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Summary: Tedium
Review: Having listened to the first four audiobooks, I was anxiously awaiting book 5. With the other books, I was disappointed when each got to the end, and have listened to all of them at least three times. This one was so tedious, with all of the incessant and unimportant detail, that I was actually relieved when it was finished and I packed all the tapes back in the box. The book could have been half the length and been twice as entertaining.
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Summary: NO! Is this the downfall??????
Review: Well, I have to say I had become quite a fan of Harry Potter before it had gotten really big and I just couldn't stop reading hte books. The movies just really aren't that great due to the fact they jump to the important parts but leave the fun scenes out. However, my favorite book from the start is part 3. After reading so far into Harry Potter I couldn't wait for the 5th book to come out and now I am awfully upset I waisted so much energy waiting for it. The plot was horrible, Harry has become a spoiled rotten brat with whom I kept wishing to die because of how rude and mean he has become in this book, and this book was chock full of useless information. I mean, J. K. Rowling really could have cut this book down to maybe 20 chapters and that's pushing it. The only really entertaining part was when Voldemort came back and was going to fight Harry. Plus, I believe all of us fans knew that Harry was going to have to fight Voldemort in the end no matter what. I gave this book three stars because I enjoyed how much she detailed Umbridge and how she made us all hate her so much. I think she had to be the very best part about the book. All of the rest was basically just babble and we really could have done without all of the dancing around what she was trying to explain. I REALLY hope it gets better from here or Voldemort won't be the only one who had a downfall!
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Summary: The Phoenix Rises
Review: This one really kept me on the edge of my seat. The scene where we find out which character dies had me gripping the couch-I honestly thought the whole book was being wiped out instead of one character. J.K.Rowling does it again!!!!! She writes a book that holds the interest of those from 6-60-it's an amazing talent. I can't wait for the next one, hopefully it won't be long.
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Summary: And now for something...completely different
Review: The general Rowling-isms can be found in Order of the Phoenix, just as they should be. She's still J.K., and she still rocks, and Harry is still our hero, along with Hermione, Ron and all the other biggies...but the flavor, in this book, has subtly shifted. Some won't notice and others will, though some may not be able to put into words what it "is" about this book that's so...well, so "not usual," yet still so "Potter." Some will express their confusion with disappointment in the turn of events and perhaps even express their dislike of book 5, where still others will embrace this all with entusiasm. However, a change there definitely is...and it is expected...at this juncture of Harry's adventures. There will be some who may see OOTP as less exciting or fantastic than the others, but Rowling really had no choice, if one is to look at the sequence of events from a logical standpoint. From the TriWizard tournament to where Harry must go next, Rowling needed a catalyst of sorts. Book Five is the catalyst. Potter is no longer a kid. Rowling does the best job I can imagine to convey the turmoil and spacial changes a teen can feel, and I think, the side-effect of this, is that The Order of the Phoenix "sounds" different than the 4 before it. In all, a fantastic transition to "the next phase." Dark or not, this book, as I see it, is necessary and a wonderful read---one which true Potter (and Rowling) fans will handle beautifully. The only reason I give this 4 stars, is because a score of 5, for me, wouldn't be genuine. May J.K. continue on with the show. We'll be here, waiting.
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Summary: It s another Harry book
Review: I will not be one of those tedious adults who feels the need to pick on this book because it doesn't live up to what they wanted it to be. It is a solid continuation of a fantastically fun series that is maturing along with the characters, providing more serious consequences and encounters with even greater peril.
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Summary: Almost worth the wait!!!!!
Review: In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry deals with the normal trials and tribulations of becoming a teenager. He yells a lot more, becomes a little self centered, and is altogether way more moody. And to top it all off, he is confused and angry.
He does not know why he is bing forced to stay in his aunt and uncles' house. He does not know why Ron and Hermione keep avoiding his questions in their letters to him. He wants answers, desperately, but no one wants to give them to him. Harry is starting to get really depressed. So when a group of witches and wizards come to rescue him, he is relieved, thinking that he will finally get some answers. When they arrive at their destination, however, he only finds out that he is staying at the headquarters of the Order of the Pheonix, and that Voldemort is trying to build up his army and get a weapon that he did not have before.
When Harry arrives at Hogwarts, he begins having strange and frightening dreams. He dreams of a corridor illuminated in an eerie blue light, ending in a single door. He tries to reach the door, to open it... but he always wakes up. Snape begins giving him Occlumency lessons to try and block out the dreams.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic, led by Cornelius Fudge, refuses to face the fact that You-Know-Who has returned. They believe that this is just a figment of Harry's imagination, and everyone who believes him, including Dumbledore, is crazy.
Fudge is equally convinced that Dumbledore has started a secret army who are determined to overthrow Fudge and make Dumbledore Minister. So he sends his Senior Undersecretary, Dolores Umbridge (a truly DELIGHTFUL woman) to "make sure things are running smoothly" at Hogwarts.
