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Summary: A typical Harry Potter
Review: There were not that many surprises in the story, the long overdrawn hallway dream was a little tiresome, but through the few faults the book had it was fantastic. Most Harry Potter books are alike with a new dark arts teacher and Harry battling the pain of his scar, but that is what makes the Harry Potter books. Overall I gave the book 4 stars because it was so vivid in detail that I finished it in 3 days. Now because I read it so quickly, I and many others have the long wait ahead of us until book 6 is released.
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Summary: Review of the first chapter!
Review: alright alright so I got this book on the 21st @ midnight right and while I was waiting in line I started reading the first chapter. Now I didn't get to finish it while I was in line but when i got home around 2:00am I opened the book back up and finished reading the first chapter. Guys I got to tell you. This book so far is WICKED AWESOME! It's definitely a book worth spending [item price] on. So if you haven't got it yet, go out and get it!
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Summary: BEST BOOK
Review: This is the best book yet in the Harry Potter. Its so long and theres so much adventure. Jk Rowling get working on book 6
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Summary: 766 Pgs of Pure Magic
Review: Let me first tell you - in case you weren't aware before - that the Harry Potter books are definitely not just for kids. And "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is, confirming all hopes and expectations, quite the most brilliant, mature, and *tragic* adventure yet.Harry is in his fifth year at wizarding school and has much more than his OWLS exams to worry about. The Ministry of Magic is stubbornly denying Lord Voldemort's return, and doing its utmost to discredit the names of both Harry and the Headmaster Dumbledore and make them objects of ridicule and incredulity - with not a little success. The sanctuary of Hogwarts is violated by Professor Umbridge, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, who also happens to be the Ministry's representative; and with its authorisation, she carries out an Inquisition within the school. No student or teacher is safe. Professor Umbridge tops even Snape for pure spite. Meanwhile numerous Death Eaters have escaped from Akzaban to join their master, and Harry starts to have disquietening visions in which HE is Voldemort. J. K. Rowlings has never shrinked from showing her characters as anything but flawed and complex. Harry, at fifteen, is now a teenager, and frustrated that he is still being treated as a child. His moments of angst and rebelliousness ring true. The author's heroes are not lily-white and perfect, and Harry during the course of this book learns some things about his beloved parents and godfather Sirius Black that tarnishes the image he'd held of them and makes him almost sympathetic towards Snape. Even Dumbledore is proved to be fallible. By the end of the book, Harry will have experienced as much of the pain and hypocricy of the world as any adult - and yes, a main character does die, and I won't say which, only that if you're anything like me, you will cry - but he has still more burdens to bear. That is not to say that there is no light at the end of the tunnel; this IS a story for children after all. If you're still wondering if "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is over-rated and over-hyped, let me say that it will deliver everything the hype has promised and then some. I don't have the authority to say whether this is a certifiable classic (I find Austen and Hemmingway unbearable, to tell the truth) but you'll finish it with the feeling that you have just read something EPIC.
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Summary: Harry Potter losing its luster?
Review: Is Harry Potter story losing its luster? Given that much of the story theme and context are now well established, the extent of surprises possible in future books by Ms. Rowling is becoming limited and might lead to lowering the Potter mania for the 6th book. If one charts the pre-publicity activities for each edition, this 5th book has perhaps outdid all other previous ones (1st to 4th). Increasingly now its the marketing muscle rather than the pure quality and the surprise elements of the book that is driving the sales (very much like the Nasdaq IPO mania during the late 1990s). Perhaps, we are seeing the end of the beginning of this story .....
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Summary: J.K. Rowling lives up to the massive hype
Review: I was first in line. I passed the time chatting with another Harry Potter fan. Then the magic moment came. MIDNIGHT! THe Crowd was in an uproar as the employees opened the boxes. ' BRING ON THE BOOKS! BRING ON THE BOOKS!' we chanted. We showed them my pre-purchased receipt, and handed me the bag. ' I HAVE IT!' I screamed showing my copy to the crowd. I walked outside and into the crowd. I read those words, the words we all looked forward to... This book is constantly filled with shocks and surprises, and I'm only at Chapter 7. ( WARNING: SPOILERS!) Some of the shocks we'll encounter are: - Dudley attacked by Dementors
- Ms. Figg a Squib
- Harry nearly expelled
- Uncle Vernon saying ' Enough of these effing Owls!'
