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Summary: Good story, lousy writing
Review: Suffer through horrid writing to follow a great story.Rowling creates memorable characters and situations, but I really wish she'd buy a thesaurus and take a writing class. Every character "beams" at each other on every other page, and I don't even want to count the number of times I had to stop reading to figure out who was speaking. A grammar lesson wouldn't hurt her writing either. Maybe she could afford an editor now? I just get the feeling that she rushed these books tp press before she had a chance to polish the writing. (All Harry Potter books have these same problems, but I think the fifth book has the most.)
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Summary: A little slow in the beginning, but well worth finishing!
Review: I was a little late to jump on the Harry Potter band wagon, but I am so glad that I did! This book was awesome! At the end I was left with my jaw hanging open and wishing to God the next one was out! The only thing I find dissappointing is the fact that the series is going to end soon!!
I can not wait for hte next book!
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Summary: A Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: It is probably pointless to write this as there are over 4,000 other reviews out there already. But I'll give my thoughts anyway. After waiting 3 years for the 5th Harry Potter book, I was rather disappointed in this one. Harry is so angry in this one! He has the right to be, after all, he saw someone killed by the most evil wizard in a century. But I think it was over done just a bit. I wasn't a fan of the sadistic new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher or the house elf at Order of the Phoenix Headdquarters. Despite these flaws it was still a pretty good book. This is my second point. Harry is now 15. I just read a review by a "concerned mother" who didn't like this book. That particular reviewer felt it was inappropriate. Well, yes, when you are reading it to a 7 year old, it probably is. As I said, Harry is now 15 and more mature. This means his thoughts and actions are written like normal 15 year olds. And for those who protest these books because of loved ones trying out spells and their nonexistant flying skills, if you think someone is going to try that kind of stuff, you should explain to them that it isn't real and they could hurt themselves. I was disappointed that this book was rather uninteresting compared to the others (I gave it 4 stars), but I was more disappointed in the fact that reviewers (no offense to anyone if you fall in one of the following categories) dislike these books simply because Harry is growing up or because there are witches.
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Summary: Not one of her best
Review: After book three and four, this installment was a big dissapointment. It could have been easily edited by about 200 or 300 pages, and the expected plot twists and turns developing the mystery never really gels. The ending is anti-climactic. Furthermore, some of the characters become more and more flat and unlikeable; Harry turning into the angry, unreasonable teenager, and Cho the hysterical emotionaly-needy chick. That said, I am a huge fan of Harry Potter, so I think any fan will find any part of the series engaging. Just don't expect too much this time.
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Summary: This book is amazing!
Review: I've already read the book three times. I finally decided to listen to it in audio and wow! I fell in love with it a LOT more! There have been some reviews saying that the books suck. Well then I totally recommend getting the audio book versions. Jim Dale acts out the book with wonderful voices. His voice is very soothing and his acting superb. You finally get a real feeling of who the characters are. I tend to be a skim-reader and I never get to soak myself into each word. The audio book brought out the double layer meanings and the emotions felt by Harry. I can see where people feel that this book was repetitive. Yes, Harry is seriously confused in this book. But you have to realize, he's a young boy with no parents to explain to him what he feels. Also, he has a streak of pride which is only a part of the well-rounded character. It's really amazing how well Rowling writes about a boy going through so many things that most young child would never go through. His emotional state is so convincing, so real (even if it gets a little annoying or frustrating at times). Can you remember being a teen? I was totally confused and TOTALLY frustrating to my mother. Though I never lived in the era where radio was the best form of entertainment, I can see why people were so captured by programs like these audio books. I've even seen an improvement in the vocabulary I use everyday. So I definitely recommend this book and definitely the audio book. 5 stars for the book and 6 stars for the audio book! Enjoy!
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Summary: I liked this book
Review: I think that this is the best book in the series because things that you don't expect to happen,happen. In the fourth book Harry encounters Voldomort again. This book is about how Harry and Dumbldore try to make the wizarding community belive that Voldomort is back. I think that people of all ages wil enjoy this book a lot, because it has mystery, fantasy and a lot of other things.