She makes sure that all the teachers are teaching correctly, but she herself doesn't really teach them anything. She doesn't let them use their wands at all. All the students hate her, and she hates them, but she hates Harry in particular. She slowly deprives him of all the happiness he has left in his life. Quidditch, letters to Sirius, and visting Hagrid. The only way Harry and his friends can fight back is to form a secret defense against the dark arts group right under her nose.
Throughout the year, while Harry expects to recieve answers, he just gets more questions. Why is his relationship with Cho Chang not working out? Why won't these weird dreams go away?
And then, one night, Harry has a terrifying dream. He tries to think of someone to tell, but Dumbledore is gone, McGonagall is gone. There is only one member of the Order left at Hogwarts. Severus Snape. But Snape does not listen to Harry, he just brushes him off. So Harry has to set out and fight a battle with his enemies, the Death Eaters, to find out the truth, about the dream and about his past, once and for all.
If you haven't read this book yet, go out and buy it NOW!!! It is a truly incredible book. I've already read it four times. (I know, you're thinking "FOUR TIMES?! Doesn't she have anything else to do?" Of course I do. But what can I say? I'm an HP fan.)
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Summary: Excellent work!
Review: Many reviewers leave the impression that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a long-winded adolescent's whining.
For those of you who've followed the series, I think that you'll find that, while Harry is going through that roughest of periods in anyone's life, his anger, confusion, and extreme frustration, are well founded, and more than justified.
For those of you unfamiliar with the series, you will find that JK Rollings has done an excellent job of providing an excellent, stand-alone, piece of fantasy.
I find that The Order of the Phoenix is by far the most complex, and enthralling episode in the series, to date. This episode is a rather lengthy 800+ pages, but I became so enthralled by it, I read it in one 32hr sitting.
And as to the reports that Harry falls in Love, well, maybe puppy love. Although, I would call it more of an infatuation.
As to the reported death in the book, the individual that dies is a relatively new character who can hardly be missed by many fans.
Many questions left opened by the other books in the series are finally answered in this episode:
Why has Voldemort been trying to Kill Harry?
Why does Harry's scar burn so much?
Why does Snape hate Harry?
Why does Dumbledore care so much about Harry?
Why does Harry spend his summers with the Dursley's?
How is Harry so consistantly successful against Voldemort?
Will Harry ever get people to believe what he says about Voldemort?
What does Harry plan to do when he graduates from Hogwarts?
As this is Harry's 5th year, it is the year of his O.W.L.'s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels), I wish that we had found out how he did in this episode, instead of having to wait for the next one.
And that is the only complaint I have about the book, even if one can hazard a guess.
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Summary: HARRY POTTER FANATIC
Review: ok i have read all the hp books many times so i know what i am saying when i tell u that this is the best hp book yet. Though some people are complaining that the book was a bit wordy and depressing, i beg to differ:i think the book was not wordy at all, and that Rowling was perfectly descriptive at the correct times. As for the book being depressing:Obviously, if u complain about the book being extremely dark and depressing, than the book must have touched your heart, and in my opinion, that is the sign of a good book. Lastly, if u dont like depressing books and u would rather read some disney fairytale with fluffy pink bunnies and a world full of smiles, this is not the book for u.
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Summary: Another step towards...
Review: ...the long-awaited end. It's gonna be bittersweet to see this series end, especially since we can never know if JK Rowling will give us a "neat-and-tidy" end or a "twisted" shocker of an end. That being said, Book V is another highly-crafted tome, with Rowling striving to reach epic proportions. I still remember the "Prisoner of Azkaban" and how it threw endless twists and situations at us in under 350 pages. No doubt that after the "Goblet of Fire" and its enormous pop culture impact, Rowling felt confident enough to stretch the new book to almost 900 pages, an enormous lenght for a "kids" book.
This is another misconception: some people still call Harry Potter, essentially, a children's story/series. This couldn't be farther from the truth, especially with the last two books. After a character's death in the fourth and the abundance of Dark Arts talk (and actions) in this book, it'll be interesting to see how dark Rowling might make the next two books. How about the lenghts? Will the series keep getting longer until Book VII reaches "War and Peace" proportions?
The book itself is another Rowling masterpiece, more confident in her prose and plotting, allowing the book to breathe and absorb the many people and places she puts in it (we visit for the first time the Ministry of Magic and St. Mungo's here). Harry, being fifteen years old, keeps maturing into a teenager over the timespan of the books: in this book he is almost always angry, scowling and bitter, just like a real teenager. He suffers the pangs of a crush and experiences the same confusion about girls as all boys his age do. I feel that is a really intergral and important part of this series, the maturing of the characters with their age. Try not to cry when Rowling kills off another much more important character. The duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort will look really cool in the movie, and the revelation about Harry is another piece of the puzzle. The seven books, once they are complete, will be a very rich tapestry of characters, events, and destinies intertwining. Another rich, enjoyable read, to tide us over for another three years before Book VI comes out. Can't wait!!
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Summary: fantabulous!
Review: This book was fantastic! I couldn't help myself I had to read the thing in one sitting! It is amazing how Rowling manages to captivate the attention of children and adults alike witht the simplest of stories. This series is a classic already, with many years to come!
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