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J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again. --Ziggy Morbi Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home. Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix--he’s not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do. Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher’s Stone--Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort’s return, and of course Harry’s name is mentioned a number of times. Harry’s got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione’s when the OWL results are delivered. There’s a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home.
Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher’s Stone--Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort’s return, and of course Harry’s name is mentioned a number of times. Harry’s got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione’s when the OWL results are delivered. There’s a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events.
Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix--he’s not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do.
J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again.
Reviews Von advocatus_diaboli : Date 29. Juli 2005
Mal ehrlich: Als wir angefangen haben, die ersten Bänder der Geschichte um Harry Potter zu lesen, konnte man kaum erahnen, welch episches Ausmaß die Geschichte erreichen würde. Mittlerweile gibt es sechs Bände und spätestens seit den letzten zwei Bänden ist die Geschichte, die zunächst aussah als sein sie für Kinder oder Jugendliche, auch ganz schön erwachsen geworden. Nun aber zum sechsten Teil:
Er ist wieder gut zu lesen, besser als der fünfte Teil, in dem es teilweise etwas langatmig wurde. Dieses Problem bestand nach meiner Ansicht im sechsten Teil nicht. Dennoch ist das Buch von der Art her dem fünften Teil ähnlicher (ein erwachsener und düsterer Stil), als seinen anderen Vorgängern: Die Spannung im Buch baut sich erst spät auf und die Sachen, die die Handlung des Buchs bestimmen scheinen nicht so offensichtlich von Wichtigkeit zu sein wie in den ersten vier Büchern.
Reviews Von Lucy Snowe : Date 3. August 2006
I had a splendid time working my way through the new Harry Potter. The story being captivating, funny and quite sad at times, I really couldn't let go and had to devour it all in one sitting. When I went to bed, my head was spinning with all the new developments (which I won't refer to here, no spoilers!) and I am already eagerly awaiting volume VII.
Still, I also find some fault with the new Potter:
-The cover ist ghastly, first of all.
-There is still an amazing, or rather bothering lack of female role models (the girls seem absolutely preoccupied with shaking their hair and snogging every eligible male; the women are mainly doing the caretaking and cooking).
-Nearly all the characters (except for Snape, whom I therefore prefer to the others) are rather "flat" than "round", meaning they do not develop properly, can be summed up in one sentence and NEVER EVER do anything that amazes you. While the story is gaining in complexity and depth, the characters are falling behind, I'm sorry to say so.
Still, I highly recommend this book for all its aforementioned qualities, and if you are as hooked to Harry Potter as I am, you won't mind its flaws too much anyway.
Reviews Von Franc Dupoine : Date 7. August 2006
Ich persönlich mag die düstere Entwicklung, die die gesamte Harry Potter-Geschichte gemacht hat. War das auch nicht die Idee dahinter?
Klar, dass das erste Buch in der ersten Klasse noch mit den großen staunenden Kinderaugen geschrieben wurde, begleitet es doch vor allem Potter und seine Gedanken selbst.
Nun, kurz vor dem Schulabschluss, ist der Blick kritischer, die Welt nicht mehr so zauberhaft und rosarot. Auch die vielen Unglaublichkeiten Hogwarts sind für Potter nicht mehr so erstaunlich, warum sollte man sie also noch großartig erwähnen?
Allgegenwärtiger Rassismus (Nicht nur bei den Bösen), unethische Methoden im Ministerium, Empfehlungen zum Beäugen und Denunzieren von Bekannten und Verwandten erinnern an das 3. Reich. Wie im fünften Band bereits liefert auch Band 6 keine Schwarzweißzeichnerei mehr: Auch die "Guten" sind lange nicht so gut, wie sie tun.
Und auch die Methoden unseres Helden sind nicht immer ein glänzendes Vorbild unbeflecktem Gutmenschentums.
Schön ebenfalls, dass der allzu weinerliche Gegenspieler Malfoy nicht mehr ganz so klischeehaft sein Dasein als nervendes Etwas in der amüsanten Nebenrolle fristet, sondern endlich zu einem wirklichen Feind heranwächst.
Fand ich den 5. Band schlicht zu langatmig, zieht Band 6 von der Spannung in meinen Augen wieder an.
Und Dankbar bin ich eher dafür, dass nicht zum einhunderttausendsten Mal sämtliche Quidditch-Spiele in allen Einzelheiten beschrieben werden.
Natürlich ist das jetzt kein echtes Kinderbuch mehr. Aber die Kinder, die damals mit dem ersten Band angefangen haben, sollten ja mittlerweile ebenfalls alt genug sein, um mit der nun wirklich nicht übertriebenen Gewaltdarstellung klarzukommen. Es kommen ja nicht mal wirkliche Schimpfwörter vor.
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