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Summary: Well what can i say?!?
Review: What can i say, i still love Harry Potter and always will !!!
This book while not being my favorite book from the series is still up to standard , her standard i mean and exceding all the other standards (except a few)
so i still love Harry!!! I recomned anyone who hasnt read this to read it because you defintly will not regret it!!!
Have fun!!!
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Summary: A Darker, Deeper Learning Experience
Review: J.K. Rowling's latest offering is quite different from the other books. She is letting Harry and the others grow up. The challenges they are facing are no longer made up of comical magic creatures and very clearly defined examples of good and evil.The lines are blurring and the challenges are more difficult -- just as they usually are for a muggle at 15. In previous books, Harry made decisions that almost always turned out to be correct in the end. In this book, Harry learns that decisions have consequences, and often those consequences are mixed. The book is very dark, focusing more on the challenges of being a Wizard and less on the fun of being a Wizard. Reading this book, while still very entertaining, is not nearly as much fun. Parents and other responsible adults will read this book before allowing children to read it. Kids will have questions. Those whose precocious kids started reading of Harry's adventures early MIGHT not be ready for this book. If the other books were rated by movie ratings, they would be rated "G" or "PG." In my opinion, this one is more like "PG13." All in all, this book can help children learn to move past the "black" and "white" of decision-making and move into an understanding of the shades of gray that are in the real world. For that, the book does a service. But it is not nearly the fun-filled fantasies that we've come to expect in this series. I still recommend it highly.
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Summary: Harry Potter Does It Again!
Review: In the previous book Harry sees Voldemort rise again. Now no one believes him! Along with that he also loses someone special. Will everything end up okay? will people believe him? Find out in the new Harry Potter book The Order Of The Phoenix!
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Summary: Magical!
Review: The fifth installment of the Harry Potter series is definately a moodier and more thoughtful piece than its previous novels (although we notice the first signs of this darker storyline in Goblet of Fire) and comes off as possibly the most successful book in the series yet. At first I was dissapointed at Harry's new-found selfishness, then I remembered, he is a teenager! Being one myself I found his change of character and thought patterns to be very accurate, and while annoying to read at times (the books only downfall) I must give kudos to Rowling for being so correct. She has a way of making you hate other characters (hem hem, Umbridge, Malfoy, Fudge) and for building up suspense to a magnificent fight scene. It all plays like a movie in your head - scene to glorious scene. It is a long, but incredible read. I only hope it takes her less time to write book six.
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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: I would give this 3 1/2 stars if I could. OOTP has a much darker atmosphere throughout. In fact, it seemed like there were hardly any happy parts at all, and it felt like I was reading Series of Unfortunate Events without the humor. You learn some interesting things about Snape and Harry's dad near the end of this book, which was extremely cool, because it gave Snape's charachter a lot more depth. And speaking of Harry, in this book he's extremely moody and gets mad at everyone (Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, Cho, ect.) and I felt really annoyed at how pompous he's becoming. I suppose Rowling thought it would make him more realistic, but you don't feel sorry for Harry at all. If you haven't read this book yet, read no more, unless you like giveaways:
I thought the way Serius died was very dull. I mean, he's Serius Black, and if you look back in the previous books, you have to be impressed with him. So what's with the whole death thing? I was dissapointed with the ending also, because you think throughout the book there are little clues and hints leading up to something...but it doesn't! Maybe Rowling will give us answers and a better plot in the 6th book. Well, this book is worth reading (all 870 pages of it) and it is a pretty good book, but compared to the other Harry Potters, I didn't think it was as good as the previous ones.
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Summary: Good and dissapointing, depending (No Spoilers)
Review: The book was as exciting as the last four. You leave the experience knowing Harry and his family a bit more, knowing another little piece of Snapes past, getting a glimpse of more strong female characters (Tonks, Ginny Weasley), and liking Malfoy even less than in the previous books. You also get a peak into evil and how it can slowly, quietly tear apart friendships and respect for others. For the most part, "evil" remains silent, watching how doubt can divide. These are hard concepts to include in a book, especially when you add in the "coming of age" aspects of friendship, romance and hero worship/decline. The mix of these ideas I think leads to an incomplete and more cliched ending. Dumbledore's explanation of events is unsatisfying, uneventful, and in parts unnecessary. However, I'd still rate this book high. I was never bored and will look forward to the conlusion of this story in books 6 and 7. One interesting development with a charcter that has previously been minor may have grand influences in the next two books. This addition *MAKES* the book. Overall, I felt this book was written for the movie and while its style is a bit distracting, I do look forward to the film version because, unlike book 3 and book 4, I think this will adapt easily.
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Summary: A long and painful year
Review: For the first time since I discovered Harry Potter I was disappointed. Hogwarts has always been an escape for Harry-a place that he (and we) want to be. This year, for the first time, he'd rather be most anywhere else. The truly repulsive Professor Umbridge, Dumbledore being aloof and additional lessons with Professor Snape conspire to make Hogwarts an unattractive place. Even the usual escapes are not available this year. Harry is a charactor who's emotions guide us through the books. When he is happy so are we. When he is miserable, so are we. In this book his unhappiness is transmitted to us. I missed the joy that was so evident in other books and found it very difficult to finish this one.
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Summary: Bigger book for a bigger story.
Review: Sure it weighs in at a hefty 870 pages. But the story hooked me from the beginning, and I still managed to blast through it in only 3 days. The familiar characters are all back, as well as some less familiar faces. And Rowling has managed to keep a now 15 year old Harry up to his neck in plot twists. This is easily the best book in the series, but the saga has started to take on a heavier edge. The themes seem to grow in maturity along with the characters, and although still perfectly suitable for young readers, seems to carry a more adult appeal than the previous 4 volumes. Well worth the price, you will be sucked into this vortex of fantasy, and find yourself sharing the adventures of our favorite young wizard. Just be careful, or you may find yourself wondering where the last couple of days went.
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Summary: Not on par with 3 or 4, but still very good
Review: ... What makes Harry a great character is that he is very deep and certainly not perfect. So what if he spent the most of the book brooding over his problems? Thats 15 year olds do. He's going through [stuff] that you can't even imagine, and he has all the right in the world to be upset about it. Personally, I like it that he has become darker, it makes him more real to me. Now I can actually relate to him, insted of him annoying me with his foolish shows of unnessary nobility. Anyway, back to the review. I thought that Ootp was outstanding. The pages flew by at a remarkable rate. The action scenes were well written, keeping my eyes glued to the pages, and the character development far surpassed any of the previously installments. I felt Harry's pain. However, I have to say it wasn't quite as good as POA or GOF because it lacked the incredible plot twists that those books possessed. Everything was pretty straightforward. But despite this minor complaint, this was an excellent book that does a great job of moving the series along, and causing me to salivate over the next installment. (Hopefully it comes within 3 years).
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Summary: I am very pleased
Review: After i read the book, my first impression was, i didn't like the book at all. It was like a drag. But after several days, as I "replayed" the story in my head, i realized that it's the best book in the series yet. As I read the book, I wasn't ready yet for harry's attitude problems (i didn't realize that he was going adolescent, and also left out)...more pranks for george and fred, new charcters, among other stuff. But really, all in all, it's the best book in the series. Your emotions will be in topsy-turvy. You'll laugh hard, cry hard, will be so mad, scared, hopeful, smile - all in this one great book.
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