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Summary: A Long-Awaited Masterpiece
Review: The sun was beginning to rise as I put down HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX at quarter-past five this morning. I had made it through 870 pages and was left with the heavy, almost drunken feeling that comes only from reading a truly excellent book. I absolutely hate spoilers, whether they're given to me or given by me, so I'm not going to write much about the plot, but, rest assured, it's excellent and doesn't slow until the end of the book, when the pace drops abruptly and becomes almost boring for a Harry Potter book. But there's a reason for this, and anyone who has ever felt an emotion will not be bored.
The story is far better as well as more realistic than previous books. When compared to HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCEROR (PHILOSOPHER)'S STONE, it's almost unbelievable how much the story has matured. While the movies and toys may market these stories to younger children, PLEASE think twice before letting a child under the age of ten read this book. Part of what makes it so good is that, like in Robert Cormier's THE CHOCOLATE WAR, the good guys do not always win, the bad guys are not always punished, and people who are lying are often believed because people simply do not want to believe the truth. While this is a very true-to-life course of action for Rowling to take, it is too mature for young children and quite a few older ones too. Heck, it might even be too mature (or close-to-home) for some adults. It is NOT a fairy tale.
I almost gave this book a 4-star rating for the simple fact that the book is too long, and parts could and should be cut out, but Rowling has demonstrated in her writings that even the most irrelevent details may quickly become of importance later in the series. Example, a reference to Sirius Black was made in the first book, but this character was not explored until the third.
What's spectacular about this book is its ability to show that good people do not always do the right thing. Harry, his friends, their families, his godfather, even Dumbledore, and even more shockingly his own father, are shown making mistakes, like real people do. Even his aunt and uncle, typically used by the series as a joke of intolerant and stupid people, are shown, in parts, to be good people at heart. In many stories, the good guys never make mistakes, and that's what shows how very true-to-life the Potter books are becoming.
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Summary: Harry Potter OOTP
Review: A very good book.The death in this book is terrible,I say the worng person.Everything else is good,Cant wait for the next one.;
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Summary: I LOVED THIS BOOOK!
Review: i absolutely loved this book! i just wish that the next one would come out sooner cause i dont wanna wait this book it's just got a mixture of everything..it makes u want to cry and laugh i cant wait for the next ones to come out!!! because j.k. rowling is awesome!
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Summary: the magics still runnin
Review: Okay, okay, it may have taken 3 years, but this ones woth the wait. This book is just amazing. As each of the 3 books seemed to be unique, and the 4th was kinda linked alot with the 2nd, i was wonderin what this one would be like. Turns out this one was like a summary of all the previous ones. It had all the old charactors(Harry, Ron, Hermione, of course, and also Cho, Sirius, all of the weaslys), a couple of returns like with Lupin and Moody, and tons of new important charactors. The story is your classic HP story, mixed in with the stress of being 15 years old. This book has romance(boring)and fights and, of course, plenty of secrets and clues, and action. It seems now that their struggling with OWL's, the Ministry, Voldermort, and, for the first time, with each other, meaning all of the hogwarts students and the members of the Order of the Pheonix. I'm not going to say to much, but its a sad ending but with alot of answers.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: This is, without a doubt, the darkest book in the Harry Potter series. It is a very sullen story, you know, with Harry going through adolescence and hormone changes and what not, but still incredibly magical. The tone of the story is also a bit heavier. I don't think it would be fair for me to give the plot here, especially because that's the best part, isn't it? The mystery? But I will say the plot is incredibly complex. You can't predict anything that is going to happen. I absolutely loved it, especially the climactic battle (very intriguing and exciting!) But here, I hope I don't sound like a downer. As great as this book was, as revealing and magical it was, I do not quite think it up to par with the third book, The Prisoner of Azkaban, which remains my favorite book in the series. Something about the fifth book lacks genuine, convincing human connectedness, which of course, is only my point of view. But all in all, "The Order of the Phoenix" is a major achievement; it's wonderful, funny, magical, warm, dark, scary, and complex at the same time. And the ending battle, well, just flat out blew my socks away. It's a wonderful book...anyone missing out on this one is missing out on a real treat! And I cried when my favorite character died...
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Summary: They just keep getting better.
