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Summary: BORING!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved the other books. This one is terrible. I could not get through this book. It is sooo boring. I stopped at the middle of the book. The book mentions Professor Umbridge like 3000000000000 times...talk about annoying. And Harry acts like my one-year old brother when he is in a very bad mood.
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Summary: Not Fantasy, but Halloween Fare
Review: I used to be a fan of the Harry Potter books. I enjoyed speculating about happenings in the next books, and thought
that the story quite fascinating. But after reading The Lord of the Rings (and I read it well before those movies came out) and Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, I just wasn't interested in Rowling's books anymore. They are not epic fantasy; these stories just incorporate characters that one may see walking down the sidewalk on Halloween. With characters named Dedalus Diggle, Mundungus Fletcher, and Mad-Eye Moody, and with the main villain named "Lord Voldemort," one may come to question the nature of the plot. Does Rowling expect anyone to take it seriously? A wizard named Voldemort seeks to conquer the "wizarding world." And all these wizards manage to keep themselves secret from the "muggles." And while the British publisher made "adult" copies of the book, most of the readers are children. And the mass hysteria surrounding the new movies and toys is an embarassment. If you are capable of reading a book as long as Order of the Phoenix, then put the time to better use by reading some of Tolkien's works, which are true epic fantasy and whose ideas weren't pulled off of the Halloween sidewalk. And for those who say that Harry Potter represents the "eternal struggle between good and evil," and that explores some deep themes, read Tolkien and you will really experience this struggle.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: One word describes this book: awesome. I really don't know how Rowling does it, but she spits out outrageously great books. I would have to say that this book is quite possibly my favorite book of all times (and I read quite a lot).There are so many plot twists and imaginative writing; you can't help but applaud for this masterpiece. You laugh, you cry, you hope that Harry Potter 6 won't take 3 years to come out. You cannot put this book down. Don't let its size scare you. I finished it in 3 days, but I would have finished it sooner because of the fact that I was at an overnight camp doing activities. I enjoyed this book a lot, I wouldn't give just anything 5 stars. Only truly awesome books deserve that distinction.
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Summary: This was a really great book
Review: The 5th book of Harry Potter was really great book to read because every time you read it you don't know what's going to happen next and you guess what's going to happen and its not what you think it is. I think kids should start reading the book when there 8 years old or older. Also, when you read the book you can imagine everything that's going on in your head. Some of the words are bad but anyway the book was really good. I also learned a little bit new words in it.
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Summary: Great...but Long
Review: Order of the Phoenix was one of my favorite Harry Potter books. It was so good I had a hard time putting the book down BUT it was very long and took longer than most books in the series. I recommend this book highly IF you are into Harry Potter and you can take your time to read it.
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Summary: Where's magic gone?
Review: I have always read HP with the eager expectation of what magical events will be revealed with the new book. Rowling did not disappoint me, each time conjuring so much fantasy mixed with the school day reminiscience. It felt good, to be back in a fictional elementary school with adventure and magic, surely everybody's dream adventure rather than having to practice boring arithmatics or reading social studies text books! I can see that Rowling made lot of painful effort to make the book perfect. It has, indeed, tight structure and plot that makes the thick book quite seamless. Every chapter and every conversation are indeed linked to the forthcoming events, and indeed every character fits in compactly to overarching storyline. But it no longer has that magic glitter that makes our eyes blink with awe. The story should have tried to stick to Hogwarts. Too much story takes place outside the realm of that magical school, which still seems to have lots of secrets! Why do we need to venture into Grimauld Place, Ministry of Magic or St. Mungo's? Notice a stretch Rowling goes to try to connect all those places, with fireplace communication, on-leave from Dumbling, or thestrals. The story was more fit if Hogwarts was left out completely. It just does not fit with the fifth year students trying to ward of Death Eaters. I almost felt sorry for Rowling who had to write the fighting scenes in the Ministry where spells were depicted rather like a laser blast in a Star Wars movie. It's always the childhood memories that can work magic with, well, the magic and fantasy. The story of Minister, Hospital, and much adults no longer makes that possible. What was once a magical story glossed with a touch of modernity has now been reversed, a thoroughly modern story with a whipping cream of magic. It is always possible that there can be more magic. But perhaps, the spell of childhood magic that Rowling is so capable of entertaining us has lost the charm. What if another Rowling would take over from this point who can wield, yet, another more-grown up magic more fitting for the Great Wizard of Harry Potter. Just some of the memorable moments were the thestrals, Snape's past, and the stories of giants. I feel Harry shouted rather too much, both detrimental to his vocal cords and to my eyesight, having to read over all those capital letters. Cho could have been given more role, rather than always being tearful.
