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Summary: I love the book and the author for writing it
Review: Please keep writing...these books are great reading for young and old...I especially like the way she handled Harry's crush on Cho Chang!
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Summary: I loved it!!!
Review: I waited and waited for this book to come out and it was definately worth the wait. It was different than the other books in a way, because you actually begin to see harry as a real person. In the books before this I just thought that he fit in with the whole theme. Don't get me wrong, I loved the previous books, but this one just seemed to add depth to his character because he seemed so perfect before. He begins to act like a real teenager in this book and kinda comes off a little pompous, though I would be too if I had gone through and done all the stuff he did. I love the way that he seems like he could be a real kid in the world we live in today. These books just seem to get better and better as they progress. I am really looking forward to the next book, though I don't know if I'll be able to stand the wait.
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Summary: Harry Potter!
Review: Harry Potter the 5th book is the best book that could ever be riten and i'm really looking forward to book 6, and 7. I love Harry Potter books I wish I could be like J.K. Rowling but i'm not a gifted writer at all.I love J.K. Rowling's books she's the best writer ever.No one could be better than J.K. Rowling.
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Summary: Harry has to grow up
Review: Where to start? Im feeling almost like I did while reading this new addition to the harry potter series. I loved the book, no doubt, who cant love harry potter. But the beginning really was too long, and I know harry was a teenager but his thoughts tended to be a little too egotistical and angry to the point where i was getting aggrevated with him. Also, the ending was terrible. 1. It was so confusing I had to reread the pages 3x @ least! 2. When that character died, I was so dissapointed, I mean it seemed rowling had to resort to that to have SOMETHING happen in the end. He was my favorite character in these series and it just seemed too desperate. 3. There was no real heroic fighting between harry and vol. which dissapointed me as well. It was alot of that love and heart nonsense that is too corny. But still, I read the book fast, couldnt put it down, and it stayed on my mind enough to write about it...Rowling impressed me with her captivating ideas and comical relations to the world today. I feel like my review is really negative and I dont mean it to be, it really was just the ending, it was still a fantastic book, although the previous one remains my favorite. Im sad I can no longer say "They just keep getting better.." Haha, but still this book was excellent and alot more mature, it seems to be growing up with us.
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Summary: like reading TV
Review: Harry Potter and TOOTP is like a bigas$ box of chocolates you eat up so fast and while it lasts (for all 2-3 days)its great but before you know it its all over and you have to wait half your goddang life for another box. I really think Rowling should hire a staff of writers to help her write the books because I don't think its right to leave everyone hanging like that...And why haven't other authors joined the bandwagon and came out with knockoffs of HP yet either? I surprised at how many of you seem to HATE this book; really its not any worse than the others, I mean what were you expecting?
The good: Real page turner, its a great escape, throughly entertaing and a VERY easy read. I like HP [ticked]off :o
The bad: A little cheessy at times (but less so than normal!)a little bland/lame esp. at begining, and not too original-a little formulaic eh? I thought JK could of had more FUN w/it (as w/ books 1-4)...and maybe upped the style/descriptions of Harry's feelings, charecters (instead of useless babbling/remarks, unimportant dialogue) I guess she really is a kids writer tho...and not have included so many trivial details...ya know exams...lessons...that just hits too close to home.
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Summary: This adult loves Harry
Review: I just read this entire book in about four days. Book 5 is definitely the deepest, most engrossing installment yet. I thought it was great how deeply the author delved into Harry's difficulties dealing with all his (mis)adventures of the past five years, on top of his family situation and his discovery that his parents and other role models weren't the models of virtue he thought they were. Kept the action and humor moving too -- there is so much going on in this book, 870 pages seems like a marvel of economy!
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Summary: growing pains for Harry Potter
Review: Wow. J.K. Rowling has outdone herself yet again in The Order of the Phoenix. Yes, Harry is frequently angry, sometimes a bit of a snot, and even disagreeable - but Harry is also 15. Reading the experiences of Harry vividly brought back memories of my own adolescence (and how uncomfortable and generally painful the experience was.) Bravo for her her honesty as she lets young Potter "grow up" facing troubles typical of a 15 year old - teachers who are unfair, the challenges of figuring out the oppsite sex, alienation and frustration with adults, and impatience with friends. Of course, there are also other things bothering our young hero ...The story involves the increasing frequency with which Harry's scar hurts, his troubling dreams (from the perspective of "You-Know-Who") and, as if this was not enough, the fact that he is living under the microscope of the press. As many other reviewers have said, the book reads quickly, in spite of its size. The story is that engrossing. Highly recommended.
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Summary: J.K. Rowling's Done it Again!
Review: After reading the first four books, I didn't think it was possible for Rowling to do any better. Well, I was proved wrong right from the first chapter. I was amazed at how much Harry had changed- and was shocked by the difference in Rowling's style of writing, It was a surprising but awesome change. When I purchased this book and wondered if I would ever finish this 870 page wonder. Alas, I was proved wrong again! I started it the moment I got home, and found it hard to put it down- As I recall I fell asleep reading it that night. I completed the book within a week- and it would have been sooner if only my summer job hadn't gotten in my way!
Great Job J.K. Rowling, you never cease to amaze me!
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Summary: A dissapointment
Review: This is a long awaited and much anticipated book from Rowling that children the world over have dreamt about for years only to be dissapointed by its choppy plot and changing characters. While Rowling does well by adapting Harry to a more teenage personality complete with hormones and first date it's far too sudden and extreme for any normal changes. This is not a particularly memorable book as some parts seem to drag on forever and the few moments of enjoyable action in the book are few and far between. The character of Dolores Umbridge is detestable to say the least yet she seems to lack the sense of depth that I have come to expect from Rowling's characters such as Snape and Dumbledore. While some characters are changed beyond recognition at times the teachers suddenly develop personalities which give them real individualism and it must be said that this is definitely for the better and possibly the only thing that drags the rating up to an entire three stars. The conflict we have come to expect from the books has moved from everyone against voldemort to hogwarts versus the ignorant, blind fools at the Ministry and Voldemort, though these two are by no means allied. All these sudden changes and loose plot combine to make this book more of an annoyance than a good read and is only worth reading in hope that the next one will be better.
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Summary: Harry's Best
Review: Out of all the Harry Potter books, this one grabbed me the most. I was instantly charmed by the humor, excitment, description and lack of boring material all crammed into one great novel. This book was first ment as an adult story, but it serves as a children's book as well. I prefer this one over the others, so if you are loking for a good read, this is it. Its unique plot and and interesting characters make this book one of my top 5!
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