The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth the hype?" The answer, luckily, is simple: yep. A magnificent spectacle more than worth the price of admission, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will blow you away. However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review. It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight, despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head in your hands as you hope the words will rearrange themselves into a different story. But take one warning to heart: do not open Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for a good long read. Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.
A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle. Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way. --Daphne Durham
J・K・罗琳(1966- ),英国女作家。罗琳自小喜欢写作和讲故事。24岁那年,她在前往伦敦的火车旅途中,一个瘦弱、戴着眼镜的黑发小巫师一直在车窗外对着她微笑。7年后,罗琳把这个名叫哈利・波特的男孩的故事推向了世界,哈利・波特成为风靡全球的童话人物。
他终于明白了邓布利多要告诉他的意思,那就是:“被拽进角斗场去面对一场殊死搏斗和自己昂首走进去是不同的。也许有人会说这二者之间并无多少不同,但邓布利多知道——我也知道,哈利带着一阵强烈的自豪想道,我父母也知道——这是世界上全部的不同。ButheunderstoodatlastwhatDumbledorehadbeentryingtotellhim.Itwas,hethought,thedifferencebetweenbeingdraggedintothearenatofaceabattletothedeathandwalkingintothearenawithyourheadheldhigh.Somepeople,perhaps,wouldsaythattherewaslittletochoosebetweenthetwoways,butDumbledoreknew-andsodoI,thoughtHarry,witharushoffiercepride,andsodidmyparents-thattherewasallthedifferenceintheworld.
——引自第1页
你知道暴君多么害怕被压迫的人民吗?他们都知道总有一天,在众多受害者中会有一个起来奋起反击!被拽进角斗场去面对一场殊死搏斗和自己昂首走进去是不同的。
——引自章节:第二十三章魂器
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