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Summary: Dark, depressing, and essential.
Review: Rowling has, for the past five years spoiled us with tales that begin dark and always end in a positive light. See Prisoner of Azkaban for example...didn't we all rejoice at that spectacular scene when Buckbeat and Sirius escape? I know I did. But for The Order of the Phoenix, Rowling takes us in a different direction. Things start bad and they only get worse. This might be the source of dissapointment for many fans, I know I wasn't expecting such a sad and frustrating book. Hogwarts is not a happy place. The children have lost their innocence. But this is the journey we all have to take, and Harry is no exception.
I suggest you all read this book slowly. Do not rush and do not expect a re-hash of the GoF neverending pace. This is the lull before the storm, but a good lull nonetheless. All us hardcore fans were disspointed one way or another because we all wanted certain things to happen or certain characters to live, but alas, we can't judge a book by the expectations that shatter before our eyes. I can't wait for book 6: The Second War Begins.
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Summary: Excellent, but a little long...
Review: Firstly I must congradulate Mrs. Rowling for another great book which I so far have read over five times. However I did find it a bit disappointing. One reason may be because I spent so many years waiting so impatiently. However I do think it is my least favorite book of the series. The main reason is the ending, I cried my eyes out when I read the last couple of chapters! I suppose I should one again congradulate Mrs. Rowling for creating such a great character that when he is destroyed, though he is only fictional, he can bring such sadness to the reader. Secondly, the book is way too long. I think the book lost some of its momentum when Mrs. Rowling would spend over a chapter taking you through the Department of Mysteries or the Ministry of Magic. Her other books were much more fast paced and thus more exciting. Overall excellent read. I would recommend it to anyone, but make sure to read the ending with a box of tissues. Also make sure you've read the other ones first so that you don't blow the endings.
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Summary: This book is great
Review: This book on the whole is great. Albeit Harry throws too many fits and it is a tad too long but it does not spoil the over all magic quality of the book. Anyone else who enjoyed this book should go here: http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=1719175 it has some great stuff
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Summary: not as exiting as the other ones, but still fun to read
Review: It was fun to read and all, but I could say that the other books were more exiting, but it was still good. I think this book was sort of "clearing things out" and leaving loose nots for the next two books to tie them up. It didn't give you that sort of feeling that you wont be satisfied until you finish reading it. But the writer cant just come up with a marvelous idea for each book!
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Summary: Third Time's the Charm
Review: As I've been reading many of the reviews here, I see that the opinion of the readers is split down the middle; either they hated it or loved it, no middle ground to tread. It irrtated me thoroughly when readers complained about the length and cookie cutter plot. First off, I would like to remind readers that, while each book does have its own plot, IT IS A SERIES. The books must stay related in plot so there can be a combined OVER ALL PLOT. It would be incredibly confusing if each book whirl-winded off into unknown, very new plot lines. Second, the length is not too much, while the sheer volume of the book is enough to ward many people off, it is not overdone. Nothing's truly 'repeated' (as one reviewer has mentioned), in fact, we (as readers) get to visit two new places that we've never been before; that Harry's never been before--therefore, a long explanation of these places is needed. Lastly, I would like to note that people need to read it again and again and again, just as Harry Potter fans read the first four books over and over while waiting for this one, certainly they should and can read this one again. I was unsatisfied at first with the book when I finished reading it, but out of my love for Harry Potter, I picked it up again, and loved it. JK likes to hide subtle hints in the text that unfold throughout the book, and when you start it for the second or third time, you know what's going to happen, therefore you can concentrate on your present spot in the book. That's actually what happened to me: I was so excited that it was finally published, I read it in seventeen hours straight, just so I could have the whole fifth book story line in my head, to know what happened. I didn't concentrate on the diction or comedy or any of it; I was just reading for the plot. When I read it again, I realized what an awesome book it is: You can read more and more and love it more and more. So take my advice: If you hate it at first, read it again. If you still hate it...well, your loss.