- Aunt Petunia knowing about Azkaban
- Harry rescued by the Order of The Phoenix
- The disgruntled house-elf is Sirius's old house elf.
- Much more We get a whole bunch of new stuff like Metamorphagi's ( Tonks, you'll meet her, she's wicked, possibly the new DADA?), humorous charcters such as Mundungus Fletcher ( His meer accent is laughable) and guess what? Moody and Lupin are members of the Order of the Phoenix! Beleave me, this new addition will NOT disapoint.
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Summary: Wonderfully written
Review: but the end is draining. While the Goblet of Fire was dark, this book can be confusing, dangerous, and downright scary at times. The GOF had an innocence to it, and despite the tragic ending, we still felt happiness... but I dread to say that this book left me feeling as though I spent the day with a dementor. You are drawn into the emotions of the characters and the end brings no relief. There is no triumph over evil this time. There is no satisfaction. The ending brings terrible emotions and no closure. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but Harry is more alone than ever in this book, and the death at the end is so forceful that you take a step back to shed a tear. This is intensfied by what Harry saw in the pensieve and how Harry has lost yet another father. (does anyone see where I'm going with regards to who dies?) Dumbledore's explanation at the end has a sense of foreboding (Will Voldemort triumph or will Harry? Either way, Harry MUST face death). The beginning drags on much too long, and the "middle" is much too short. I found myself, at times, wishing someone else would die.... and there ARE a few "near misses" where you think another character has or will die (this is before the death in the book). I found the book wonderfully written which is why I gave it 5 stars, but it was draining and I will have to re-read it to clarify much of the book... but unlike the previous books (which I have re-read several times) I find myself dreading this, possibly because Rowling's writing is so captivating and REAL that you feel as though you are living it.
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Summary: Yet another masterful trip into Hogwarts
Review: The latest installment in the Harry Potter series showcased Rowling's masterful skills in integrating seemingly minor plot elements to unique twists and turns later in her narrative. While those who followed the previous four books should easily be able to guess what will happen during the final two chapters of the book, the previous 36 will knock you off your feet faster than you can say, "Expelliarmus!" This book is truly a coming of age for Harry Potter. In the previous book, "Goblet of Fire", hints were made that he was becoming a teenager. In "The Order of the Phoenix", this comes out in full force. The stress of Harry's upcoming O.W.L. examinations and the ever looming threat of Voldemort cause more than one outburst of his temper. Harry's own beliefs that certain people he thought were infallible, invicible, are shattered, and he has to learn to cope with how people are just human and, sadly, mortal. It's foolish of me to encourage Potter fans to buy this book - most of you've all already bought it or will buy it shortly. To folks who've pondered whether to dive into the Harry Potter series after several years of resisting the tides of popularity following it... don't start here. Buy a copy of the first book, Philosopher's (Sorceror's) Stone. Buy the middle three books when you're done digesting that. Then buy this one. You will not regret it.
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Summary: harry potter the book of everyone
Review: harry potter is a wonderful book and is the best.it is about a boy called harry potter and his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizadary.it is a book worth reading for grandparents,parents and children.
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Summary: As good as expected -- up all night reading.
Review: Wow! It's 7:30 am and I just spent 6 1/2 hours reading the new Harry Potter book (the first hour my 11-year-old daughter was reading it). It's never drags and seems much shorter than it is, and Rowling is as inventive as ever. I think book 3, "HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban", was the most perfect, but this book is still terrific. The plot depends on Harry developing more of a stubborn streak, but this character development is well-justified. Cornelius Fudge has managed to keep the lid on Harry's news that Voldemort is back, and his motives and ability to do this are well-foreshadowed atthe end of book 4. "The Order of the Phoenix" is what I guessed it would be. Dumbledore is out of the action for more than I'd like, but this is necessary given Rowling's consistent sticking to Harry's viewpoint -- he is in every scene and things the other characters do without him must be explained to him later (and this is handled well). Ron and Hermione show a bit of growth, and Harry's relatioship with Cho Chang is frustrating but well-drawn. However, book 6 is going to be very different, given the way this one ends!
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