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Summary: best book
Review: PS: some people might probably find hary's constant anger in the fifth book off-putting but i think it only shows how well Rowling understands what teenagers truly feel.
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Summary: best book ever
Review: I've been waiting for the Order of the Phoenix ever since the 4th book hit the stores and I've been surfing the internet and reading every single rumour i could lay my eyes on, but nothing, nothing came close to the actual story. its by far the best yet, being the longest and the most long awaited for(its been 3 years since the goblet of fire was published). i dont live in the england or in the states so i couldnt get it as soon as i would (12:01am 21st june) but i went to incredible lengths to get it 2 days later and it was definitely worth it. one problem: i dont know how I'm gonna survive until the 6th book comes out and i've heard that since Rowling will be working on the third movie, which is comin out at the end of next year, we can only expect the next book by 2005. all in all, JK Rowling is definitely the best author of our time, harry potter beats every classic.
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Summary: Long, but worth it!!
Review: The book paints a glowing picture of the suspense the final 2 novels will hold. It ties up a lot of loose ends from the previous books and sets the stage for the grand finale to come. Introduces several new characters who seem they will play key roles in the future. Looking forward to it!!
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Summary: Rowling comes up with the goods
Review: I really want to give this three and a half stars, but there's no facility to do that.There's been a lot of bagging of J.K.'s latest works, and while it's true this is no "Lord of the Rings" or "Wizard of Earthsea", "Order of the Phoenix" is a page-turner. After the first couple of books, the Harry Potter series was in danger of becoming another "The Three Investigators", i.e. a formulaic structure where the hero always wins. Hates living with the Dursleys (when will summer ever end?), finally makes it to school where a new Black Arts teacher is helping the evil Voldemort, Harry wins a quidditch game or two, etc. We know he's not going to die or be permanently maimed (there's at least two more books to come) so where's the inherent risk for the protagonist? But to J.K.'s credit the last two books have been about fleshing out her main characters and not just plot. Looking forward to the next one.
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Summary: not quite...
Review: i found that this boook held my attention as well as the others had although much darker and less fun. i just dont like the ending. i didnt want to lose that character who dies whos name i will not mention even though someone else already has. i was very upset at his death actually and now do not wish to read any more of the books since he will not be in them. in addition i thought the ending was unsatisfying in general. i hope the next book pulls the series back up, but i will not be reading it unless i hear from someone else ahead of time... or unless she brings (insert dead character name) back : )
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Summary: Slow moving at the start, but worth the effort to read!
Review: This was a great book! I like how Rowling has such an innate sense of the emotions people feel. That's why everybody loves the characters... everybody can identify with at least one of them. Harry is so much more complex in this book... we finally see a dark side of Harry that we always suspected was there, but that had been hidden.
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Summary: Angsty to the max, but still good.
Review: This will be infamous for Harry's increase in angst, but wouldn't we all be just as angsty if we were him? Harry's fifth year has been his roughest. First he and his cousin are attacked by dementors in his neighborhood; then he's put on a huge trial just because he saved his life with magic in front of a Muggle; then he deals with the Ministry of Magic's infuriating denial, everyone thinking he's a deranged teenager, and the most aggravating proffessor ever. And to top it off, you have the reoccuring, menacing nightmares, future exams, and puberty. Reading it put weight on MY shoulders. It's very stressful, but also very well-written. I recommend it for every Harry Potter fan. But read the other books FIRST; don't just pick up OotP to keep up with the trends.
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Summary: Order of the Phoenix
Review: I just finished The Order of the Phoenix and I thought it could have been better. It started off slow and kind of dragged on in various parts in the book. It's a pretty depressing book compared to the other 4 previous books. Harry's outburst at everyone was really annoying. He got angry at every little thing!! That Umbridge lady really got on my nerves! Overall the book was good but definitely not her best.
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Summary: The one and only Harry Potter
Review: I waited outside Barnes and Noble the morning of the 21. As soon as my friend and I got the books we sat down on a chair and read, when my parents told us we were going to go we just stood up and continued reading. My parents stopped to look at a book and we just sat down at a nearby stool that people use to get books on higher shelves. A man walked by saw what we were reading and said he was on the 214 page and it just keeps getting better.( my friend and I had just burst out laughing at a part in the first chapter)
I read the rest of the day, taking small breaks. I finished at 11:30 pm that night. The man was right it just kept getting better. I loved the book. I am reading for the 4th time. J.K. Rowling makes you laugh right before so many sad parts it is unbelivable. She captures how Harry feels about life and problems being 15 so well it's amazing. When the character dies. I yelled no and cried the rest of the book. Every time I read that part I still cry. The words she uses is mind boggling. Some of the words I hadn't ever heard of,words like scrum and kerfuffle, and I read alot. This is the best of all 5, and I can not wait until the 6th!
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Summary: Well...
Review: The Harry Potter books are definitely all near or at the top of my all-time favorites list, and I think that J.K. Rowling is a great and descriptive author and can get into her "character's skins" really well. Having said that, I have to say that the new Harry Potter book seemed to be not quite as great as the last four. It seemed a lot darker than the other books- Harry seemed like some disturbed teenage maniac and was furious for the entire duration of the book; I don't think that any teenager could be that furious. This book is just so dark... and not in the dramatic way. More than less in the twisted way... I still say that it was descriptive and better than a lot of books that I have read, just not as happy or... intricately woven... as the others.
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