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Summary: Growing Pains and more-For Harry and JK
Review: All in all another excellent pageturner from JK Rowling. Engaging and exciting, I read it all in an 9 hr sitting! It's not quite the kind of rollicking adventure of the previous books and isn't something I would advise for kids younger than 10 unless they're very mature. Harry is turning into an adult and the pressures and sadness of his life are starting to show. In a way, it's about time our favorite wizard was less than his quiet self. I know I'd have a temper with even half he's been through.A lot more of a downbeat story, this book manages to be good even though the heroes are suffering. What's good; Harry's characterization, general writing and storytelling.
What's bad; a more convoluted plot that's confusing even to me, an adult, sometimes and that Mrs. Umbridge. I wanted to kick her! But I still cared about Harry, Dumbledore, Hermione, Ron and everyone else and I can't wait for the next book or to read it again. If you're a fan, you'll love it! If you're new to the series, start with anyone of the other books first.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING!!!
Review: I just finished reading my book and none of the other Harry Potter books have moved me as much as this one did! It was great! I recommend this to absolutely EVERYONE!!!
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Summary: Harry grows up....a change his previous adventures.
Review: This book was fabulous. I am sure that all fans, especially adult fans, will thoroughly enjoy it. Harry, Ron, Hermione and other young characters grow from children into young adults. There are more dangers as well as more surprising information and new places than in the past four books combined. This is a dark, intense, and at times tragic installment of the Harry Potter series, so be prepared. But I am sure you will come out if it loving J.K. Rowling's characters and wonderful storytelling ability more than ever before.
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Summary: Time to kick it up a notch!
Review: I've been a fan of the Harry Potter books since the summer of 1999, right before book 4 came out. I happened to buy the first book at a train station in New York and I couldn't put it down. After I finished it, I immediately ran out and bought the next two, and then waited anxiously for the fourth one. And now, 4 years later, book five has finally arrived. Clocking in at 870 pages, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest book in the series and arguably the most action-packed. My favorite is still book three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, but book five keeps the tradition going strong. It answers a lot of questions from the series, and leaves open a lot more questions that will hopefully be answered in the next two books. We get to see old characters reappear, we get to meet characters we've only heard about before, and we get a whole set of new characters, each written so well you can see them in your mind immediately. The book starts off in the time right after the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and as always, follows Harry and his friends through their school year. Harry is now 15, a bit older, a bit wiser and bit more headstrong and obstinate. Then again, aren't all 15 year olds? The best thing about this series is that unlike other series of books (for some reason the Hardy Boys books come to mind), the characters actually do grow up and change with age, instead of being the same, happy, simple people we met in the original Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The book is faithful to the others by taking things that happened in the previous books and using them to help the characters learn and understand from their successes and their mistakes, and using that knowledge to help others (which is a major story line in this book). All in all, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is another amazing book in the series and well worth the price of admission. It took me close to 12 hours (with breaks) to read as I couldn't bear the thought of putting it down for too long. If you haven't read any of the books, well, what's wrong with you? Go out right now and buy all five of them and sit down and read! I figure all five books read non-stop will take you anywhere from 36-48 hours, so what are you waiting for?
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Summary: Well Worth the Wait
Review: I have been waiting for approximately three years for the fifth installment of the Harry Potter Series to come out, and boy am I glad I did wait. This book is filled with it all: adventure, drama, suspense, all your favorite characters, and a ton of twists and turns along the way. I will not give anything away, but I loved it--probably better than any other one thus far. Enjoy it.
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Summary: ok
Review: Was good of course.....but I wish that harry had not been so temperamental.
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Summary: Loved it!!!
Review: Despite the long wait for this book, I must say it was worth it. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lived up to my expectations spectacularly. There were many colorful and interesting new characters to meet, and, in some cases, love to hate. There were many well-known (and not-so-well-known) characters that we returned to as well, of course. I think Ms. Rowling does a partuclarly wonderful job in making her characters human, and helping her readers touch the very human emotions inside themselves. All I can say in conclusion is that I am waiting eagerly for the next book, and I give a hearty congratulations to Joanne Rowling on another job well done.
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Summary: Maybe the best yet
Review: I just finished the book, and plan on reading it again. Harry's world is now wracked by intrigue, betrayal, and wonderful adventures. Ms Rowling did not let us down with this book. I can't wait until the next one comes out. I'll just have re-read this one again and again.
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Summary: The Order of the Phoenix raises the bar once again
Review: In the best installment yet, Harry and the wizarding world are faced, not only with the return of Lord Voldemort, but also the refusal of most the magical world that it is true. Bringing back characters from the four other books and presenting new and deeper challenges for Harry and his friends, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix is magnificent!
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Summary: Just perfect
Review: This was so much better than book 4 its unbelievable. The character development is back. We're reminded that Petunia is Lily's sister, that Ginny's a true Weasley, and that Sirius and James were once human teenagers, and fallible as such. This proves that Rowlings was right to take her time. The story flows flawlessly, Harry's fits of rage and happiness are well blended, and we learn so much more about the secondary characters like Mrs. Weasley, Neville, and Hagrid.
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