклинание забвения применить не удалось(
4 - за книгу и сюжет, если бы получилось применить забвение
3.5 - как маглорожденному который не правильно применял заклинание забвения

SO GOOD!

listening to stephen fry read these books is like drinking warm cocoa in the fall- they are my ultimate comfort listens.

One of the absolute greats

This book isn't just the best in the series, it's one of the greatest books of all time. The amount of action, the amount of content that's in this book is simply incredible. Without giving away too many spoilers, this book takes the series into a much darker, more serious area whilst making you fall more in love with the characters and giving them even more personality than before. It's truly sensational and is most certainly up there as one of my favourite books of all time.

This is my favorite book so far of the series. Not only is Cedric the champion for my house (Hufflepuff

3.5 stars rounded up! The end was super fast paced and riveting but it took a VERY long time to get there. Overall not bad but certain parts seemed to drag on.

I mean, its Harry Potter.

Need I say more? But I guess I have too because 16 words are required to write an offical review.

Sobbed like a baby towards the end.

Goblet of Fire is my favorite book in the series. This book is really when everything takes off. There's a ton of set up in the first couple books to get to this point. Lots of characters to introduce, spells and concepts to be mentioned and so forth. Now as we're to the middle point of the series, things get super complicated and even more interesting.

With the book being 20.5 hours long, thank goodness for a good narration performance by Jim Dale. He brings the characters alive and just puts to much feeling into his performance that I can just fall into the story. I have nothing bad to say about Jim Dale's work and would gladly listen to him read the phone book if he read it like this book.

Obviously don't start the series at this point, but if you like fantasy, I encourage listening to this series.

Shit went down in this one, didn't it?
THE book in this series where things take a dark turn and it isn't fun and games anymore.

Turns out, halfway through the book I realize I haven't read goblet of fire. Believe me, am rolling my eyes as well.
Always a pleasure to dive into the magical universe. Barty Crouch Jr's escape from Azkaban story was interesting.

Why does Stephen Fry make Voldemort sound like a rich snob lol.

10 / 10 narration. I think Goblet of Fire is my favorite out of the series because you don't require a backstory to understand this book. A perfect way to introduce a muggle to the wizarding world :)

There is a definite shift in tone from the first three books; it is much darker. I thought that the book could have done with a little less side-story. I really enjoyed listening to it though!

Unexpected scary bits!

It was a tiny bit scary and it had really good descriptions. It was kinda fun and creepy scary. It was about Harry Potter doing the Triwizard Tournament.

(I read this book aloud to my son - aged 7 - this year, so the review and rating is entirely his - personally I would have rated this as 3 star, it was super repetitive and I'm worried about the 5th book being even bigger and recovering all the stuff we already know about the characters and the world!)

Anyone who has read the HP series knows how amazing and magical it is, for me the Goblet of Fire is where the series grows from simple and easy to read into a more complex and detailed story.
I love it, you probably do to. If you don't we can't be friends.