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Summary: *gasp* when's the next one.....?
Review: I got this book saturday at midnight and i havent been able to put it down since... It's 870 pages so i couldnt finish it in one sitting. Harry is very tempermental in this, the 5th installment from j.k. rowling, and he has every right in the world to be so. Heck, if i was him i would do more than just scream and throw some objects!!
A really nasty, condescending teacher (need i mention its the Defense Against the Dark Arts?)comes and pushes her weight around. Harry is now amazingly rebellious and he gets a mess load of detentions...and the punishment is atrocious!
There's a lot of really unfair things happening to Harry without the attention of Professor Umbridge. Sirius, the order, OWLS, quiditch, Voldemort, expulsion... uh, there's a lot more and im too tired to mention any of it.
This book, if your emotional you'll definetly shed some tears (i think mine could've filled a small lake) and if your not emotional you'll get misty-eyed<--- all this b/c of the injustice of occurences, death, and more strife than a 15 year old boy could handle, but Harry does it magnificently.
You'll discover something in this book that will make u reread the page at LEAST twice!! Something to do with Harry's future and past. I can't tell u b/c the suspense is totally worth it.
This is a darker slightly more "morbid" (is thats the word im looking for) book than the 4 before it. The order of the Phoenix will not let u go until the end, and even THEN your still hanging on.
J.K. Rowling, all i have to say is WOW!! and THANKS!!
The 30 bucks is worth it. Spend that money and read this excellent book. B/c im going to reread it tomorrow...
hoped this helped y'all... if not, well, im still dizzy from the whirl-wind of the plot.
rate this....!!! LOVE
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This book was amazing. It was unique in that it didn't follow the same format as the previous books and the characters have clearly grown up. It was a long book (I wish it had even been longer) but it pulled you in as if casting a spell that wouldn't let you put it down until you'd read it all. JK Rowling used so much description and put so much feeling and emotion into her words that you can't help feeling as though you're there. At the point at which we find out who dies, I was sitting outside a shopping mall reading and crying at the same time, needless to say I got odd looks. That there is what is so amazing, You feel as though you've known the characters for years and to see one go is like loosing a close friend. The adventures Harry and his friends face are new and are much darker than usual. This book is darker as well and is for older readers. There is even a bit of romance between some of the principal characters! All in all I have to say this is the best book yet! If you want a great book full of twists that will make you laugh and cry, buy this book! (Assuming you've read the first four which are neccisary to understand the plot).
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Summary: good, but length can be a drag.
Review: Being Harry Potter is becoming increasingly complex and difficult in the fourth installment of the Harry potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix. The expected as well as unforeseen pressures of a boy his age have conspired to bring us 870 pages of a more cantankerous and impatient Harry as the now 15 year old continues his education at Hogwart's school for witchcraft and wizardry. The anti-Harry forces of the world include the brutal 5th year academic schedule, unfortunate new school policies, and an increasingly complex and rewarding love life. Harry perseveres to sort out issues with friends, enemies, himself and his destiny. Saving lives and exorcizing the demons of past and present can rattle a young man when it becomes an annual ritual. a good book, would have been better at 600 pages. the kids of the world must be a determined group if they can finish this one.
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Summary: Great Addition to the Series
Review: This book is a great addition to the series. I've recently reread them all before reading this one and it's amazing how much stuff was foreshadowed in the earlier books. I wasn't extremely pleased with losing my favorite character but it made sense and figure that's who was getting the axe when i heard the rumor that a character died. One problem I did have with the book was that it took a really long time to get on with things, but once they started happening it was great.
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Summary: Eeek! Only a few more chapters to go . . . ! ! !
Review: I hadn't read any of the Harry Potter Books until this year. I read the first four books in the last six months. Intrigued though I am, I would have to say Rawlings did a fine job writing this last book, but I am unable to find myself as obsessed as most of the world with the book. I give it 5 stars for her character development and plot twists. I will probably read the last few chapters of the book and go on with my life without any lasting impressions. Thanks to the writer for the experience. It was a nice ride.
