<P> Kristin Lemmerman of CNN said that it is not great literature:' Her prose has more in common with your typical beach - blanket fare and the beginning contained too much recap to introduce characters to new readers, although Rowling quickly gets back on track, introducing readers to a host of well - drawn new characters .' Writing for Salon.com, Charles Taylor was generally positive about the change of mood and development of characters . Entertainment Weekly's reviewer Kristen Baldwin gave Goblet of Fire the grade of A -, praising the development of the characters as well as the many themes presented . However, she did worry that a shocking climax may be a nightmare factory for young readers . </P> <P> Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won several awards, including the 2001 Hugo Award for Best Novel . It won the 2002 Indian Paintbrush Book Award, the third after Philosopher's Stone and Prisoner of Azkaban . The novel also won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award for one of the best books, who claimed it was "more intense than the first three books". In addition, Entertainment Weekly listed Goblet of Fire in second place on their list of The New Classics: Books--The 100 best reads from 1983 to 2008 . </P> <P> Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was adapted into a film, released worldwide on 18 November 2005, which was directed by Mike Newell and written by Steve Kloves . The film grossed $102.7 million for the opening weekend, and eventually grossed $896 million worldwide . The film was also nominated for Best Art Direction at the 78th Academy Awards . </P> <P> It was also made into a video game for PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation Portable by Electronic Arts . It was released just before the film . </P>

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