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a worthy continuation of the series. Oddly, it seems more closely related to the third book than the fourth one in terms of tone and plot development (that is, the primary focus seems to be the advancement of the overall plot of the series, rather than character and scene development). In this book, Harry is a typical temperamental teenager, and several plot points hinge on his struggle to control his emotions and his unwillingness to follow advice. Fortunately (or not) for him, there is quite a bit of authority for him to rebel against in the form of the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, who (through connections at the Ministry of Magic) gradually takes over the school, overturning centuries of formal and informal tradition in the process. We get some insight into the past of Harry?s father, and an important character is killed, raising quite a few questions about what will happen in the next book. This is compounded by the somewhat unsatisfactory ending, although Rowling seems to recognize this fault because Harry is dissatisfied with it as well. The other issue is the uncharacteristically high number of loose ends (such as the special coins Hermione devises to indicate the time of the next secret meeting, which are subsequently forgotten), although I suppose in a book of this length such errors were inevitable. Unlike the fourth book, however, this length is more densely packed with action, and absolutely necessary for the amount of story that is told in the book. All in all, this is probably the best book in the series so far, and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: HARRY POTTER ROCKS!!!!
Review: i finished the book in one day. all 766 pages of it!!! i was so hooked and the plot is so complex that it kept me on my toes the whole way through. since i'm a teenager i can really understand what he's feeling and why he's in such a temper most of the time. this book really made harry potter seem more real and tangible than the other 4 books. it shows tha he's got a temper and that he is not always so perfect. though, in the end i was a bit disappointed that harry was less heroic and he didn't get to have his revenge on Bellatrix Lestrange. the death of one of the characters made me sad and weepy. i wished that JK Rowling didn't include it in the story though.
i guess that in the 6th book harry may have his revenge on the Lestrange woman. GRRRR....
i really hate her (bellatrix lestrange, i mean) I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK IN THE POTTER SERIES!!!!
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Summary: The Order of the Phoenix
Review: The Order of the Phoenix (Book number five in the Harry Potter series) is 766 pages long, a third longer than the Goblet of Fire. Nonetheless, it only took me a day to read it in because I simply could not put it down. This book takes a darker tone than the last four, with Harry realising that sometimes those adults who he thought unbreakable can make mistakes. As the whole world seems to be turning on him, we see a surlier and more angry side to his character, showing his progression from boy into adulthood. Although the plot encompasses many more themes than the others, it still keeps your attention. The story takes a truly heart-wrenching turn towayrds the end, and I would recommend anyone reading it to keep a box of tissues handy. I was scared this book would be a dissapointment because of all the pressure J.K.Rowling faced in writing it, but she has once again come thorugh. A brilliant read.
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Summary: A Stunning Accomplishment
Review: I would first like to say I don't just give away perfect ratings... But in the case of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I found a book that not only lived up to all my expectations, but completely blew them away. JK Rowling has done a marvelous job developing and maturing the kids in this story, as Harry and co. now face the difficulties associated with adolescence in full bloom. Jealousy, anger, love, and the realization that the world operates in complex ways that aren't always clear cut are just a few of the things that Harry encounters. The author could have taken the easy way out and written a story that was easily predictable and aesthetically pleasing, but instead Rowling stuck to her guns and surprised me and cleverly developed this tale in ways I could have never imagined. While the magic and charm of the first books are undeniable, I found this story just to be much more wholesome as this book more than any of the others showed the humanity of all involved. The epic hero-villain tale is still there, but the grounding reality of the world Rowling has created makes the story much more relatable to readers, including me. With all the hoopla and publicity surrounding the Harry Potter franchise, I'm glad to see that the books have continued to stay away from overblown glossy cliches, and have retained their sanctity by not only growing considerably in size, but in substance and emotion. I highly recommend this book to people of all ages.
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Summary: Harry Potter X
Review: As u read this book u will be feeling just about every possible feeling a human has!It's amazing, JK Rowling was thinking great when she wrote this one.The Order of the Phoenix will have u greatly antisapating the 6th installment.With a great death, testing friendship, adolesence,a horrific nightmare it's no wonder why this book will have u up if you don't finish it before your bed time,concidering it has 800 some odd pages and over 200,000 words!But don't worry this book is that amazing to read,just don't let your mom catch you up past your bedtime!
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