Harry Potter- The Goblet Of Fire - The Definative Review....
(J.K Rowling)
The question on everyone's mind--can J. K. Rowling, who has turned the publishing world upside down, pull off a 734-page book for children? The answer--yes.
This author is one of the great masters of plotting. Throughout the incredible length of this novel (the table of contents alone takes five pages!) the pace only flags once, during the Yule Ball. Otherwise this is a page-turner from beginning to end, filled with Rowling's customary plot twists and imaginative play.
Once again the story seems to go in a dozen different directions at first, with many seemingly unrelated characters and events, but hardly a word is wasted. All come together in a heart-pounding series of climaxes that are breathtaking, brutal, and, at times, moving.
Only Hermione's House-Elf Liberation Front seems to come to nothing, but it seems likely that this is setting up a thematic element for a later book. Meanwhile, Rowling makes some powerful statements about fairness and diversity, the nature of courage, and true friendship.
children in the 8-10 age range who loved the first three books will find this one tougher going--not just for its length but also for the convoluted plot, quantities of untranslated British vocabulary, and some horrific and deadly scenes that may concern parents. Older readers will love the satires on politics, the media, and professional sports. And the heroes' entrances into adolescence--tentative, funny, and very real--will have readers squirming in sympathy.
Overall, engrossing and stimulating. I'll give it a nine out of ten. Well done JK.
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