First of all, I am not anti-Harry Potter. But lets face it, isn't J.K Rowling over doing it? I read the first book, skimmed the second and read some of the third. What more can I say? She is definatly a good writer--but not nearly as great as she is made out to be. I wonder how many pages of this book could be eliminated. Plus, every book needs detail- otherwise whats the point of reading the book? But isn't there something known as too much detail? We do not need to know the scientific name of everything in the room- some stuff has to be left for our imaginations. And what about all the other stuff- movies, toys, EVEN BACKPACKS! i mean...dont just go by what everyone else thinks about Harry Potter. Why not spend your time reading a good book--AMAZING book by someone like Agatha Cristie? Someone who knows how to stick to a topic and further develop a plot into a real, one of a kind mystery.