![]() ![]() At 700-plus pages, one should eventually tire of Blast-Ended Skrewts, Swedish Short-Snout dragons and devices like the Quick-Quotes The most remarkable thing about this book is that Rowling's punning, one-eyebrow-cocked sense of humor goes the distance. At 734 pages, ''Goblet'' brings it by the lorry load. The fun, and not just in stingy little buckets. ![]() ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' brings What kids on summer vacation want - and probably deserve - is simple, uncomplicated fun. In the lush green heart of summer vacation? Of course not. Are such things necessary in a fantasy-adventure aimed primarily at children and published Is it more textured than the first three? More thought-provoking? Sorry, no. ''Goblet'' is as long as ''Chamber''Īnd ''Prisoner'' combined. I'm relieved to report that Potter 4 - ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' - is every bit as good as Potters 1 through 3. I had enjoyed the first three, but had read the latter two while taking enough painkillers to levitateĪ horse. Rowling's magical saga with almost as much interest as any Potter-besotted kid. During July and August I found myself getting through my unpleasant days by aiming my expectations at evening, when I wouldĭrag my hardware-encumbered leg into the kitchen, eat fresh fruit and ice cream and read about Harry Potter's adventures at Hogwarts, a school for young wizards (motto: ''Never tickle a sleeping dragon'').įor that reason, I awaited this summer's installment in J. Potters (and the superb detective novels of Dennis Lehane) became a kind of lifeline for me. In the miserably hot summer of '99, the Harry I read Potters 2 and 3 (''Chamber of Secrets,'' ''Prisoner of Azkaban'') and found myself a lot more than moderately wowed. Two months later I was involved in a serious road accident that necessitated a long and painful period of recuperation. But in April 1999 I was pretty much all right. ![]() Read the first novel in the Harry Potter series, ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,'' in April 1999 and was only moderately ![]() Rowling's fantastically successful series about a young wizard. ![]()
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