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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
Author : J.K. Rowling
from Listening Library (Audio)
Features : ISBN13: 9780307283658
Release Date : 2005-07-16
Sales Rank : 19191
List Price: $75.00 Our Price: $47.25
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Total Customer Reviews : 3666
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) Customer Reviews:
Jim Dale Fan
The Half Blood Prince is one of the pivotal books of the series and Jim Dale as reader (theater) does not disappoint here. Slughorn and his memory, Snape and his conflicted existence, Dumbledore and his discussions with Harry, Ron and Lavender Brown, Harry and Ginny, Draco and his conscience, Hermione and her conservatism, and some quidditch and Hagrid all work together for a great story that wanders a bit but delivers in the end by wrapping up some things (not too many) and setting the stage almost perfectly for the final volume of the saga. At the end of this book we can look ahead and see the coming demise of he-who-must-not-be-named. We know now what Harry has to do but we have no idea exactly how he is gong to get it done. Many twists and turns remain for the reader. Snape has apparently revealed his true colors at last but gets away and Harry is now on his own, so to speak, without Dumbledore (alive at least), to help him hunt the horcruxes. Jim Dale impeccably reads the text with his character voices going strong. His Harry, Snape, and Dumbledore are in full form here. Luna and Ginny have voices that are too deep or too dreamy for my tastes but no real complaints. The battle at the end in Hogwarts is badly staged in the book and only gets revealed in flashback discussions, which is less than satisfying. I certainly enjoy listening to the stories as I commute in lieu of the dismal news of these dispiriting days. The good guys are guaranteed to win in the end but there will be many stumbles and challenges along the way. Love blooms in this book that makes the struggles more relevant to all the readers and to the characters.
Terrific
Amazing book, Jo did a great job on on the plot. Ginny and Harry finally get together. In the end Dumbledor got killed by SNAPE!
Good book
I haven't finished the book but I really like it so far. I think if you have read all the previous books, there's no point in not getting the book.
Harry becomes heroic
Writing a fictional character from childhood to adulthood, as J. K. Rowling is doing in this series, is not easy; following a character from uncertainty to heroism, as Harry Potter has progressed in Half Blood Prince, is fraught with danger for the writer who attempts it.
And again, Rowling attempts all and succeeds. With one year to go, Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for Year 6, but not before dealing with lingering complications from the taut climax of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5). Once back at school, things seem to be going smoothly as Harry is given an old potions textbook with lots of helpful hints and hexes by a past student known only as the Half Blood Prince. Harry is back on the Quidditch team and promoted to captain, he is doing well in classes, and is discovering the tingling feelings of girls and snogging. But things go sour, as usual foil Draco Malfoy and his favorite teacher Severus Snape seem to be on a mission, students are injured by misdirected malicious attempts on someone's life, and Harry is lead by Dumbledore through a trail of memories in search of the mystery of Lord Voldemort.
But by the end, when Harry and Dumbledore leave the school on a dangerous search for the soul of Voldemort, the reader realizes that Harry has grown from uncertainty as a first year to sometime silliness and occasional arrogance in his middle years to a quiet mature heroism. Rowling's skill is in making this growth seem as natural and right as losing baby teeth and going through puberty, so that Harry is a necessary and equal partner with his headmaster on the off-campus trek; now strong, secure, and proud, he remains "Dumbledore's man through and through", as he responds triumphantly to a grasping Minster of Magic who hopes to capitalize on Harry's fame.
By the end, the sad events at the climax of this story hit hard and unexpectedly, but what could be a dark ending is brightened by the reader's realization that Harry is mature and ready for the life-changing events to come in his final year at Hogwarts.
A Book Review
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is about a wizard boy named Harry, and his two friends Ron and Hermione. These three friends are trying to figure out what Voldemort, an evil wizard that tried to kill Harry, is scheming next. They are excited to see who will win the Quidditch cup, a trophy that you get when your team gets the most points in the game of Quidditch, this year. Also, they have friendship problems along the way.
At the beginning of this story, the Prime Minister of the Muggles and the Minister of Magic are meeting to discus the current disasters Voldemort is causing in the Muggle world, the world of non-magical folk. Every one is scared about what Voldemort might do next. Some parents feared for their children's safety at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry so they pulled them out. These problems are just the beginning of what was going to happen next.
The main characters are Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Harry is a sixteen year-old boy who is a seeker on the Quidditch team. He has brown hair, green eyes, and wears glasses. Ron is one of seven children in his family. He lives in the Burrow and has red hair and freckles like every member in his family. Hermione is a very smart girl with brown, bushy hair. Her parents are muggles, non-magical folk, and she is the only witch in her family.
My favorite part is when Gryffindor, Harry's team, won the Quidditch Cup. The score was 450 to 140. This is my favorite part because I was excited how all their hard work paid off. After, they had a party in the Gryffindor common room to celebrate the occasion.
I would recommend this book to people that like fantasy books because it has spells, witches, and wizards. In my opinion, it keeps you on the edge of your seat, always wanting to know what happens next. I think this because this book always has something exciting in each chapter, like when the bridge collapsed and made everyone complain to the Prime Minister of Muggles.
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