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Summary: HP5 Is excellent
Review: Rowling does it again, with this recent addition to the Harry Potter series. The plot is excellent and she keeps you in suspense throughout the book. I can hardly wait for part six.
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Summary: Ahh, who minds the thickness? The more the better....
Review: ~I was really intrigued by the 5th installment of HP. Some might even say it was just the extensive wait on "The Order of the Phoenix" that kept me riveted to the glue that bonded the pages together (even at work, LoL).
~But I liked the extra pages and the way Rowling drew out the sceens. C'mon, people! Being short and to the point is why we go see MOVIES!!! Books are for absorbing all the elements the movie leaves behind. You don't see anyone ridiculing Tolkien, do you? The drawn-out sceens were what kept me reading, it made me want to know more.
~I do agree with those that said this one is a bit depressing. But why would it be anything other than that with Umbridge at Hogwarts, The Order fretting over Voldemort, and Harry being a typical teenage boy w/a heightened level of incompotence about (not just girls) but certain aspects of life in general *no offense to his character or anything*?
~One more thing about the "Order of the Phoenix" is this: I was very, truly, and genuinely upset when one of the characters died. I seriously cried and I really wish that person hadn't died. It was more of the fact that this character died than who he/she died at the hands of (though that point disgusted me too).
~I hope Rowling could work some magic and bring that character back to life if not for her audience then for Harry's sake. He's suffered enough losses in his life and to add that death was one below the belt. :***(
~That death is the ONLY reason I gave "The Order of the Phoenix" 4 out of 5 stars, otherwise it is a great novel.
~*~Keep 'em comin' Rowling!~*~
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Summary: Harry Has Lost His Magic
Review: While "Order of the Phoenix" was a great attempt, it simply did not have the magic of the other four books.As a twenty-somthing-year old, I was suprised at how many of my peers recomended the series. After reading the first book, I was hooked! The first four books were humorous and had great characters that one could really relate to. They also had twists in the storyline and a mystery like feel that attracted adults as well as children. This book lost much of that. While there is an attempt to show the character growth of Harry, in this book he becomes very unlikeable with an explosive temper, and an annoying aroggance. While it may have been a major plot point, it only served to make Harry's character unlikeable. The story was extremely linear with no plot twists, and easily predictable. Even the side story with Hagrid served no purpose to move the story forward whatsoever. After reading book 4 I was dying to read book 5 and like many other fans waited years for what seemed like a cliff hanger ending to book 4. what I found was that book 5 was basicly a gigantic conlcusion to book 4, and after finishing it, I certainly won't mind waiting 1, 3, or 5 more years for the next installment. I just pray that Harry will get his "magic" back.
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Summary: Not Bad but not the Best
Review: To make this review short but sweet:
1.) Harry's character development seemed a little abrupt from book 4 to 5 and yet it makes sense that he would grow tired and angry at his situation.
2.) Umbridge was a great character, very easy to hate. I can't understand all the reviewers who seem to only want happy characters and uplifting storylines. Life is more true in this book than the others.
3.) The climax of the story wasn't set up well enough to have the impact that the previous books had. It happened too suddenly and left you wondering if there was something that you missed when you finished the book. This is the reason that the book only gets 4 stars.
4.) Dumbledore and Harry's relationship becomes more interesting in this book.
5.) I am glad that Cho and Harry didn't take the expected path in book 5.
6.) Dumbledore's explanation to Harry didn't have much in it to awe me. It mostly stated things we already knew and the new stuff wasn't "magical" enough to be interesting.
7.) Nice ending on Platform 9 3/4. Gives you a nice laugh at the end after a bumpy ride. I think that people would have liked this book better if it had not been for the long wait. I hope book 6 comes out in a more timely manner.
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Summary: Most Depressing Book I've Ever Read
Review: This is the most depressing book I've ever read. Throughout the book just when you think that things couldn't get any worse they do. Its not just dark undertones, the whole book is dark. I loved the first four Harry Potter books, what happened here?
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Summary: Worth the wait...Now I can't wait for the next one...
Review: Even thought the Order of the Phoenix is darker and Harry is angry, it is still a great read. I loved every word of it.
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Summary: haha! real probloms....
Review: Harry has girl trouble! (he isnt very good with it though...) But thats's besides the fact. This book is amazing! There are the most intese battle scence the insane suspence near the end of the book. It also brings new light on the ministry of magic and the laws very early in the book. Harry has first hand trouble with this. The book starts wonderfully with an attack on Harry in the first 20 pages!
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Summary: Perhaps the best in the series
Review: This book truly is the most powerful in the series thus far. It is a much darker book from the opening page to the closing page however this did not dissuade me from reading through it quickly. This is one of the first books in the series that does not really stand alone which I personally enjoyed. I have always found it bothersome when authors fill the first few chapters with nothing but back story that we've already read. This is one of the few books in the series that the action really does start in the opening chapter and continues throughout the book. This book is filled with information and surprises along with some things that did not surprise me at all. Voldemort is back in full power. The ministry of magic is doing everything in their power to keep from admitting to the possibility of his return. The Order of the Phoenix is out to stop his return and having to fight against the ministries paranoia the entire way. Professor Umbridge was a nice addition to the book. She truly was the character that you will despise completely and still keep reading just to find out how she's going to make you hate her even more. Harry is growing up quickly and has become very moody and on the verge of breaking under the pressure of everything he has gone through up to this point. Let's face it any kid who has nearly died that many times and faced as much as he has along with having someone that the entire world fears out to kill you and still the adults in the world will not tell you anything would be a bit moody as well. Over all I would highly recommend this book to anyone. My one suggestion though is that you should really read the first four books before picking this one up.
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Summary: The worst in the series
Review: I'm an adult fan and I can honestly say this book was a big disappointment. It seemed to just go absolutely no where for the long. You thought she must be building up to something great and the climax was so anti-climatic I felt so let down. This book did not need to be 766 pages long, it could have been wrapped up and been more exciting and suspenseful in about 500 or so. I'll read books 6 & 7 when they come out but I won't be reading 5 again that's for sure.
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Summary: Don't Believe The Hype, Believe The Fans...
Review: ...of which there are many who keep coming back to Hogwarts over and over again, simply because JK Rowling has made magic in the truest sense, this being through the love and the care in which she has created all of her characters. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is certainly no exception. Rarely do I shout or clap while reading a book (or say "not you again!!' after "Hem-hem"), but I found myself doing so several times during my first reading of OOP. I cannot recommend this or any of the other Harry Potter books enough if you would like an escape into imagination with a lot of good friends (and a few enemies). And if you've only seen the movies, please do yourself a favor and read the books. The movies are fun but the books are awesome.
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