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Summary: the best yet
Review: I must say that I ADORE the Harry Potter series, and the newest installment has not disappointed me in the least. it would seem that the books are getting longer and longer, which I find good because I am an extremely fast reader and longer books...well, let's just say they LAST longer, in most cases. I read the book in probably 12 hours tops, and I loved every minute of it. it further establishes Harry's connection with Voldemort in a way that seems realistic, in a magical world. there were a few things that I wish hadn't happened, especially revolving around certain characters, but I won't say them just in case some people haven't read it yet. and if you haven't read it...you should. it's as simple as that.
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Summary: Good book
Review: Without a doubt this book was incredible. The characters were unforgetable and the description was fantastic, but J.K. Rowling is a thief, hence the reason I only gave it 4 stars. For any Tolkien fans, we all know the similarities are more than just coincidence, I mean Wormtongue/Wormtail, a bodyless power Voldemort/Sauron, The Ents/Whomping Willow, Gandalf/Dumbledore. Although J.K. Rowling is a fantastic writer, her ideas are not entirely original. Great book, but everytime I read it, I can only think that Tolkien is lucky he is not alive to see this. Anyone who wants true originality need look no further than Tolkien. Rowling is a wonderful author.
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Summary: Three stars for effort!
Review: After the 4th book, this was one huge dissappointment. It started out great, and the whole part from the very beginning at Privet Drive up until they board the train for Hogwarts is excellent and exciting. I particularly loved reading about Grimmauld place, but it made me angry how all the treasures in the house were thrown away. HOWEVER, there are tons of things wrong with this book. First of all, I would like to say that I didn't mind the length. But reading about Harry's relationship with Cho is boring and not true to life. The master stroke is Dolores Jane Umbridge. Dolores means pain in Latin, and that is what she is. I think the one think kids can relate to in this book is the portrayal of unsympathetic, rigid, deluded, dogmatic authority figures who won't listen to what you have to say, even if (and especially if) it is the truth. The conflict between Dumbledore and the Ministry was very real- you could feel it. But I couldn't feel Harry's pain when he suddenly transformed into a whiny, angsty teenage brat. Harry acting in stereotypical "teenage" ways is not something real teenagers can relate to at all. Normal people do not react to things like Harry does in this book. One scene in particular when he shouts, in all capitals, for almost a page at Ron and Hermione, whom he has not seen for four weeks, was almost intolerable. Another one in Dumbledore's office was just as bad. Overall, it had many exciting moments and great new characters, in particular Umbridge and Bellatrix (even though she was kind of in the 4th one). But it has enough soppy teen angst and teen romance to counterbalance that, so it only gets three stars.
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Summary: Different but Brilliant
Review: Lovely but not what people were expecting I'm sure. We finally get to see another side of Harry. As a moody teenager which at one point all of us are. (but without the fear of being murdered by the most powerful and evil wizard in a century.) I quite liked this one Mrs. Rowling really delves deep into Harry's phyci (sorry cannot spell that)and she clearly knows exactly what its like to feel that way. I think it was about time that Harry did something not so nice after a life time of being a goody two shoes. (espesially like the bit when he finally goes off on Dudley)
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