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
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Rowling's fantastically successful series about a young wizard.
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