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Summary: Another Pathetic Attempt
Review: Another one?! These books are just plain poorly written. I do not understand why these Harry Potter books are so popular. The charactures are boring and dull, the attempts at humor were pathetic, and these books are plain boring. These are just another fantasy series where its been there done that if you know what I mean. If not, then I will explain: modern fantasy is all going down hill, sort of. There are some good writers out there that are excellent. However, Harry Potter are those books that are going downhill. The writing is very poor and the dialogue is very hard to follow. I also did not feel as though I was there: another mark of poor writing skills. Overall, I give this book one star.
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Summary: Another Great Book by J.K. Rowling
Review: This is a very good book in the Harry Potter series, in my opinion the best! the book starts with Harry fighting dementors in the little muggle town of Whinipeg, they attack his cousin and Harry uses magic on them which gets him in alot of trouble... then you learn of a group call The Order Of Phoenix wich is a group trying to stop voldomort from returning... at school life is even harder with loads of more homework, and this year is O.W.L. exams, and if that wasn't hard enough he's got a knew Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher who works for the Ministry Of Magic, and is not very nice to him. This year there is also an opening on the Gryffindor Quiditch team and some one very close to Harry trys out. This is a very great book and I would recomend it to anyone who has read any of the other Harry Potter books.
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Summary: Harry
Review: Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It is much darker than the other four books leading up to it, which makes it more interesting. Part of the reason for this new darkness is Harry and his friends realistically growing into teenagers. This brings with it all their troubles of being teens, like being moody, angry, frustrated, and self-centered. The second reason for this new darkness is Voldemort's return, and new troubles at school, which make Harry angry and frustrated the majority of the book.
This new installment is a lot like the four other books, except that Harry now has to deal with the return of Voldemort, growing up, and the new anger that he feels all the time as a result of Voldemort. It seems like the books will get darker and darker as they go along. As in the other books, the reader learns a few new answers to the questions that were raised in the first book. Also, some new characters are added, and there are a lot more sad and exciting moments that come with the return of Voldemort. A lot of new pressures are put on Harry, and it is interesting to see how he deals with them.
Although the book is very long, (800+ pages) it goes by quickly. The reader will want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens to Harry and his friends. Also, they will want to keep reading to find out some new answers to some of the questions that were brought up in the previous books in the series.
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Summary: Audio version of The Order of the Phoenix
Review: I did enjoy this book, although it is very long, and much darker than the earlier Harry Potter books. Ms Rowling continues to "age" her characters in a very believable way. And like many teenagers, the lead characters are often sad, moody, self-centered and so on. I have read the book, but really enjoyed it more on audiotape, while commuting to work and back. Jim Dale is such an excellent reader, and makes all the multiple characters come to life believably. I "read" many books through the use of tapes in my car, and Jim Dale is the best, by far, reader I have listened to. A great series of books, for kids and adults---the movies have been a disappointment to me, but the books will stand the test of time, I truly think.
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Summary: Why Harry has changed ....
Review: At first I was surprised at Harry's anger and frustration. Even for a teenage boy they were excessive. Yes, Harry is getting older, dealing with ridicule, and a mean, sadistic teacher, Voldemorts return, etc. But the book clearly points to the fact that the connection between Harry and Voldemort has gotten much stronger. Look at his reaction when he finally makes some contact with Dumbledore, he and Voldemort are very connected. I couldn't help but think that it is Voldemort's anger and temper that has influenced Harry's personality. This is making him loose control so easily. No wonder he is so changed. I think if he continues/masters the lessons Snape started with him, we will probably find him acting more like himself in the next two books. I believe once he learns to block out Voldemort's influence he will be stronger and more in control again.
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Summary: Harry
Review: J.K Rowling's 5th book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoneix" starts out a little slow. You keep waiting for something to happen, but it dosen't. As with all the other Potter books, you still can't put it down. The story unravels in this book. More details about Harry are revealed in this edition that was kinda obvious and some not so obvious. J.K. Rowlings makes you feel you are right there next to Harry. The image of Lord Voldemont is tested in this edition. Just how tough is he? Harry loses someone dear to him. When you find out who it that dies, you want to know why Rowling's killed that person off. Then you remember Harry Potter never has anything go well for him.I would recommend this book to all. The Harry potter series is a story to keep with you for always.
