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Summary: Excellent edition
Review: The Order of the Phoenix is an excellent edition to the Harry Potter series. There are many subtle religious references throughout all the books, and I very much recommend them to any fan of Lord of the Rings, or even Star Wars. Anyone who has any serious objections cannot have read any of the books thoroughly at all. I am positive these will one day become classics and everyone should be familiar with them.
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Summary: Excellant!!! Great Villain!!
Review: Excellant Story With a terrific Villain in D. Umbridge. The whole girl trouble thing got a little annoying. I mean, Harry was ok, if not a bit of a baby, but this broad he is fawning over is annoying......
The ending of this book was a little anti-climactic, but all in all - a very good book!
The death in the Goblet of Fire was much more gut-wrenching than this book's death....
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Summary: Better than expected
Review: I did my best and tried to prolong the enjoyment of this novel as much as I could, which is saying a great deal because I couldn't tear myself away from it. Upon my finishing it, I realized that it was better than I had expected. Having read the previous four books more than once, I was of the opinion that the fifth book couldn't possibly surpass them. I expected something very, very similar to the previous novels. J.K. Rowling, however, managed to preserve the entertainment in her new book, and, at the same time, introduce variety that doesn't allow a reader to become bored with the same old.
It is very difficult to keep such a prolonged story exciting and unpredictable. I believe J.K. Rowling does a terrific job of creating a parallel existence of such magical world adjacent to our own. I praise her for having such talent and ability and recommend her books to those who would like to escape reality.
Something that pertains to all of the Harry Potter books should not be overlooked. Not everybody enjoys such fantastical adventures. Those who prefer having their novels rooted in the real world and don't enjoy novels of the imagination are likely to think that the Harry Potter series are overrated. In which case, I believe that if you did not enjoy the Harry Potter novels before, perhaps it is not a good idea for you to read the fifth simply because it is acclaimed by a large portion of the population. Every writing style has its adherents and every writing style has those who simply don't like it, so I believe whether or not you read this book shouldn't depend on what others say about it. If you enjoy these types of books, then there is a very good chance you will find this one hard to put down. And, of course, the opposite applies: if you don't like these types of books, then perhaps reading yet another one you will not enjoy is not a great idea. Eventually, the choice is up to the individual.
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Summary: J.K.Rowling is a Genius
Review: I just finished book 5. I can't wait for 6. I am not a kid, I am a grandmother. These books are fabulous and each one is better than the previous one. My husband and I spend a lot of time in our cars comuting to and from work so we have all of the books on unabridged CD. Jim Dale performs the books, he does not read them. He does a distinctive voice for every character. You feel like you have seen a movie when you listen to him. With her brilliance and his creative performing talent, you could not ask for anything more. I highly recomend ALL of the Harry Potter books.
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Summary: Great!
Review: What can I say? Rowlings has done it again. I cannot believe that as an adult I can become so engrossed in a child's book (and I read regularly). Harry Potter continues to grow up. He has developed some annoying attitudes but those clear up. Rowlings continues to taunt us with a little bit more information about Harry's destinty that makes me ready for the next book. A definite must for Harry Potter fans! However, if you haven't read the first four, it might be better to start at the beginning.
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Summary: Very sad indeed
Review: I've been a fan of HP since quite some time and waiting for this book was not easy, although never an option.
In this 5th installment of the series, we see a more deep, dark side of Harry. He's more angsty than before, and although not as noble in some levels, he is still noble and trying to do the right thing.
Some reviewers bashed Harry's "arrogance" and angster, I, however see it differently.
Harry is 15 now, he is a teenager, asn apparently some of the reviwers forgot what it means to be a teenager. Me, being 22, still remember how full of anger I was, to the point where not even I could stand myself. So for me Harry's behavior is more than understandable. And considering what he has been through, I would dare to say that he took many things rather well.
In this book HP notices how things dont always work with what is right. How unfair the world can be, and how short life is. He faces death is a more personal level, and I have to agree with another reviwer that said that a particular death in the book was very much below the belt since Harry has gone through way too much to add a death that is simply heartbreaking.
Ron and Hermione are their ususal self, but if they keep fighting I might smack them both in the head.
