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Summary: Rowling a great teacher
Review: I work at the U.S. Department of Education, and all I can say is that Rowling knows more about getting kids to read than all 4665 employees here. I have the picture of her from Newsweek that came out when the fourth volume did on my office door.How come I'm the first to review the book? Last time, especially on the English site, there were dozens by this time (7:47 hours after its release here but 11:47 hours after its release in England). One kid about ten years old had *finished* _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ within four hours! I give the book five stars, not because I have read it, but because Rowling is such a great educator. One review that came out within an hour after the book's release in England was from the Kansas City Star said the book wasn't as good as _Goblet of Fire_. (How did the paper get a copy? Was it from the truck that got highjaced?) I think it is because she has become such a celebrity that she doesn't have the leisure time to refine and rewrite. This is too bad, since reaches much smaller audiences with her lectures and book tours than she does with her book. Frank Forman
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Summary: More my style now
Review: (No Spoilers) Although I found the first three books a good enough read, it wasn't until Goblet of Fire that I began to get really excited about the series. I liked the darker turn GOF took. I didn't mind the length in the least. Order of the Phoenix continues in this vein. For someone who loves to read, the extra long length of Order of the Phoenix isn't an obstacle at all. The dark turn of the series is reminiscent of C. S. Lewis, who didn't pull punches when it came to writing Children's Books either. Rowling has found her stride now and I look forward to reading the remaining books in the series.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This book is simply amazing. You will never guess who dies :(
Can't wait for book 6!!
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Summary: Well Worth The Wait
Review: I purchased this at a release party at a local bookseller. I got it around 12:30am and I have JUST finished it, having stayed up all night to read it (it's now 7:07am). A very well written story from a phenominal author. Twists and turns around every corner. And even though someone does die, his/her death was not in vain. Very exciting and was well worth the wait - can't wait for the next one - hopefully the turn around is much sooner for the next book.
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Summary: More of the same - much, much more
Review: It's certainly fair to say that J.K. Rowling has done it again. No fan of the series so far will be disappointed by #5 - 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' offers more of the same - much more, given its substantial length. I went out and bought it and, on account of being bedridden, read it from start to finish in the one day - so for me at least, it was certainly no less unputdownable than its predecessors. The plot is as exciting and dramatic as ever, and Rowling's remarkable gift for keeping readers guessing until the end remains strong, even though the eventual reveal of the novel's secret felt like familiar territory. In fact, the novel's climactic pages contain so much protracted drama that they left me positively exhausted. Every novel so far has been darker than the one before as Voldemort becomes ever stronger. This book is so bleak that our now very adolescent Harry spends the entire length of the book in a state bordering on fury, and throws several hissy fits that were disturbingly reminiscent of Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars Episode II'. Whereas previous novels have seen Harry isolated for a period, this time the sense of isolation is his major emotion throughout the book. And Rowling is so eager to crack on with her weighty plot that the novel is only occasionally lightened by moments of humour or romance. Rowling is no longer really writing books for young children, so it's probably fortunate that her original audience will have aged with Harry. Pre-high school children may find the book's more intense and adults emotional world hard going - so perhaps it's lucky that its length makes it that much more difficult for younger readers to get through! Even the saccharine touch of Chris Columbus couldn't make this novel into a feelgood kiddy flick like the two we've seen so far. The earlier delight as Rowling articulates new parts of her wizarding world is far more muted, with the wizard hospital probably the only addition that gives the reader any of the feeling of wondert that made the earlier books such a success. She's a long way from the Roald Dahl-esque creative whimsy of the first few novels now - no longer the feats of sheer imagination we saw even in Book 4's Quiddich World Cup. By the end of almost 800 pages, Potter's world is not greatly enlarged - this book is about seeing old relationships in new ways. While it was still an exhilarating ride, it was a pretty gruelling one. No fan will be disappointed by this meaty addition to Harry's world - you can see why it took Rowling so long to write, and why she was apparently in tears at one point. But it would be great to see Rowling balancing up her surfeit of shade with more light the next time around - particularly if she's going to keep making each book longer than the last. I suspect that within the series as a whole, the Order of the Phoenix will come to be seen as its Empire Strikes Back or The Two Towers - a dark, rich exploration of character, but without either the sense of wonderment at being introduced to the world or the triumph we will doubtlessly feel at the story's ultimate conclusion.
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Summary: POTTER IS
Review: The book is ponderously long in page length, but easy to read. And adventure that is more broadingly dark than the previous four efforts, but that leaves you the same way--craving the arrival of volume number six. GO GET THE BOOK!
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Summary: Absolutely brilliant
Review: This is a spectacular book. I am simply dumfounded at the great lengths with which Rowling has taken to ensure a truly magical book. A recommendation to all Muggles!
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Summary: Wow.
Review: I know I'm not the only person in America to purchase the book at 12:30 AM and stay up until 6am reading it. I'm just probably one of the few to finish it in that time. This book was worth the wait we've all gone through for it. This book is a much more mature novel than the rest of them -- not that anyone is surprised, as Harry is now 15. All I can say is that this book is absolutely fantastic. I'm so glad I'm going to have this entire series to read aloud to my children at some point (in the far future). The only unfortunate part about finishing it tonight -- now my boyfriend has to read it before I can read it again!
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Summary: JK does it again!
Review: After a wait of three years, JK Rowling has once again proven herself in this 5th volume of the Harry Potter series. Once again Harry has to face Lord Voldemort, this time through his dreams. With the return of many old characters - even Gilderoy Lockhart from Chamber of Secrets appears in a few paragraphs - and the death of one popular personage, added to JK's excellent writing and continued character development, this book is at least as good as, if not better than, all four previous installments.
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Summary: Hairy Potter
Review: This book ainnt so good ok, its just too too long. Long and cunfusing.
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