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Summary: TOTALLY GREAT
Review: [WOW], the best installment yet...couldnt put it down...only took me 18 and a half hours to read...I LOVED IT! I bet Im one of the 1st people in the world to finish this book, besides JK herself. Ah, but now I am bored, SO MAKE A NEW BOOK QUICK...
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Summary: Rowling is magical again
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues the wonderful series that is Harry Potter. The book was paced better than Goblet of Fire, as well. The story seems quite a bit darker than even Goblet, but is still very excellent. Rowling captures what being a teenager is like very well, from his outbursts of rage and rebellion, to his confusion at his feelings for a certain young witch. A must read.
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Summary: Harry Potter 5- as good as the rest of the series?
Review: I was indeed one of those people who waited until midnight at a bookstore in anticipation. And let me tell you, it was worth it. After finishing the book in 15 hours, I was on the edge of my bed wishing the 6th book came out tomorrow. As many of you have heard, someone dies in this book. Personally, he was my favorite character and somewhat of a father to Harry. That's all I'm saying. J.K. Rowling (the author) gives us definite variety in this book, as Harry is, for once, not the hero. Once again, as soon as Harry gets off the Hogwarts train for summer, you wish there was another one taking him back to Hogwarts. Many suprises and twists in this book. You might be very confused throughout the book, however it all comes together in the end.
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Summary: WORTH THE WAIT
Review: Even as a latecomer to Harry Potter Mania, I finished reading the series thru Goblet of Fire just in time to wait an eternity for this new book to come out. Like other faithful fans, I groaned each time the release date of book 5 was pushed back. After finishing the book just one hour ago, I am pleased to say, It was worth the wait.
I would say this book takes a big departure from the other novels in terms of mood and sentiment. The novel has an almost claustrophobic feel because it is in part, so tense, and so very hinged on Harry's ultra-violent teenage moodswings. I won't give anything away to those that haven't read it, but Harry is definitely growing up. More than ever, in this installment of the series, we find him to be definitely flawed, even arrogant at times. However, as a hero, this makes him more believable, and even easier to relate to. Besides, he does finally come back down to earth.
The plot is top-notch, as is to be expected. All the old characters have returned, some, one in particular, really turns out to be a rotten apple! There are some great new characters as well.
In conclusion, the book is great. Don't be put off by the size, if you liked Goblet of Fire, this one will go even faster, despite a beginning that for me, seemed a little hard to get into. J.K. Rowling has used her wonderful imagination to create another book in a series that unlike any other I've ever read, seems to be just getting better.
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Summary: WORTH THE WAIT
Review: This book was absolutely worth the wait. Rowling has outdone herself with the latest Harry Potter installment, and her creation completely lives up to the hype. Many questions are answered, but never too neatly or easily, and Rowling never "cheats." Harry is growing older, and Rowling does a superb job of showing how time and age have matured Harry in many ways. It is a fast-paced, action packed, dream of a book, and I doubt that any of Harry's fans will find much, if anything, to criticize. As the front flap promises, "readers will race through these pages and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back."
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Summary: it made me cry
Review: HOW CAN THEY LET LITTLE KIDS READ THIS BOOK????I am 15 and spent about 2 solid days reading this book (i read myself into a headache) I am not kidding this book made me cry, Harry Potter, it's in the kid's section of the bookstore, it made me start tearing up. I dont know how younger children would react, I for one say this is the best Harry Potter book ever released. As a 15 year-old myself i can defiently see where certain emotions are coming from in harry.
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Summary: Harry's Darker Side
Review: Just as the rest of the world did, I waited with anticipation for the fifth book to arrive. I was estatic when my copy arrive from Amazon. I dived right in and was not disappointed. I admit that the number of pages was intimidating, however, like all the other Potter books, it just flowed. The story is definitely darker and more intimate than the previous novels. Rowling lets us see very deeply into mind of Harry and how frustrating it can be as a famous wizard and a growing adolescent. From Harry's extreme moods swings to his rambling rages that upset everyone around him, you can see how much Harry is growing up and the extreme pressure that is forming around him. The introduction of the New Dark Arts instructor definitely presents new problems and struggles for Harry as well as for the rest of the entire school. I love the fact that Snape was placed in a different light and given the opportunity to show the rest of the world why he is how he is. Rowling showed many levels of Snape and the rest of the adults in the story and made me want to get to know them better. I was disappointed in the ways that the anticipated death of a 'main character' was played out. Rowling had many storylines that led up to a wide variety of possible deaths and then, at the end, she leaves "the character" with a death that does not seem plausible and is ambiguous. I would definitely recommend this novel to the avid Harry Potter fan. I could not put it down (done in a day and a half) and am going to re-read it for a more detailed understanding of all of the new characters that have been introduced.
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Summary: Awesome.
Review: I couldn't put the book down. It keeps getting better and better. When is the next one coming out? I pray she doesn't torture us and make us wait another three years!!!
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Summary: Another super read!
Review: Book 5 is not as action-packed as "The Goblet of Fire," but it has more menace and anxiety at its heart. Rowling's narrative style keep the pages flipping, but her frequent sprinkling of key details, crisp dialog, and rapid-fire scenes rewards -- demands -- close reading. The emotion of the advertised death in the book is real, but modulated into a bitter taste that will linger and motivate, no doubt, Harry's adventures in the next tales. Cheers to Rowling for keeping her books consistently good. Even though this one is longer than the others, there is very little sign that she is an out-of-control writer (a fate others with early success have succumbed to in later, bloated books, once they could bash around their editors). I can't imagine subtracting much from this book without losing something important. Now, for another wait . . .
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Summary: Hi
Review: I love this book i think it is better than the other 4! It was so good that i read it in 1 day!
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