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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
least favorite in the series, really long and kinda boring. got through it though and it was worth it
5 out of 5 stars
Once again, the Harry Potter series delivers a fantastic entry to the collection. Even after reading this book twice, the story never gets old and I love revisiting the immensely well-developed characters and world.
Unlike the previous entry, I believe this one handles some things quite a bit better. While the ending exposition dump of the previous book got a little tedious, here it feels like it is the perfect length, and it is nice not to have to piece together as complex of a story as what "The Goblet of Fire" presented. However, I still never really liked how some things were left unaddressed (), but no book is perfect, and I can easily give this novel a pass in that area.
I could go into so many things about this book (since it is over 800 pages), but I think other reviews will summarize things much better. Simply put, you should read this book. It is well written and a worthwhile continuation of the Harry Potter series.
Once again, the Harry Potter series delivers a fantastic entry to the collection. Even after reading this book twice, the story never gets old and I love revisiting the immensely well-developed characters and world.
Unlike the previous entry, I believe this one handles some things quite a bit better. While the ending exposition dump of the previous book got a little tedious, here it feels like it is the perfect length, and it is nice not to have to piece together as complex of a story as what "The Goblet of Fire" presented. However, I still never really liked how some things were left unaddressed (
Spoiler
like the odd circumstances of Sirius Black's demiseI could go into so many things about this book (since it is over 800 pages), but I think other reviews will summarize things much better. Simply put, you should read this book. It is well written and a worthwhile continuation of the Harry Potter series.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The amount of angst and tension made this book hard to digest in my first read; I saw the world from Harry’s eyes and felt just as frustrated for the lack of answers. Rereading the series as an adult, I understand wholeheartedly why he was kept in the dark.
I really need to say that this is one of my favourite books in the series so far, along with Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban. Yes, I also enjoyed Goblet of Fire, but it's something about the book that makes me love it less than these ones.
One of the things that I LOVED about this book was, guess what: the angst. Harry's angst, to be more precise. I heard many people didn't like that certain thing, but I loved it. It's showing us what Harry is going through, isn't it? He had grown up, he is a teenager, of course he will be angsty. And this is showing us that he is human and he has feelings, and even people like him [who are seen as courageous heroes] have moments of great weakness, when they do not feel like acting or being like themselves anymore.
One of the things that I HATED about this book was, guess what [again]: Dumbridge. Uh, I mean Umbitch. No, not this either. Umbridge. That's it. Gosh, that cruel woman. Who doesn't hate her? She was the worst. Someone should have forced her to kiss a Dementor, but I guess it would have nothing to suck out of her body, since she obviously lacks a soul.
Finally, this book was one big rollercoaster. Yes, it messed up with my feelings. But I loved it. And I cried, because another great character was taken away from us.
Spoiler
Maybe Cedric's death? I dunno. But it messed me up pretty hard.One of the things that I LOVED about this book was, guess what: the angst. Harry's angst, to be more precise. I heard many people didn't like that certain thing, but I loved it. It's showing us what Harry is going through, isn't it? He had grown up, he is a teenager, of course he will be angsty. And this is showing us that he is human and he has feelings, and even people like him [who are seen as courageous heroes] have moments of great weakness, when they do not feel like acting or being like themselves anymore.
One of the things that I HATED about this book was, guess what [again]: Dumbridge. Uh, I mean Umbitch. No, not this either. Umbridge. That's it. Gosh, that cruel woman. Who doesn't hate her? She was the worst. Someone should have forced her to kiss a Dementor, but I guess it would have nothing to suck out of her body, since she obviously lacks a soul.
Finally, this book was one big rollercoaster. Yes, it messed up with my feelings. But I loved it. And I cried, because another great character was taken away from us.
Spoiler
Yes, I am talking about Sirius. I just can't believe he's gone [even though I was already spoiled about that by Tumblr]. It just hurt me to know that Harry won't be able to ever see his godfather. After all he's gone through, and Sirius couldn't enjoy a well-deserved and peaceful life before he died... He didn't even get to spend a lot of time with Harry... *sigh* It is very sad, and it hurts me to know that he is gone, with no chance of coming back...
the way harry could have used the mirror that sirius gave him to check whether he was at grimmauld place is actually painful.
fuck cho chang and fuck harry's temper tantrums.
fuck cho chang and fuck harry's temper tantrums.
Loved this book so much. Very long but still interesting and quite easy to read. Slow in the beginning but honestly I have that opinion when it comes to all of the hp books. It just might be my favorite of all of them even if my fav film is hbp.