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Summary: Par excellence
Review: There are real-world parallels between the HP series and the principalities and powers that Everyman faces. Rowling's love of C.S. Lewis is borne on more than broomsticks for the deeper thinker. Each book is layered in second meanings. Books where names mean everything: Albus (white) to Phoenix (reborn) to Sirius (the brightest star in the heavenly constellation Canis Major, while the character Sirius is the brightest star in his dark family) to Willy Widdershins (bent contrary to the sun/light). In the Order of the Phoenix we learn that some things are worth dying for (says Sirius) and that just as the biblical Satan spreads "enmity and discord" so doth Lord Voldemort. Everything is turned upside down, even at Hogwarts, when Evil--a liar and murderer from the beginning--is in power. Harry is the subject of a true prophecy foretold; and his mind is tempted and manipulated by a powerful, evil figure. Harry's defensive training of the mind against outside influence is weak, and Harry refuses to learn his teacher's technique resulting in the death of his Godfather. (By definition, a Godparent is one who assumes responsibility for a child's faith.) Naturally, Sirius would rather have Dumbledore (the only one Voldemort every feared) teach Harry these skills. Not Snape. (Both Snape and Harry could never forgive the other for past wrongs--yet Snape is given this task of defensive mind training. Why?) Dumbledore has a plan. What happens when an evil figure tempts the mind? He deceives, possesses and destroys before one can be saved--as Voldemort tries to do to Harry. What protects Harry against this evil? A Power in his heart--found in quantities in the Department of Mysteries, beyond the veil, sacrificial love and a sacrificial death. The son rises, Godric's sword gleams, and Fawkes sings. An allegory par excellence.
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Summary: harry potter
Review: Harry is back at Hogwart for the 5th year. As far as I have read, Harry had landed himself in detention once more. He is trying his best at school, trying to do all his assignments but his detention is in the way. Not only is he not doing well in school, he have no time for Quidditch anymore. Angelina Johnson the team captain of the Quidditch is on Harry's back about him missing practice. Every time that he is in detention, she would hunt him down and yell at him for not showing up. Even though Harry is very good at it, there is no way Professor Umbridge (the teacher that gave him detention) will let him off the hook. Harry is very powerful, vengeance, a good friend, and a hard worker. His friends (Hermione and Ron) are the only people who understand him after all that had happened for the past five years. They have been with him through thick and thin. Hermioine and Ron is the only family member that he has at school, so he tells them everything.
I would recommend this book for my fellow classmates and friends because reading this book is like an escape from reality and magic helps that. Magic is something that you don't see happened everyday. Reading something that doesn't happen at all, help you get away from reality and make you stop thinking about all the bad stuff happening around the world. The first time I'd read this book, the most magical thing that I have read was about Harry going to school on a train. Reading that part of the scene makes me feel like I am one of the students waiting for the train to come; watching a brick wall, turned into a tunnel and a train comes out of no where. Or reading about Harry being in detention and the lines he had to write. Each time he wrote "I must not tell lies"; a shape object cuts his hand and engraves "I must not tell lies". Every detail that J.K Rowling wrote was very explicit. It makes you see that what he wrote. Like you are actually there watching it happen him. The bad thing about the book is that there are a lot of made up words that she uses. Like: quidditch, but after you read couple of sentences later you will see what the words means. If you are into magic and spell, then Harry Potter books by J.K Rowling will be a great book for you to read.
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Summary: My Kingdom for A Re-Write!
Review: If JKR has not already lost the magic and before she makes a shambles of the last 2-books, she should re-write this horrendous mistake called Book 5 - The Order Of The Phoenix before it is too late to redeem not only herself as the imaginative, amazing writer that she started out as but also before Harry Potter and the other creative and interesting characters that we all know and love, fall victims to the Whomping Willow of humanity. The reviews for this book have been very negative and if that doesn't send a clear message I don't know what will. I thought I was the only one who was not impressed but I have found that there are plenty of folks who share my thoughts.
I wonder if JKR, way across the ocean in her castle in Scotland, has heard the cry of outrage and disgust over Book 5? My only consolation is that I didn't stand in line 'till after midnight to buy this book! I think I will wait to read the reviews for book 6 before I spend my money on it. The folks reviewing this book for Amazon.com are on the money.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Ms Rowling's best work yet. Her Harry Potter books just keep getting better and better: the characters become better refined, the plots thicker, the material matures as Harry grows older and wiser. Two thumbs up!
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Summary: New details about Harry and Voldemort
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling gives new details about Harry and Voldemort, and tells why certain things happened when Harry was younger, and why things happened now. It brings in new characters, animals, and places that become a part of Harry's life. Harry's new Defense Against the Arts teacher really gives him a hard time, but she also, unwittingly, helps him learn to keep his temper, so he won't get detention. All in all, it's just a great book that everyone should read.
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