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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: I really love this book than any other series.
This book is full of sadness,romance, warmth and it really tearches me what friendship really is. No matter what or how dangerous it is ,friends are always be by your side and do their best to help you.I love all the people in the book( well except those death eaters...,madam Umbridge and Mister of Magic.)
This book is very exciting. I love"Fight and Flight"and"beyond the veil".Also I get goose bump just to read the word "Dumbledore Army" .I'm dying waiting for the next book and the only thing that i regret is that the book is too short.I expect to read a longer one next time.Like while i'm waiting for the seventh book, i can read the sixth and just after finish reading, the seventh come out so i dont die wating cos i have a book which keep me busy .
It is too hard to wait for the the SIXTH Book. ISn't it rihgt?
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Summary: This book drags a bit , but fits well in the HP universe
Review: Not that great, the book is a bit too long with repetetive sections of HP,Germione and Ron attending different classes. At one time it feels like JKR is portraying the minute by minute/day by day details of attending school at Hogwarts. But the book fits well in the HP universe and extends the story well. Looking forward to the climatic next installements
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Summary: "Sit Down Harry. I'm Going to Tell You Everything"
Review: Finally, after what seems like centuries of waiting, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is available! And was it worth the wait? The answer is a resounding YES! With everything one has come to expect from J. K. Rowling, the wizarding world is expanded and the tension heightens as Harry Potter and his friends face new and even more difficult challenges in what is the darkest book yet in the series. After a nearly an entire summer of waiting, Harry is frustrated and nearly frantic with the lack of news that has come forth in regard to the newly risen Lord Voldemort, and it is soon apparent that "The Order of the Phoenix" has a very different tone than the previous books. There is no mischief making at the Dursleys, no shopping sprees in Diagon Alley, no joyful reunion with his friends - everything here has a sense of tension bordering on desparation as Harry is whisked away from the Dursleys to his godfather Sirius's house after an attack on himself and his cousin by two grim Dementors. The darkening of the plot line continues even into the personality of Harry himself, as Rowling highlights his shortcomings and his potential for failure with his steadily growing frustration, impatience, resentment toward his friends and even a few touches of arrogance - after all, hasn't it been *he* who has saved the day so often in the past? And yet on top of all this, he must still make room for the less magical components of his life - his missing out on becoming a Prefect, the dreaded end of year exams, and the terror of coming face to face with your crush. And what do his new dreams mean - of walking down an empty corridor toward a multitude of doors at its end? In a change that some readers may not have been expecting after the conclusion of "the Goblet of Fire", the main enemy of "the Order of the Phoenix" is not Voldemort at all, but the Ministry of Magic, staunch in its belief that Voldemort has not returned and that Harry is simply an hallucinating attention-seeker. Led by Cornelius Fudge, believing that Dumbledore is a threat to his position, and helped by an estranged Percy Weasley, the Ministry is determined to make things as difficult as possible for the Order of the Phoenix by positioning a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher amoung the ranks at Hogwarts: one Dolores Umbridge. Using all the wiles of propaganda, manipulation, corporeal punishment and backing from a stronger source, this infuriating woman imposes a strict, regimented regime on staff and students alike, turning Hogwarts into the worst of dictatorships. It is an incredibly well-written allegory on the workings of tyranny, dictatorship and control in our own world, both past and present, and of the evils of a number of social afflictions: prejudice, segregation, fixed justice systems, media frenzy, secret police, withholding of information - everything that could go wrong with a government or administration of any sort is incapsulated here in the Ministry of Magic's attitude. As you may have already guessed, Harry, Ron and Hermione are not going to take this sort of restrictions on their beloved Hogwarts sitting down, and soon are fighting fire with fire, whether it be the the formation of "Dumbledore's Army", the blackmailing of ex-reporter Rita Skeeter to get Harry's story into the open, the maliciousness of Peeves put to good use, or the heightened and increasingly elaborate pranks of Fred and George Weasley. When the students decide to take back the school, it results in some of the funniest comic sequences I have ever read - J. K. Rowling's sense of humour is hilarious! Female readers are now in for a treat - if there has been one critism posed at the Harry Potter books, it is the lack of strong females characters. Though there are some disagreements to this, it must be noted that with the expection of Hermione and McGonagall, all the major players in the books are male: Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Sirius, Snape, Lupin, Dobby, Hagrid, Malfoy...but now a new range of females have been ushered forward. Older characters such as Mrs Weasley, Ginny, Cho Chang and McGonagall play larger roles than previously, while new females from all walks of life make their first appearences - Nymphalia Tonks, the shape-shifting Order member, Bellatrix Lestrange, the evil Death Eater, and of course the Ministry member Dolores Umbride, a character so infuriating you'll be wanting to throttle your book. In many ways "Order of the Phoenix" is vastly different from its predecessors: Hogwarts is no longer the centre of the action, as the Order members are 'out there' doing battle with Voldemort, the tone and content is much darker and complex, and there is a lot less involvement in the plot from major characters - Dumbledore, Hagrid, Malfoy and Dobby do not appear as often as they usually have. Likewise, there is no "whodunnit" or mystery to unravel as in previous installations; whereas they all stand on their own as separate stories, "OotP" really needs the other books in order to be understood and ultimately feels like a "bridge" from "Goblet of Fire" to the upcoming 6th book. But Rowling does bring us what she promised - a deeper look into the wizarding world (in particular the Ministry of Magic headquarters and St Mungo Hospital) and the re-arrival of many familiar faces - Lupin, Firenze, Mad-Eye Moody, and more. No Harry Potter fan should be disappointed with the latest installment in his story, the only problem is facing yet another long wait until #6!
