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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Harry Potter #6)
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When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on.
Harry, Ron, and H ...more
Harry, Ron, and H ...more
Paperback, 652 pages
Published
September 16th 2006
by Scholastic Inc.
(first published July 16th 2005)
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"Read Harry Potter!" they said. "It'll be fun!" they said. "Our childhood was built on Harry Potter!" they said.
WELL YOUR CHILDHOODS WERE ALL HORRIBLE. OMG WHAT IS THIS BOOK? WHAT IS THIS MESS I'M IN?? Excuse me, but that large salty lake where my life used to be is my tears. Yes, yes, this means I loved it. But SERIOUSLY. Nooooot okay. At the end there, especially, I couldn't put the audio down so I was wandering about my house in a blind daze listening instead.
And because every human and their ...more
WELL YOUR CHILDHOODS WERE ALL HORRIBLE. OMG WHAT IS THIS BOOK? WHAT IS THIS MESS I'M IN?? Excuse me, but that large salty lake where my life used to be is my tears. Yes, yes, this means I loved it. But SERIOUSLY. Nooooot okay. At the end there, especially, I couldn't put the audio down so I was wandering about my house in a blind daze listening instead.
And because every human and their ...more

i dont want to talk to anyone
dont even look at me
i was expecting it and i still cried for like 30 minutes
dont even look at me
i was expecting it and i still cried for like 30 minutes

(A) 86% | Extraordinary
Notes: It dwells on the delightfully mundane aspects of the magical world, and adds new dimensions to familiar characters.
Notes: It dwells on the delightfully mundane aspects of the magical world, and adds new dimensions to familiar characters.

This remains one of my top favorite HP books! The Voldemort origins, the Dumbledore/Harry business, Draco's mission, the Snape reveal, and the moment the trio decide to not return to Hogwarts so they can stop Voldemort once and for all. It's a book that manages to balance so much darkness with light, so evident too in the last line. #AdamRereadsHP

Jul 09, 2007
Aloysius
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Popular Fantasy Geeks
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I'm not sure why, but this one took me completely by surprise. I was expecting this installment to be mainly filler to get us to the Deathly Hallows, but so much happened here that I must have forgotten from the movie. The Half-Blood prince was considerably darker than the previous 5 books, and I just adore how this series has progressed and grown just like most of its readers have. Obviously I knew what the big reveal was prior to finishing the book due to my viewing the films before, but it di
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I’m yet to mention one of the most important characters in this series in a review. I’m, of course, talking about Severus Snape.
Severus, the unsung hero.

Severus, who sacrificed his own soul.

Severus, who loved another more than life itself.

Severus, the half-blood prince- the truth about his character was, and will likely always be, one of the most surprising twists I’ve ever read in fiction. The set up is all in this book.
Severus, the unsung hero.

Severus, who sacrificed his own soul.

Severus, who loved another more than life itself.

Severus, the half-blood prince- the truth about his character was, and will likely always be, one of the most surprising twists I’ve ever read in fiction. The set up is all in this book.


Re-Read in December 2014 for Harry Christmas To You
This is DEFINITELY one of my top favorite books in the series. Shit just gets so real.
My thoughts:
-Dumbledore is so FREAKING sketchy in this book! He's so secretive, and he's always sneaking around, not explaining anything to Harry.
-I'm always so proud of Fred and George for getting their own joke shop... I don't know what it is, I just feel like a proud mom.
-ALL OF THE TOM RIDDLE BACKSTORY. THE GAUNT HOUSE. OMG. I literally need a whole book ab ...more
This is DEFINITELY one of my top favorite books in the series. Shit just gets so real.
My thoughts:
-Dumbledore is so FREAKING sketchy in this book! He's so secretive, and he's always sneaking around, not explaining anything to Harry.
-I'm always so proud of Fred and George for getting their own joke shop... I don't know what it is, I just feel like a proud mom.
-ALL OF THE TOM RIDDLE BACKSTORY. THE GAUNT HOUSE. OMG. I literally need a whole book ab ...more

