Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

, #6

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English language

Published Aug. 26, 2013 by Scholastic Inc..

ISBN:
978-0-545-58299-5
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4 stars (274 reviews)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of the boy wizard's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and Harry's preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries. It sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record that was eventually broken by its sequel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There were many controversies before and after it was published, including the right to read copies delivered before the release date in Canada. Reception to the novel was generally positive, and …

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reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

The dust jacket synopsis for this book says, no joke, "teenagers fight and flirt and fall in love!" as if that's a selling point and not a horrible harbringer.

God damn I'm tired. I hate how Rowling writes these dumb straight teenagers and I hate that I've forgotten that Harry & co are supposedly 'the best of friends' considering that all they seem to do is bicker. They seem to genuinely resent being in each other's presence, and it makes for a SLOG to see.

The only upside is that Dumbledore slays and goes out with a bang. God I'll miss this gay old queen.

reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

No surprise that this book is still excellent on the re-read. Knowing the story behind R.A.B. it has been fun to see the references to this character in this book and earlier. That ending though, yeah, it's a good one.

I'm still bothered by the title of the book and how little impact it had on the story.

"No, I'm the Half-Blood Prince" and that's it.

It's a small annoyance but it always felt a little half baked.

reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Arguably my least favorite of the Harry Potter books but only because of the plot, not the writing or the story. I actually like a fair amount of it, but the rest leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth. It's still a great book, and I'm not sure what could be done to make it more palatable. It's not like the 5th movie which I consider a total waste of technology that does nothing more than add confusion to the scene. This book does advance the narrative and helps the story to progress, although I really don't think that the end goes well with the beginning.

reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

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My mother has never been a great reader of fiction, at least in my lifetime. My grandmother tells me she was a voracious reader as a child. But I did manage to get my mom into the Harry Potter books when they were coming out. Traditionally, when a new book was released, I would read it in one sitting, then pass it along to her.

I remember when I read Half-Blood Prince for the first time, I threw the book across the room when Dumbledore died and sat with my arms folded, sulking, on the couch. I don’t know how long I sat like that my mom came in and found me and asked me what was wrong. I told her Dumbledore had died. “No, he didn’t,” she told me. “He did,” I insisted (apparently entirely unbothered by spoiling the ending for her), “Snape killed him. He fell off the …

reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #6)

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This was the first book in the series that had a few scenes I really liked. I think Ms. Rawlings has improved as a writer through this series and although this book, as with all the other Potter books, could have used some heavy editing its not bad. I don't want to spoil any of the book for those who haven't read it, but there is a scene in a cave that may be the most original conflict I've ever read. Very engaging and horrific and effective.

reviewed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

WOW !
Moins d’action mais encore plus de psychologie pour l’avant-dernier tome de la série.
Ce parti pris peut surprendre mais on se remet vite dans l’ambiance et le final nous plonge dans de nouvelles interrogations, on doute, on n’y croit pas, (ou alors à moitié), on ne sait pas à qui ou à quoi se fier. Rowling entretient le suspens à merveille et ce tome promet en promet un septième très chargé !
L’attente sera pénible…

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