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Summary: Worst HP book yet, but better than many normal books
Review: It's still a wonderful book by regular standards. But in comparison to the other HP books, this was the worst. It was just sort of a tie in for all of them to remind us of anything we may have forgotten from the past four books and set the stage for the final 2. This did not possess the surprising ending most of her books previously had. It made me very anxious and frustrated, reading it. Harry's supposed to be the hero character. But what happens when you no longer like the hero? Throughout this book I was busy yelling at HP. Teenage angst is horrible to read, and, going through it myself, I believe Rowling stretched it a bit. We may be paranoid, but we're not stupid. He's more of an Artemis Fowl character now, without the genius... Some things didn't quite make sense in this book or didnt fit. Must read for all HP fans, reasons being obvious. Expecting better from the greatest author of our time!
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Summary: I can't stand Harry Potter!
Review: How is Harry Potter so popular? HOW?! I just don't understand it... Okay, so I've read all 5 books. This has much to do with peer pressure though (and not because I like(d) the books). Having friends who are obsessed with HP does have an influence, unfortunately. Anyway, Order of the Phoenix has clarified for me that these books are REPETITIVE and going NOWHERE. #5 was just 800 pages of BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA! Um, okay, Harry's scar hurts. Wow. Exciting! Other stupid things (that in no way move the plot along) happen... and then we come to the BIG secret... And this secret is just a HUGE dissapointment. I was hoping it would be something juicy, like Voldermort is actually Harry's dad... but no. It was nothing like that. It was the most obvious thing EVER (either Harry or Voldermort is going to die in the end... big suprise there!) WILL PEOPLE JUST STOP BUYING THESE BOOKS?! Start borrowing them from friends if you're so desperate to read it, or go to the library. Okay, the first book was good, maybe even the second and third (and that's pushing it), but can't we all just forget about HP and move on with our lives? Can't this stupid Harry Potter mania end?! Please, no more stupid lego sets or stuffed owls. If everyone's so desperate for books to be crazy about, read the Wheel of Time series. Then again, this might be too much for the mindless bufoons of America, who seem to think JK Rowling is some kind of god, and "Harry Potter" is great literature. I am officially disgusted. GAH!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: Harry Potter is a series of magic and adventure. Harry and his two friends, Ron and Hermione are back at Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with a new and dangerous adventure ahead of them once again. I felt that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was a great book alone, but if you compare with the other Harry Potter series, I feel it could have been better. I personally felt that the fourth book was the best. With the Triwizard Tournament, that book was very exciting and interesting. It left you with deep suspense until the end. I felt that this fifth book, the Order of the Phoenix, was a little dragging, and the ending was a little disappointing. I feel that maybe this book was too long, which is why it felt like it was dragging a lot when you were reading it. Though still, I couldn't take my eyes off reading it because J.K Rowling has a great way of taking you into the book and keeping you excited and in suspense. I do not regret reading this book. I feel that even though it might not have been as great as the other four, it was still a wonderful book and well worth the time to read. J.K Rowling has an extremely creative and wild imagination and readers like me, who enjoy reading stories with imagination and adventure, would really enjoy reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as all her other series. So if you haven't read the book yet, hurry up and go buy it at a book store near you. Enjoy your reading!
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Summary: Some Good, Some Bad, Some Ugly
Review: After The Goblet of Fire expanded the world of Harry Potter and left us hanging on the point of Wizard War, with the greatest force of evil recently unleashed and characters setting off on quests all around the world, I was ready for the adventure of a lifetime- one with great scope, big changes, and stunning scenes. Instead, it's another scooby-doo adventure that doesnt stretch far beyond the boundaries of Hogwarts. Now these kinds of mystery adventures at Hogwarts were great in the first few books, but when the most powerful dark wizard in the world is loose and has assembled most of his dark wizards, you'd think they'd do more. But nothing happens. ... And once again, everyone at Hogwarts is so brutally cruel to Harry that I'm surprised he doesnt just off himself. Once again, all the students hate him and he has to prove himself. Again. Tiring! Even Dumbledore is awful to him, without a really valid reason. The entire staff at Hogwarts seems blind to the rampant cruelty in the school and makes no effort to stop it. I came to like Harry so much after the first four books, I really cant stand to see him so continually abused. If this happens in the next book, I'm going to skip it. The main baddie, Prof Umbridge, is so absolutely foul that no ending could satisfy the reader, and in fact the one in this book comes quite far from doing so. But on the good side, you see Harry with a temper, resisting authority (more than usual), and these are good moves in character development. Overall it's not bad, but I hope JK Rowling goes back in the direction of expanding Harry Potter's world and making the dark wizards a real continuing threat. And please, I beg you, be kind to Harry.
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