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Summary: One of the best in the Harry Potter series
Review: While I am more inclined to vote for Prisoner of Azkaban or Sorcerer's Stone as the best Harry Potter, much accolade should be given to The Order of the Phoenix.JK Rowling continues to weave magic with Book 5. Readers will feel the same fondness for the colorful and interesting characters in the book. There's the gifted Professor Dumbledore, the smarty-pants Hermione Granger and, of course, Harry Potter. Book 5's weakness lies in the beginning of the story. Having been cooped up in Privet Drive all summer, Harry Potter becomes very angry to the point of open hostility. This outburst of anger is reminiscent of Star Wars Attack of the Clones, where Anakin Skywalker is like a volcano waiting to erupt. The next few chapters will leave readers feeling tired of Harry's incessant hostility to every one he meets. I guess, that's just the typical teenage angst. The middle of the book will finally comfort the readers, as the other characters finally make their appearance. The succeeding events will make the readers anticipate, excited, sad, angry, etc. JK Rowling provides twists and turns that will engage the readers in a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Overall, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lives up to the hype. It is suspenseful, riveting and readers will stay glued to their seats, waiting on the pivotal twist of who's going to die in the end. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a must-read for Harry Potter fanatics (like me). One thing for sure, we can't wait for the next installment!
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Summary: J.K. Rowling at her best -- Top Harry Potter book so far
Review: I strongly disagree with those readers who complain about this book. I consider this one the BEST Harry Potter book so far (as it should be, of course). It is flawlessly written, the story is terrific and the character development is extremely well thought. My only complain is the book is TOO SHORT! I devoured the almost-900-pages in one single breath. Once you start reading, you can't stop. I wish the book would be at least DOUBLE in length, just for the joy of living the adventures that J.K. Rowling so masterfully writes. I don't know what I'm going to do in order to wait for Book #6. Maybe I'll read all the five books again. Problem is I'll have them read in a week, and waiting time for #6 would be probably several years. I am certainly not a kid anymore, but I love this book. If you have not read yet this wonderful stuff, run to the nearest bookstore! You are missing a very special world. And please, oh please, J.K. Rowling, make each of the next two books be 1,600 -- even 3.600 pages long. All of us, the millions who enjoy the quality of your work, will be eternally grateful!
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Summary: Another Harry Potter fan
Review: I loved that this book was so long cause I'm just a pure Harry Potter fan. The thicker the better! Although the suspense almost killed me. The only problem I have with Harry Potter books are that they make sleep very unimportant.
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Summary: Harry Potter 5
Review: After a long wait, the 5th Harry Potter book finally came out. I got it as a gift for graduating 5th grade almost a year ago. I tried reading it twice, but gave up. Why? Because it is very long (870 pages)! However, this was a very good book. I began it for the third time about 12 days ago, and I finished it today. The reason I didn't rate this book was because it was good and bad. The bad sides are that the book is pretty slow moving, and also, Harry seems to have a bigger temper in this book than the previous ones (see the chapters when Harry meets with Ron and Hermione again, and the scene in Dumbledore's office). The worst thing was the death of ****** (I won't give it away if you don't know who it is). It made me really sad. Anyway, the good things are the climax in the Department of Mysteries, which is long but good. Also, Luna "Loony" Lovegood was a strange, but interesting character. Umbridge, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher (and basically overlord of Hogwarts) is really mean, nasty, and deserves more than what she got, but that just made the book more interesting. Alos, Lupin from HP3 (The Prisoner of Azkaban) returns, and he was my #1 choice for the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. This is a good and bad book, but overall I like it more than dislike it.
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Summary: The Best Book in the world
Review: I think all the Harry Potter books are really great! I think that it is a book for all ages and I love it!! J.K. Rowling is the best author in the whole entire world.
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Summary: Another excellent read from J.K. Rowling and Harry!
Review: I am a middle school guidance counselor (7th grade), so I like to keep up on what my students are reading. I've read the Artemis Fowl series, The City of Ember, So You Want to be a Wizard, and, best of all, the Harry Potter series. This book is the darkest of the series, but it is still a very good read. It gives a great deal of background information about the motivation of certain characters. Of course, one of my favorite characters is killed off in this volume (sniff), but I still enjoyed it. I read the whole thing in one day, which angered my dog, and left my husband to fend for himself for dinner. But I could not put it down! Some reviewers have said that this book is boring, or that it's too long. I did get a little bogged down in some sections, but Ms. Rowling was always able to get the ball rolling again. A worthy addition to one of the best series I've come across.
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Summary: Wasn't Worth the Wait
Review: I thought Harry Potter 5 was going to be the best book in the world...but when I started it my mind couldn't picture what was going on in it and I practically fell asleep. I also thought that the book was way to long. People made the book sound so wonderful but there was only a couple exciting pages and that was at the end of the book. At first I thought the second book was bad now I think that the 5th one is the worst. I don't recemened this book but then again I do because many people have different tastes so it depends on the person. I will probably read it agian and then decided if I really like it. Also, I got the book made upside down so make sure that your book wasn't made that way.
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Summary: too slow
Review: This book was too slow moving for me. I have come to expect faster movement in the story from j k . so not so great. but of course, for harry potter fans, you will want to reaD IT ANYWAY. BUT BETTER SPEND YOUR MONEY ON SOME DELIGHTFUL AND INTERESTING BOOKS LIKE HOLLIS WOODS, THE LIKES OF ME, THE CAMP OF THE ANGEL AND DARING TO BE ABIGAIL, AND THE GILRS.
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Summary: A long wait- but the wait was worth it.
Review: It had been a long wait for me. I was one of the first ones to read the 4th book of Harry Potter in my class and only I know how many times I re- read that book in order to anticipate what would be there in the fifth book. But for me the wait was worth it. This book answere the question which has been haunting me for years. Why did Voldemort want to kill Harry??? Its a great book and Rowling's imagination has made the book amazing. I for once could realte myself with Harry as he is in his teens like me and going through a lot. For me it is a great book and I just cant wait for the next one to come out.
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Summary: A Fantastic, Magical Continuation of a Fabulous Tale
Review: Harry Potter, now fifteen, shows a more grown-up, teenager view of life in this, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry shows us a bit more attitute, some teenage angst, and a more rounded character. After all, who really believes in a character who has no faults?
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