Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 Audio CD)

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Summary: the harry potter scoop
Review: when i read this book, i had a hard time getting into it. but i have to say it was an excelent book. if you are a fan of the harry potter books 1-4, you will like this one. it adds new mystery and heartbreak. if yu havent read it, i have a clue for you on who dies, it is someone harry holds dear to his heart. i wont tell u if it is male or felmale...for that would give it all away! good luck, and i hope you take my advice, lilaliangel, 13 yrs. old

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Summary: Bravo Rowling!
Review: This is the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, and they just keep getting better. I don't know how she keeps coming up with new, interesting stuff. There is a lot going on in this book. A lot of changes at Hogwarts, characters doing new things. I don't want to give anything away, but there is *a lot* more action in this book. We also find out some interesting things about some of the characters... We find out more about Harry, more about James Potter, more about Snape, more about Neville. This is a long book, but I didn't want it to end, I am already hungry for the next book.

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Summary: Missing the mystery
Review: Yes, it's true that the first 150-200 pages could have been pared down to 15-20. But the real problem is the lost mystery and sense of wonder. I realized that Harry would have to go through adolescence, but I expected it to be with more growth, more romance, more introspection. Not just whining and a brief interlude with a romantic interest that Rowling didn't convince me to care about.

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Summary: J.K. Rowling Has Written A Wonder!
Review: Once again, J.K. Rowling has hit the nail on the head with this extraordinary book! With twists, turns, and a compelling plot, she keeps her readers (at least, she kept me) wanting more. I wasn't able to put the book down! When I heard that the 5th book was coming out, I was scared that she may have run out of ideas, and the fifth book may be a traditional sequel: worse than the others. However, I am glad to say that I was wrong. This book is as good, and maybe better than the other 4! I would recommend buying it even if you haven't read the other 4 books. It's great!

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Summary: An wonderful edition to the series!
Review: "It's always darkest before the dawn." That statement sums this book up beautifully. Dark, menacing and filled with young adult angst, this fifth installment in the Harry Potter series is a heavy load to carry. All the characters are coming of age and are torn by their own loss of innocence with the confrontation of evil and the disillusionment of their governering authorities. As old mysteries are cleared up, new mysteries are brought to light and the reader can feel every ounce of confusion that the characters feel themselves. Although this book doesn't stand up above the other four books and may disappoint those who had hoped for more answers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix paves the way for the final two books splendidly!

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Summary: It just gets better!
Review: I think this book was worth the wait. The characters seemed more colorful, such as Cho, who proved not to be the perfect crush Harry dreamed of but an actual real person with faults. And meeting professor Umbridge made me want to not have met her at all. Harry was like a reality-life growing person.He proved that his views were a little more complex and finally vented out his frustration of what had been happening to him in the last four series. A lot of other series show that the charaters aging but not in person.
The plot was better too: Darker and much much more mysterious. There was more action and this time, out of Harry's hands which made it all the more exciting.

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Summary: Dark and dreary Harry Potter
Review: If I wanted teen age angst and pain I would read Hesse or Updike. This book is really a letdown after re-reading the first 4 books, and I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

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Summary: Good, Better, Best
Review: Order of the Phoenix, is in my mind a great book. The plot timing is on the same line as, Sorcerer's Stone. Meaning, that slow start to wonderful finish. Everything at the end of the book ties everything together in the novel and the series thus far.
J.K. Rowling is very good in showing people and their character. For example you can actually feel the person. Like that you have known them for a long time. Friends if you will. I did not like however, how she make Harry an angry teenager. I know that he is going through "growing pains", but .
I do suggest that you brush up on Harry and his life. Having the book come out 3 years after the 4th was a real pain trying to figure out who is whom, who did what.
Good book, but Sorcerer's Stone will alway reign supreme.

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Summary: ONE WORD: WOW
Review: If I could I would give this book 100 stars. Ever since reading the first Harry Potter book I've fallen in love with the series. I wish more than 7 books would come out and it was an ongoing series!!! After not liking the 4th book that much (I'm sucker for happy endings) I'd have to say The Order of the Phoenix has to be the best in the series followed by The Prisoner of Azkaban, the Chamber of Secrets, and so on... What I love about this book is that the author pulls you into the book and its kind of like your watching it, like it's a movie or something. You feel Harry's pain in this book as one bad thing after another happens to him You feel his hate for his horrible teacher Professor Umbridge and his pain of a death of a character at the end. I have to admit I was pretty mad when this person died but hey maybe they'll bring him/her back to life. After all this is Harry Potter where anything's possible!! Anyways if you haven't read this book yet go buy it now! Even at 870 pages I finished this book in no time wishing it was longer. Hey I know it will probably be awhile but does anyone know when the 6th is coming out???!!!

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Summary: The Best So Far!!!I personaly loved it!!!U cant put it down!
Review: In this book Harry gose to hogwarts for his 5th year. Not knowing that this year might be a nightmmare, A bad new teacher, you-know-who coming back and him seeing and feeliing VolDemort's feelings just to name a few. But the worst nightmare of all is when his Confidant and GodFather dies. Heart broken, harry, ends another year learning more then he ever has.

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