15 May

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE.

Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 074758110X
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury
Release Date: 2005-07-16
Average Customer Review: (From 2 total reviews)
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Customer Reviews

Garbage! by Howard J. Kammerer Jr.
This book is referred to in the fandom as the Half Baked Plot for a reason! I don’t know who these characters are; but they aren’t the Harry, Ron and Hermione that I’ve read about for the last five books.

There are so many flaws in characterization in this book, but I’m only going to touch on a couple of them. First; throughout the first five books, Harry has developed as a more than average wizard, and yet he gets caught and beaten by the Ferret? Second; One of Hermione’s primary characteristics throughout the first five books is that she supports Harry, think back to the Parseltounge in second year, the Goblet of Fire when even Ron turned away from him, multiple episodes. So, now in the sixth book Hermione turns on Harry because he finds a book? Give me a freakin break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won’t even bother going into the sudden development of the youngest Weasley from a minor background character whose biggest role in the books has been a damsel in distress back in the second book, into suddenly “Super Ginny!” and WTF is up with “The Monster In The Chest”?

Do yourself a favor, give this and the last book a miss

Harry stews a lot by B. Chandler
Looks like this year Harry has mysteriously mastered stewing potions. This bothers Hermione who sets out to find an answer to his lucky find and has her own theory as to the true nature and name of “The Half-Blood Prince.”

Harry also has a few emotions stewing that need a little taming; he seems to be a tad upset over Jenny snogging another student. Things get a tad dicey as it looks like you do not know who to trust as Harry and Dumbledore have a mission.

I think one of the best points in the book is where Dumbledore shows Harry that his fait in the conflict is not because it is written but what he chooses similar to the line from “Julius Creaser” by Shakespeare where Cassius says to Brutus “Men at some time are masters of their fates:

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves…”

This story sometimes has the feel that it is going astray with descriptions; however all things tie together and it is necessary to distract you from the core story so you will forget some details only to be reminded of them later.

This is the sixth book in the proposed series of seven and as with the previous books in the series you will want to purchase the book and the Jim Dale recording. Also if you are collecting do not forget to get an adult version.

Before reading this book it is time to read “The Power of Myth” by Joseph Campbell. Or if you are more visual or auditory there is a film series and a CD version. After this you will swear that J.K. Rowling must have read this also before writing the book. You will see the mandatory stages a hero must go through including going through rights of passage such as caves before obtaining adulthood.

If we just stopped with this book it would make a great TV pilot as Harry go on with an endless quest. However we are promised that all things should wrap-up and many do in this book by the end of the next book.

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