“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.”
Harry Potter is my life. My life is Harry Potter. Once again there are so many great and amazing scenes and quotes pressed between these pages, so much truth and emotion. How could it not fall for it again and again and again.
Some of my favourite scenes (in no particular order):
-Fleur and Mrs. Weasly falling into each others arms crying (just thinking about it makes me teary)(but no, really: Fleur is such an amazing and slightly underrated charac ...more
Harry Potter is my life. My life is Harry Potter. Once again there are so many great and amazing scenes and quotes pressed between these pages, so much truth and emotion. How could it not fall for it again and again and again.
Some of my favourite scenes (in no particular order):
-Fleur and Mrs. Weasly falling into each others arms crying (just thinking about it makes me teary)(but no, really: Fleur is such an amazing and slightly underrated charac ...more

Jan 31, 2008
Chris
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
harry-potter
Since pretty much everyone I know has read these books, I figure reviewing them is pretty pointless. But with the new book coming out in a couple of days, I have to go through them beginning to end. To make the reviews more entertaining, I will be doing them in a variety of unexpected formats. For this review, I will be writing as a power ballad.
(Intro: Piano and strings)
You were always by my side
You will always be my guide
But the road I'm on
Goes on and on
And I've left you beHIIIIIND!
(Big crunch ...more
(Intro: Piano and strings)
You were always by my side
You will always be my guide
But the road I'm on
Goes on and on
And I've left you beHIIIIIND!
(Big crunch ...more

I could revisit this world over and over!!
Mel 🖤🐾🐺
Mel 🖤🐾🐺

Jun 21, 2014
Kassidy
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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favorites
It seems like by now, everyone would realize they should listen to Harry..
Such a sad end :( I knew that was going to happen before starting the series, but didn't know when. It still got me in the feels, though.
The book as a whole was really fun and entertaining. I love the mystery and learning more about Voldemort. The romance drama was funny as well.
I can't wait to see what adventures the next book brings and how it all concludes..
Such a sad end :( I knew that was going to happen before starting the series, but didn't know when. It still got me in the feels, though.
The book as a whole was really fun and entertaining. I love the mystery and learning more about Voldemort. The romance drama was funny as well.
I can't wait to see what adventures the next book brings and how it all concludes..

Actual rating: 4.25 stars
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription
Why did Professor Snape stand in the middle of the road?
So you’ll never know which side he’s on!!
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription
Why did Professor Snape stand in the middle of the road?
So you’ll never know which side he’s on!!

Reminder that all of my Harry Potter reviews contain unmarked spoilers, and lots of ’em. If you’re one of the two people on Goodreads who hasn’t read this series, this review is not for you. So, my dear underside-of-a-rock-residing friends:

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This review will be interesting, because this book was far (far, far) from perfect, and yet I am utterly determined to give it 5 stars. (Which I have only given to the first book in this series.)

God, how do you talk abou ...more

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This review will be interesting, because this book was far (far, far) from perfect, and yet I am utterly determined to give it 5 stars. (Which I have only given to the first book in this series.)

God, how do you talk abou ...more

Feb 24, 2016
Aj the Ravenous Reader
rated it
it was amazing
Recommended to Aj the Ravenous Reader by:
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Buddyread with the cutest Trixi.

*sniffs* I have actually finished this several days ago but I spent those days mourning for the loss of one of my favorite characters of all time and before I start bawling my heart and eyes out again, let me straight away proceed to the random thoughts while and after reading the book. *sniffs*
1. *Gasps* Professor Snape???
2. Harry’s Quidditch Captain! Yaaas!
3. Weasleys’ Wizzard Wheezes (Say this ten times)
4. Malfoy’s head on Pansy Parkinson’s lap and Pansy stro ...more

ENGLISH (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) / ITALIANO
«It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind»Due to numerous attacks of Death Eaters, the new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, duly appointed, decides to meet the muggle British Prime Minister... It's the first time that the Muggle world and the magic one come bluntly face to face. J.K. Row ...more

