AMAZING

I absolutely love these books. I wonder who else is trying to read them all before the last movie comes out? Well, anyway, I absolutely LOVED this book. Books by J.K. Rowling seemed to get better with every sequel. Harry and Dumbledore are thought of as crazy buffoons that say that You-Know-Who has returned, and the book makes it so realistic and reasonable for people wanting to believe he isn't. Sure, there are some scenes in the book that can be graphic if imagined to the fullest extent, but it's a very good book and I highly suggest you read it. It's MUCH better than the movie because in the movies, they only include a little of what's in the book, but they usually leave out things that were very important to the plot, such as Winky, who was left out of the movie of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", and she was a VERY important character in the book! You MUST read this!

It's Harry Potter, not much I can say. This time around, Harry is still dealing with the death of Cedric from book 4, and Dumbledore, and Harry are being read as liars, Voldamort can't be back, according to the MInister of Magic, and many more things are playing in Harry's mind, including the fact that Voldamort might have a connection to the boy who lived's mind. Dark, and intense, this novel includes death, torture, love, friendship, and just the problems of being a teen- age boy. This novel's violence is intense, and causes a major character's death. This novel is long, but the funny jokes, great acts of rebellion, and just plain spirit makes this for a good quick read. The book itself is nearly fifty pages off from being 900 pages. (That's very long!) KIds are in constant peril from adults, but it's for a good cause. We learn a great deal about Harry, and his connection with Dumbledore, and the sex includes jokes, flirting, a kiss (only described, no actual sex.) The kids sit at a bar, but don't drink anything but Butter beer, who knows if it as achiol in it. If you are a fan of the books, you will read this quickly and with out delay, enjoy!

a good book for your avid readers parents.

More intense.

I LOVE this book and the other books in the series.This book is action-packed with romance, sneakiness,rebellion,and more!

I love this book!

I took turns reading this book out loud with my 9 year old daughter. We both loved it but there was one chapter that I found disturbing and wanted to share with other parents. Early on in the book, Harry is sent to detention and asked to write lines "I will not..." as punishment by a sweetly sadistic new teacher. As he writes the lines with quill on paper the same words appear as cuts on his hand, due to the curse/magic the teacher has placed on him. Though the cuts are extremely painful, he decides to bear them without flinching under her gaze, and does not report the punishment (which he is quite certain is illegal) to Dumbledore. This punishment is repeated several times, each time with the cuts/scars getting deeper. I found this a pretty close and disturbing analogy to secret self-mutilation. And though this association went over my 9 year old's head - it might not go over a teen's.

i think this is DEFINITLY the best book in the sieres. i read it when i was 8 or 9, so maybe my age is off, but it is great! harry is much more mature at the time, and this makes it more interesting, at least to me. really, you should read it!!!!