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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

36 reviews

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think the saving grace of the book for me is Cedric Diggory, my Hupplepuff dear boy. 

This book is quite enjoyable among the others. Tournament is fun yeah? But, why adults in here are like dumb dumb and dumber?! 

Plot has many loopholes. Signifying the lack of information on the world building. It's like everything would have fallen to the right place regardless of the characters actions.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book would be a 5 if Hermione's activism wasn't treated as petulant and the rhetoric of "they love being slaves" wasn't included, as it echoes sentiments from our world that feels in poor taste. Also, it feels like everyone we aren't supposed to like is described physically unattractive, usually with a big, hooked, or beaked nose, as the author often puts it. It feels terribly unnecessary to constantly associate those features with goodness or badness.

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bastante entretenido. las pruebas estuvieron buenas de escuchar y creo que a las dos primeras la peli les hace justicia, en la tercera ya deliran un poco, y la parte del final, aunque lo poco que se retrata está bien representado, me gustó mucho más la profundidad que le da el libro a la backstory de ... y a la explicación de ojo loco moody (igual te amo david tennant). también siento que hay personajes que no aparecen en la peli, como crouch, aunque puede ser q no me acuerde de eso justo. AH Y LAS ESCUELAS!!! necesito a alguien que me explique por qué los de la peli decidieron que iban a ser las escuelas más sexistas de la historia cuando acá en el libro nunca dicen que sea una de mujeres y una de hombres (creo), muy mala decisión, la peli fue mucho peor en ese sentido. y lo de hermione con viktor krum (o como se escriba).... rarísimo!!! ella tiene 14 y él 18!! y en el libro está re embelezado con ella y ella ni pelota jsjsjs la participación molesta de rita skeeter tmb fue más importante acá, con hermione cagándola al final jsjs me encantó lo del escarabajo. la discusión entre dumbledore y el ministro de magia estuvo muy buena tmb, creo que a la peli le falta explicar bastante de eso, como que dejan q vos asumas cosas pero tal vez es un poco confuso por qué pasa ciertas cosas sin la explicación del libro. las escenas con sirius me encantaron tmb, otra cosa q la peli pierde en gran parte, menos esa escena con la chimenea. ay y la escena inicial q va el señor weasley a la casa de los dudley sjjsjs comedic gold bueno me gustó jeje bueno menos lo de hermione que ella quería liberar a los elfos y todos le decían que a los elfos domésticos les gustaba ser esclavos!!! qué???!!! ahí te das cuenta de que éste libro fue escrito por una inglesa imperialista. hubiese estado bueno que lo pusieran en la peli sólo si le daban otra solución a la que le dio esta mina en el libro. ah bueno y ron es insoportable, no veo la hora de que deje de ser un imbécil envidioso, no sé por qué siguen siendo amigos de ese chico.

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fast-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

This is a reread.
This time round I found the topics touched in this book very up-to-date and found it comforting to see how Harry and his friends stand up for what they feel is right and meet the rising dark head on. 
This too is the book where adolescence kicks in really and hormones are found flaring and friendships have to be negotiated through all of this and more.
Again, I am gobsmacked with how spot on J.K. Rowling was in 2000 with fake news and the role public media has in offering always a distortion of what is actually happening/took place.
Again, I am shocked at the amount of trauma Harry is pelted through in this book and yet he seems by the end of it rather unscathed.

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