Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4

By: J.K. Rowling

Narrated by: Jim Dale

Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

‘There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways ... their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.'

The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!

Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.

©2000 J.K. Rowling (P)2000 Pottermore Limited

good book, funny pronunciation

I love the book. the narrator just pronounces things funny. like Voldemort with no t.

Love it!

I'm a fan of Jim Dale now... I'm looking forward the next book .. thank you so much for what you do.

frustrating performance

if you've watched the movies or listened to other audio versions then this reader's whining voice will annoy you to no end. who knew Hermione could whine so much? Good male voices but female left a lot to be desired.

Why Jim Dale?

Okay, I LOVE Harry Potter story's. But you really had to pick Jim Dale didn't you? I don't mean to offend or anything, the story is great it is just… the voice. The girls voice are like "Haarryy" and boys like "Harrie". In my opinion, "Voldemor" as Jim Dale pernounces is a fine voice. If I mad Audible I'd make a Cursed Child and by Launa Quintal.

good but

Why can we not get the Stephen Fry versions? Dale's pronunciations are all over the place.

Classics forever

The books in this series will forever and always be favorites of young and old!

Almost perfect

I love Jim Dale's performances of these books with few exception. However,if Random House had spent a little effort, they could have been perfect. Editing and a few fixes. In this book, Dale uses his Cornelius Fudge voice at a crucial point when it should be Mad Eye Moody/Barty Crouch Junior's voice.In other books in the series, Dale uses a ridiculous French accent for Bellatrix Lestrange. Estranged is a common enough surname in Britain, and there is NO justification in any of the seven books to justify the irritating accent. Bellaire is not French. Her sisters are Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks. Why would one of the three sisters be French while the other two are English, as are Dale's voices for them. Extremely irritating if the reader has any analytical still.

That being said, however, Dale is tremendous. For many dozens of hours of narration, the reader can tell who is speaking, just from the character's voice, with nearly perfect accuracy. Through all seven books. I blame the faults on the lack of editing skill of the production team. Of course, it is possible that I have listened to all seven of these books way too many times...

Great reading, but one or two things bring it down

What did you love best about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4?

Great reading, unabridged, and quality. Good character distinction by voice.

What three words best describe Jim Dale’s performance?

Jim Dale does great with all voices EXCEPT for Hermione. I can't stand the inflection and whine in her voice, I just cannot see the character as whiny. HAr-eeee. ugh. Everytime I hear it I cringe.

Jim Dale is the GOAT

you'd be hard pressed to find anything negative to say about this amazing reading of an amazing book

Perfection

what more can I say? too wonderful for words. or, maybe "wonderful words". My favorite series of all time.