Harry Potter - Goblet of Fire - Book Review

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I've spent the day in bed nursing a bad cold and taking care of my leg as yes, I over did it yet again yesterday. I really need to learn my limitations regarding my leg. Since I spent the day in bed, I thought it a good chance to finish a book I've been reading for some time now. For a while now I've been reading the Harry Potter series and doing reports on them. I've seen the movies a number of times and mark them as one of my favorite series. Then I started reading the books. My son has the whole set, so one by one I'm reading them and then watching the movie again to see how close it comes to the book. I still need to watch the Goblet of Fire again, but I'm fairly certain I can give a good report on the book without watching it again. Goblet of Fire is a book with 734 pages, not your light read. So it did take me a while to read it. It starts out pretty standard between book and movie, but then there are a lot of things in the book that are definitely not in the movie. The book explains in greater detail everything you don't see in the movie. You might recall Rita Skeeter of the Daily Prophet news reporter. She has a nasty habit of embellishing the truth, and decided to have a go at Hermione Granger. What happens to Rita Skeeter will put a smile on your face and let you know not to mess with Hermione. There is also a lot more to each task in the Triwizard Cup and reading how Harry figures out each clue is also more interesting than the two or three scenes for each task. Hagrid also comes under fire and another witch takes over for him, not found anywhere in the movie. Sirius Black is also found in greater detail in the book than the movie, and when you put everything together at the end of the book makes a lot better than leaving all the questions the movie tends to leave. J.K. Rowling does a great job at the end setting up the next book with Cornelius Fudge's reaction to what happened when Harry met Lord Voldemort in the third task. If you haven't read the Harry Potter series, I fully recommend them. I'm now ready to read the next book The Order of the Phoenix book 5, after I watch The Goblet of Fire. I did my best not to give any spoilers away on the book. If you're a Harry Potter fan, you will enjoy the book, if you haven't read it yet. Thanks for reading.