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Summary: The best yet of the series
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
By J. K. Rowling
Reviewed by: O. Wang
Period: P.5 This book was overall an excellent book of the whole entire current series. The book basically starts out with Harry at his aunt and uncles house, when he decides to go out for a walk. He spies dudley and his "gang" beating up a child. Dudley leaves the area. Harry was taunting him as they walked. While they were walking down the street, they were attacked. Harry went home carrying dudley, stiff as a board. When he got home, there were owls flying in, from Mr.Weasly, the ministry of magic sending him to a discplinary hearing, and a howler, which made harrys relatives let him stay after telling him to leave. After a few days, Harry is bailed out, by the Advance Gaurd. Harry learns about the Order of The Phoenix and is astonished how it was his godfathers house. Harry then goes to the hearing and he is defended by Dumbledore, and he is successful in the hearing. Harry goes back to school. He learns about his new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and learns that the ministry is trying to interfere with Hogwarts. Harrys dreams about a door are coming more into focus after many dreams that failed. As the school year goes on, many things happen. Ron on the Quidditch team, Hagrids return, Detention for Harry, and becoming a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry goes off to the ministry after seeing a vision of Sirius being hurt. He runs down to the ministry and tries to save Sirius, but instead of finding him, he found Voldermort. I liked this book because of the excellent plotline of events and how there was the Order of the Phoenix. I liked the great figurative speech because it helped me understand what they were trying to say better, "I know, but would you please stop trying to bite off my head". I also disliked this book because the part where Harry just develops a newfound power makes no sense. I also disliked this book because of how Harry got a bad temper after one summer. "Take this to Ron and Hermione and make them give me longer letters, or peck their fingers" was a quote i didnt exactly understan.d My favorite part of this book was the epic battle in the ministry of magic. Where Harry fought the death eaters with his friends and how Voldermort was defeated again by Dumbledore. The part which i hated about this book was how Harry kept getting detention just for telling the truth which made no sense to me. Overall, this book was the greatest book of the current series, despite it's large size. It takes a while to get used to reading this book unless you've read the other four books, after you read a few chapters you'll enjoy this book greatly from all the magic.
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: I don't know what the other reviewers are thinking! This book is an absolutly wonderful book! I couldn't put it down, and literally fell asleep while trying to finish just ONE MORE chapter! JK Rowling has a wonderful background in Fantasy, and a great grasp of the genre. I can't wait until the next one comes out!! :) It could be the fact that I have a background in Literature, and so I found it quite enjoyable, but I think that it is worth reading again and again!
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Summary: Just as amazing as the other four!
Review: I must say that I was actually waiting at the mailbox the day this book was released and that is a little embarrassing considering I am almost 30. It was so worth the wait! I read the entire thing in under 11 hours and had a terrible backache for about 3 days afterward. It was darker than the first couple of books in the series and it was dealing with more grown up issues, but that is just the natural progression of things and I thought they were handled perfectly. The description in this book makes you feel like you are right there experiencing everything as it is happening. I felt a real emotional connection to what was going on. I was sad when I got to the last page and can't wait to see what happens next.
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Summary: Still going strong
Review: Although getting a bit long (and a bit dreary in the middle) I still really enjoyed the world of Harry Potter. Again very dark compared to the first 3 but still interesting.
Must admit I did prefer 1 to 3 and I've been drawn recently to The Magic Islands by S.G.Bell as this holds more of the original 'feel' of the Harry Books. Great read
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Summary: Not Quite as Magical
Review: I've enjoyed each of the Harry Potter books--Rowling has a great formula for the books and writes well--but I'm afraid this installment is not as good as the others. The character are still great, there is good action and it is an entertaining read, but it is just too long and wanders too much. For adult readers, one of the advantages of the Potter series is that the books can be read in one day--they're fun, but you can get a quick fix and move on. This edition, however, is just too much. It doesn't develop quickly enough, it meanders quite a bit in the middle and then everything is summed up too fast. Of course, this book is essential for all Potter lovers, but I hope Rowling gets back on track with her next book.
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Summary: It was worth the wait
Review: The book was pimp with a capital P. Even though it took a long time find this book it was worth the wait. Even though it is a long book once you turn to the first page and read you will be hooked. When I was reading I could not believe that I was actually yelling at the book that I was so into it. It is like you are right with Harry the whole time. In the end you find out that ****** dies and you are awstruck.
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Summary: HEY, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SHOE STORES ARE HIRING
Review: Okay, so J. K. Rowling will not be back on the street any time soon (if she ever really was there) but if HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX is indicative of where she is going with Harry Potter she may need to seriously consider dropping the title of "author" from her business cards. ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, so anticipated and so touted, left me wondering what had happened. Writer's cramp? Disappearance of the real author? Thinking too much about selling books and not enough about a dynamic story? Too much coffee? Not enough coffee? The book is egregiously verbose, wanders badly, lacks a story line and has no excitement whatsoever. And what of the big announcement by J. K. during pre-release interviews that someone important would end up dead? Don't hold your breath unless you want to pass out and not have to finish this snoozer. I felt compromised by this one. Even my kids asked not to have to finish this one when I read it to them at bedtime. It was like the classic marketing bait-and-switch and I wish there was somehow some way to get my money back. THE HORSEMAN
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