A new character (one of many) is introduced. Her name is Luna "Loony" Lovegood. She is so adorable an so weird, but she is extremely likeable.
Hagrid's bits in the book were quite boring, i must painfully admit. But Umbridge makes up for this seldom bits.
Dumbledore's character is also more elaborated. We get to see another side of his, and a side that can be viewed as weak, but I only see it as human, which only adds to the list of reasons why Voldemort only fears Dumbledore.
Overall the book was fantastic, but more depressive and sad, than any of the other. I have to agree with JK in why did she made it so dark and that is because as we grow older life starts to lose it's fairness and we start seeing things under a different light, just as Harry is learning to.
Poor Harry his journey is still not over, and more diffucult than probably anyone I know including myself.
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Summary: Another excellent book to an excellent series
Review: This book is (in my opinion) the best book in the series. There's a lot more emotions and character depth in this one book than all the series combined. You learn a lot more about the key characters and you feel like you grow with them in this book as they learn the next life lessons. The thing I liked about this book is that as you read it, you actually feel angry towards what's happening. That, in my opinion, is what makes an excellent book. The fact that she got you to hate Umbridge is amazing...you didn't have to understand why, you just did. Just what happens to Harry is enough to get you peeved. Harry is a lot angrier in this book than in the past, and it's understandable why. Being couped up somewhere you don't want to be for the summer, not knowing anything about a situation you should be in the middle of, etc is something every teenager goes through, and she hit it right on the dot. Yes, this book is much more depressing than the others, but that's to be expected. You can't expect everyone to be jolly when no one knows where Voldemort is. It's impossible. And yes, I was angry as to whom she picked to die in this book, it wasn't fair to Harry. And it wasn't who I was expecting either. But, needless to say, this is an excellent book and should be read by everyone. This is an essential book to a series that has outdone itself with every book. And let's hope the next installment comes out a bit faster.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) seem to make Harry out to be a spoiled brat who complains about everything and everybody. Having read the book, I wonder how J. K. Rowling could have dragged out a two hundred and fifty page story to create an eight hundred and seventy page book. By page six hundred, I wanted the dark lord to put me out of my misery. Harry constantly belittles his best friends, poor Hagrid drags about dieing all beat up, and there is no real concern as to what happened to him. Then, If the fifteen year old Harry Potter had talked to me the way he "YELLS" at the other adults in the story, I would have asked him to move on, not come back, and broke his wand before he left. For book six, I think I will wait for the paperback.
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Summary: It wasnÂ't what I expected
Review: The book has a lot of irrelevant information, like a lot of unnecessity dialogs for a book that thick. I thought it would be much more supense like the third or the fourth book, but in this one I some times lost the interest, and at the end I really donÂ't think it should have happened what happened, it was unnecessary and finally nothing really important happens with the trama.
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Summary: Really expands the mythos
Review: I was really pleased with TOoTP. This series is meant to be dark, Rowling has never shied away from that. The very first chapter of the series deals with 1 year-old Harry right after his parents have been murdered. This is not Mary Poppins!
I admire Ms. Rowling and her willingness to expand on the world that she's created. She refuses to rest on her narrative laurels. These characters are already fleshed out, yet she continues to give us new glimpses. I was very happy that we learned more about Neville and Ginny. Is there a better example of friendship in modern literature than between Harry, Ron, and Hermione? And is there a better character for young girls to emulate? Hermione is a three dimensional teen with brains, feelings, and chutzpah.
I have read the reviews that lament the lack of "closure" in this book. There really hasn't been a "stand alone" ending since Chamber of Secrets. Azkaban ended with Wormtail and Sirius's escape. Goblet of Fire ended with Voldemort's return. I doubt that Rowling will have another "ending" until Book 7, but I don't believe that this affects the quality of the story.
All in all, this was a very satisfying read. Umbridge makes Snape seem like Mary Lou Retton. The corruption and unreliability of government seems all too timely. The one thing that worries me is my belief that the last two books will involve a lot of carnage, which means characters I care about are going to be taking a dirt nap. I have faith that Ms. Rowling will pull it all off with her usual aplomb. I can't imagine anyone thinking that most of the crap available in theaters this summer would be preferrable to a wonderfully imagined story like this one.
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