3rd read: August 2018 - audiobook
I will never get over Stephen Fry's narration. It's simply magical ✨
2nd read: Jan - Feb 2018
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I will never get over Stephen Fry's narration. It's simply magical ✨
2nd read: Jan - Feb 2018
ROONIL WAZLIB


Nov 11, 2016
Reynita Maharani ★ The Night Reader ★
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Spoilers for anyone who has never read the books or seen the movies. In which case, have you been living under a rock?!
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“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”

Reading this book was brutally depessing. I've never expected Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be dark like this, but I liked it anyway. The boy from book one has grown up and makes a decision that turns out to be disastrous. The thing I loved about this book might be when Harry and Dumbledore dig into Voldemort's memory. We get to know about him and what kind of person he was before he became the Dark Lor ...more

Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts. With Lord Voldemort on the loose things are going very bad in wizard community; all the troubles spill in the Muggle world. Unsurprisingly the book begins with a chapter with real Muggle Prime Minister - somewhat unnecessary I might add.
If you think you can find anything original in this review you are sadly mistaken. It is practically impossible to find anything new to say after literally everybody and their brother read and discussed the series.
Still it ...more
If you think you can find anything original in this review you are sadly mistaken. It is practically impossible to find anything new to say after literally everybody and their brother read and discussed the series.
Still it ...more


Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. There were some things I truly loved about this one. I loved how the bulk of the book, nothing crazy happened. It felt like some of the older books and I love that feeling. All the Harry and Dumbledore time we got, the memories of Voldemort’s past (which were very interesting) and of course Harry and Ginny, who I’ve shipped for a while now finally got their shot.
That’s the good. There is also a lot of sadness and despair. A very important and influential ...more

Mar 27, 2018
Lily ☁️
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
young-adult
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is probably my favorite book in the Harry Potter series right after Order of the Phoenix, so suffice it to say that re-reading this book inspired a lot of feelings;
If you haven’t read HBP yetwhat are you doing with your life you should exit this review, because it is filled with “spoilers”.
⤜ Does anyone else ever visit Snape, and am I the only person who wondered about this when Bellatrix and Narcissa showed up at his house?
⤜ Dumbl ...more
If you haven’t read HBP yet
Musings & highlights:
⤜ Does anyone else ever visit Snape, and am I the only person who wondered about this when Bellatrix and Narcissa showed up at his house?
⤜ Dumbl ...more

Aug 05, 2018
Anne
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
read-in-english,
favorites
Another wonderful installment in this fantastic series!
J.K. Rowling's writing style continues to blow me away. The way she writes is just so easy to read and always makes me feel super "comfortable" in the world she created. And what a wonderful world that is! My love for each character grows bigger and bigger with every book. Their development is very well done - it's realistic and believable.
This book explores a lot of Lord Voldemort's past, which was great, because you learn so many things th ...more
J.K. Rowling's writing style continues to blow me away. The way she writes is just so easy to read and always makes me feel super "comfortable" in the world she created. And what a wonderful world that is! My love for each character grows bigger and bigger with every book. Their development is very well done - it's realistic and believable.
This book explores a lot of Lord Voldemort's past, which was great, because you learn so many things th ...more


Grab this beauty of a book cover that I'm selling on my depop here, created by cover illustrator Jonny Dudley, who I commend for taking one of the most painful moments in the book and creating such lovely artwork out of it.

“Parry Otter, the Chosen Boy Who — well — something of that sort.”![]()
This reread of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince - the last book in my minimal book collection - came as a saving grace during the many (many) holidays of Tishri. The stillness that accompanies sitti ...more

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6), J.K. Rowling
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 protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry'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 ...more
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 protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry'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 ...more

three or four
three or four
three or four
i have no idea but i do know that j.k.rowling should be banned from writing from this day forward. STOP. HURTING. MY. FAVS.
RTC
3.5 stars!!
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i just have two things to say
1) why are these books so HUGE ???? halp
2) i'm convinced this is gonna be the best from the series so, much pressure
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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she ch ...more
Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she ch ...more
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"Yes," said Harry stiffly.
"Yes, sir."
"There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."
The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.”
“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
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