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Mon, 12 Dec 2005
Book Review: Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Well, I haven't really had an opinion one way or the other about the Harry Potter books, but this one seemed less impressive than the others. First and foremost, did it really have to go on for 700+ pages? Ok, maybe it did... I guess. Second (and this is the biggest problem), if Voldemort just needed Harry to touch an object so that Harry would be transported to the cemetery, why use the trophy and not just any object - like Harry's dinner spooon for example? I mean if Voldemort's "faithful servant" can portkey-ize the trophy and then go through the hassle to make sure Harry (who, let's be frank, isn't all that bright) wins the tournament, doesn't it seem trivial (by comparison) to portkey-ize some other object and get Harry to touch it ("Here Harry, catch this!"). Sigh. Third (only slightly less egregious then #2), Harry's greatest skill seems to be that of Rowling's fondness for deus ex machina. When Voldemort says "Harry Potter escaped [him] by lucky chance" right before the duel in the cemetery, Voldemort had no idea that Harry (er... Rowling) had yet another ace up his sleeve! It's the old wands-that-are-brothers-cancel-each-other-out trick! Lord Voldemort really needs to hit the library more often, as everyone saw that coming. Ah well, it wasn't supposed to be a great book. It was an entertaining read and it did set up some interesting suspense for the next books (which I won't read until right around their respective movies are released). Hopefully the movie will be entertaining as well, even if I have to hold my nose while watching it. (Fri Dec 16 13:42:26 PST 2005 // fixed some grammatical errors) |
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