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

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Summary: Surprising, but still great!
Review: When I first heard that this book would be darker, or scarier or altogether different than any of the others, I had an idea of what to expect...or at least I thought I did. This book is nothing- and I mean nothing- like any of the others. If you though the ending to Goblet of Fire was scary or dark, just wait till you read this one. It's packed with everything, and it's full of surprises. Harry's completely different, and we get to see a lot of other characters developing as well.
Let me say that this book was not at all what I expected it to be...i've defenitly learned not to expect anything with JK Rowling. And even though this book was so different, and so long, you'll probably end up reading it too quickly. The one thing I regret about this book coming out is that there'll probably be another excrutiating wait for the sixth...and after this book, I have no idea how i'll manage!

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Summary: boring
Review: #4 is bad, but #5 is worse. The book follows already familiar patterns. No surprises, no interesting story, no intrigue. You are going to read this book only because you have read previous four and you want to know what's next.

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Summary: good
Review: After waiting for quite a long time,I devour this book in 1 day: In my humble opinion,this book lives up to the standard sets by all the former potter books, although this book is quite "darker" and the others. Oh,and the reason I gave 4 stars(3.75 actually) because I believe that it is too wordy and too many insignificant detials,the book should have ended in just 600 pages...

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Summary: She does it again
Review: Rowling has once again managed to encapulsate the magical world in her new thrilling novel. The emotions in this installment of the series changed from the previous ones. The previous books showed Harry as heroic, easy going and brave, and as you read it, you too were engulfed in his perfect characteristics. Frustration is the new emotion found in book 5, as Harry is made into a more real, understandble character. He is no longer perfect and flawlessly heroic, but now he makes mistakes and harnesses anger. The frustration you encounter when reading contributes to the never-ending thrill of this wondrous novel.

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Summary: Ahhh, get over it.....
Review: I've been reading the book for several days now and even though I am not even close to finishing it (i'm on page 243 now...hey, i've been busy!) I can honestly say "so far so good". Yes, the story has some sinister undertones: A magical government that finally shows it's true red tape qualities. A government that wants to undermine several key players including our beloved dumbledore and...Harry himself. Which leads me to our hero. He seems to be going thru the trials and tribulations of a normal 15 year old and even though his surroundings (a fantasy world where an email simply won't do....flying memos fill the halls of a government building..oh, how I LOVE you j.k rowling!) are far removed from our own...it's nice to see that he's just not the same happy go lucky chap from the first novel. By god, harry potter actually has *angst* and is oh-so moody! Oh well, back to the book now. Please fellow readers...do not pay attention to the one and two star reviews full of abstact text written in broken english. I can see that there are some out there that have'nt read the book and feel that it's "cool" to put in a negative response just to be cute. To those with your reviews: get a life. Go READ the book THEN post a review....Okay? Thanks. And to all you others who have'nt read this book yet: Read it.

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Summary: The Best Harry Potter Yet
Review: This is truly, at least in my opinion, the greatest Harry Potter book J.K. Rowling has written.
I read it in twelve hours because I simply could not put it down. Another little thing that says a lot- a bookmark never touched the pages of Harry Potter 5.
If you are looking for a suspenseful, page-turning, have-to-know-what-happens-next book, I highly recommend you pick up Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I almost think you could read this book even if you had not read the other books.
The one thing that makes this book so exciting, so thrilling, is that all the secrets are not revealed until the last 100 pages. If you don't like cliffhangers for 770 pages, then don't pick this up.
If, however, you are looking for an extremely well-written, edge-of-your-seat book that will keep you reading for days and thinking much longer, get this right now!!!

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Summary: Harry Needs to Get Over Himself
Review: Harry Potter has become a teenager in the latest installment of JK Rowling's series. He has become such a teenager that about two-thirds of the way through I was almost hoping he was the character who wouldn't survive. Whiny, self-absorbed, and deeply offended that he is not the hero of everyone's life at Hogwart's, our bespectacled friend has become tiresome. Other characters, such as Ron, Hermoine, and Neville, are developing nicely and becoming more interesting. I noticed this, but Harry never did. The book is predictable and filled with red herrings that are more annoying than titillating. If Rowling's intent is to make Harry more human, she may have succeeded but he is much less likeable. And what happened to his brain?! Have raging hormones and adolescent selfishness turned it to cottage cheese? If he had used half the sense he was endowed with in earlier volumes, this book would have been about 250 pages -- but probably a lot more fun. Let's hope he does a LOT more growing up before the next book comes out.

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Summary: Harry Potter
Review: This was a good book. But, I think the Goblet of Fire is the best.

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Summary: BEST POTTER BOOK YET!
Review: I am lost for words to explain how incredible this book is. There are only three words to descibe how good it is, without going into a 900 paged essay on describing its greatness; BEST BOOK EVER!

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Summary: Harry and the evil forces
Review: This books follows 15-year-old Harry Potter through his fifth year at Hogwarts. He has become a very moody teenager and has to deal with horrifying things. His Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is evil, he has constant nightmares, and Lord Voldemort is getting stronger. To top that all off he is given a lifelong ban from playing Quidditch. In the end he tries to save his godfather from Death Eaters and the results of his rescue mission were a shock. This was the best book in the Harry Potter series so far. I also thought that it was the one with the darkest plot, but that made it great.