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Summary: A wonderful and engaging novel
Review: This book was very very involved, to say the least. It goes into great detail on the wizarding world and explores aspects of it that haven't been exploited to readers before. The book was great, but was lacking in some areas and I found myself getting a bit disinterested in parts, as well as annoyed with Harry's character (he comes off as being quite conceited indeed in many spots).
Even with these flaws the book was wonderful, and it is very very apparent how much Ms. Rowling's writing has evolved and matured from that of her first novel. It both explores more mature subject matter and a more mature and sophisticated writing style. It was truely a magical and engaging, though imperfect, read.
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Summary: Odd One Out?
Review: Even the bright blue cover doesn't quite match all the other Harry Potter books lined up on my bookshelf. Yet, while this book had an oddly distinct tone -- with Harry rebelling, Dumbledore banished, and the general atmosphere of uncertainty and disorder -- Rowling has created another masterpiece that leaves me already waiting impatiently for the sixth installment (although I shudder to think how long that might take.) Some minor complaints might be made, but I think that they are a natural result of the length of the novel and the obvious fact that Harry is growing up. The plot seems tangled and incongrous at times, trying to juggle Hermione's SPEW obsession and Ron's insecurities with Quidditch and Hagrid's secret in the forest in addition to Harry's scarring dreams; the number of issues Rowling had to cover and keep track of sometimes makes the characters and events slightly flat and predictable. I got slightly tired of hearing about hats left in the common room and Fred & George's constant use of Expandable Ears. Speaking of those, I had been expecting some new exciting magical creation to appear, along the lines of the invisibilty cloak, Firebolt or the Marauder's Map. (This story could really have used the time turner)A lot of these problems also were never resolved at the end of the book, the closing pages left me slightly unsatisfied, but hungry for more, which may be the point. In some respect, this was necessary; one thing about this fifth book was that it mirrored 'real life' more closely than any of the others. No, things did not neatly work out in the last chapters, Harry was not a perfect child following Dumbledore's shadowy orders, someone died. We saw a different side to Harry and how he questioned his identity. All in all, though, he is still the child/adult/human that we can relate to and root for in the on-going fight against Voldemort and evil. There are some things that will never change, and the magic of Harry Potter is one of them!!! READ IT!!
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Summary: Harry is the best.
Review: Okay so this is his 5th year at hogwarts, and nobody believes him or dumbledore about lord voldemont being back, and fudge is trying to discredit harry and dumblwdore becouse he dosen't want to believe it and he thinks that dumbledore is out to take his job, Fudge sends someone to hagwarts to keep a close eye on dumbledore and to get control over the school, Harry's godfater is lost to him, Ron makes the qudditch team, and this year they take the O.W.L.s are just a few or what are happening in the book at fisrt I was sort of annoyed because the action happened towards the end of the book, but now that I've finished it altogether one of the best books in the series.
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Summary: Worth the Wait!
Review: After a marathon reading session, I unfortunately can't muster compliments strong enough for J.K. Rowling. I can only say this is an absolutely delightful and captivating read. Harry fans will cherish every page!
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Summary: The best book in the series so far...
Review: I have stayed up late the last two nights and finally finished it. I bought the book right after midnight, July 20. It has been a whirlwind weekend and I can honestly say that this book is the best of the all. It combines the very best of what we like about the Potter books and magnifies them tenfold. At this moment, i feel that I know the world of Harry Potter intimately and I wish to read more and more about it. It took 5 books to get to this point in Rowling's story arc and it has been an amazing ride, and now we are in for another amazing and terrifying journey as the story unfolds. I don't see how she can wrap it up in 2 more books! This book is the most mature out of all of them and the darkest, but the 1st four books prepare you for it. I would not worry about your child being disturbed about the subject matter. By the time they get to the 5th book, they love and empathize with the characters and the darker situations will not scare them so easily. Do I recommend this book? I only wish there are words I can find to impress upon you the way I feel about it. Simply....yes.
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