Glixinator
Since: Feb, 2011
07/04/2011 14:07:41
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Literature Action Packed
From the first page to the last this book is where the action picks up, not with such heavy plot elements as the climax of the series, but it definately keeps things moving so that as soon as one high action arc end, another one begins. This is exactly what other writers should look too when trying to learn from the writing style of todays most successful (and universally accepted) author.
Magus
Since: Jan, 2001
07/19/2009 19:49:31
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Literature Review of Book Four
This is the book where shades of darkness really start to creep into the Potterverse, but the light tournament-based arc, interesting side characters like Fleur, Bagman, and Krum, and the final battle at the end make this my personal favorite.
Literature We soon must all make a choice between what is right and what is easy
Is an entirely false dichotomy. And the reason for that is because it presupposes that what is wrong is easy and what is easy wrong. And contrary to what Yoda said in The Empire Strikes Back about how The Dark Side is quicker and easier sometimes to do the wrong thing actually requires hard work.
Of all the vile villains of Literature, I can’t think of a single one whose sin is sloth. Oscar Wilde said it best in An Ideal Husband, “Weak. I’m sick of that word being used to describe doing the wrong thing. Sometimes it isn’t an act of weakness to do the wrong thing. Sometimes it takes great strength and courage to do the wrong thing”. The ease or difficulty of something does not define its morality.
That said, there are a lot of good things about this book. The Backstory about Barty Crouch Jr makes him an impressive villain. I like Crouch Sr as an antihero. Dumbledore showing he’s capable of aggression towards CJ (Crouch Jr) such that Harry realizes why Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort ever feared was impressive.
Moody was actually CJ was an excellent plot twist. Though it does make the trend of breaking out of an inescapable prison less impressive.
I like the Wham Episode of Cedric’s murder. And Voldemort’s restoration is impressively deliberately terrifying.
On the more lighthearted side. I like Harry’s feud and reconciliation with Ron. I like Dobby’s reintroduction. And I like how SPEW satirizes the White Saviour complexes of Social Justice Warriors. And yes, I’m aware that changed in the sequels.
And I like how it sets the stage for the conflict with the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well as the fact it pays attention to Neville’s Backstory.
All in all, I love this book