For uncritical youngsters, already immersed in the world of Harry Potter, this book continues to please.However, I found it very poorly written, with little memorable dialogue, repetitive scenes, and poorly constructed sub-plots (as pointed out by numerous other reviewers). Harry is essentially unlikeable in this book, with his constant complaining and self-pity. While that may be an important part of Ms Rowling's over-riding vision for the series, we don't need 800 pages of it!I very much hope that Ms Rowling allows an editor more input into her next attempt.