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Book Review By Rebecca
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter returns for his fourth year at Hogwarts. Someone mysteriously places his name in the Goblet of Fire for the Triwizard Tournament (an inter-school competition). Harry and his friends try to find out about many questions that are going unanswered. One of them is "Who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire?".


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals - can cast many different spells - Invisibility

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility - can read emotions - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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