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Summary: Frustrating follow-up
Review: My most prominent criticism of this book is that there really aren't any major or new discoveries or developments in the Harry Potter story. Without giving anything away, all I can say is that coming fresh off the first four books, what one expects to happen is precisely what does happen. From a marketing standpoint, this might generate more anticipation for the upcoming installment, but one wonders if this was actually intentional. Order of the Phoenix is simply too long and drawn out. Irritation set in with every repetition of character descriptions. How many times do I have to be reminded that Umbridge looks like a toad, Aunt Petunia looks like a horse, Trelawney's classroom is smelly and she speaks with a 'misty' voice, Snape has greasy hair and a crooked nose, that Draco Malfoy 'sneers' and his cohorts 'snigger', etc.? Need more examples? Rowling needs to give her readers more credit, regarless of their age and aptitude. This book also made be feel anxious and I don't like the way in which Harry has evolved. He's become more reckless, less logical and basically miserable to be around from a reader's point of view. Many of the things I liked about Harry in the earlier books were erased to the point where I began to view him as an annoying twit that needed some good sense knocked into him. Harry's got nothing on Snape, and this makes empathizing with Rowling's keynote character very challenging. The Goblet of Fire, as I consider it now, was certainly heading down that path but I'm really disappointed at the decrease in quality both content and style-wise of the books after Prisoner of Azkaban. Let's hope the next one breaks away from this pattern.
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Summary: Best of the series
Review: This addition to the harry potter saga was by far the greatest of the books yet. It was well worth the wait to get this gem of a book. I am so glad that the harry potter books are out there for kids to read. I have never seen so many young kids eager to read such a large book. And then wish it was longer. Thank you J.K. for making it fun for kids to read again.
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Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is probably the second best book in the Harry Potter series (after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) due the the fact that the book's author, J.K. Rowling, seemed to make an extra effort to add more dark emotions to Harry's already troubled and over-burdened mind. In this latest edition on the tale of the young wizard, Harry is again forced to make life or death decisions while attending Hogwarts, but this time, the consequences of his decisions eventually costs the life of one of those closest to him. Much of the story focuses consistantly on the year long chronicles of Harry's life at Privet Drive, his ride on the Hogwarts Express, his introduction of a new Denfense Against the Dark Arts instuctor, trips to Hogsmeade, etc., but what Rowlings does so much better here is that there seems to be much better interaction between Harry and some of the other students, like Neville, Ginny, and a new character, Luna Lovegood. Sometimes I think Harry's world gets too condensed around Hermione and Ron, so it was refreshing to see other students become active in Harry's life in this installment. However, I did have a major problem with the Order of the Phoenix near the end of the book. I did not like the way Rowling had Dumbledore patronizing Harry one moment and then imply (through Harry's point of view) that the circumstances leading to the death of a character was Harry's fault. In each book of this series, Harry is bombarded with a series of different conspiracies to lure him out into the open so the bad guy(s) can get him. Yet, Rowling insults our intelligence here by implying that a 15-year old kid is supposed to be on top of it all simply by learning occlumency, a spell that prevents mindreading. My point here is that if Voldemort did not use mind tricks to lure Harry out in the open, he would have tried something else. For Dumbledore to patronize Harry (by DD blaming himself for the tragedy) while Harry was full of guilt, was almost as cruel as the tragedy itself because Harry has no real control over how and when he is going to be attacked. Even with the questionable behavior on the part of Dumbledore at the book's end, the book had too many good points to have this major annoyance bring it completely down.
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Summary: Done it again
Review: J.K. Rowling has done it again. Harry Potter has come back to life with a new fire. This book is everything you would expect it to be. However, i would not recomend this book for children under 8. This book has a much darker and scarier tone. Harry is infact 15 so no more childs play. It's a serious book that adress' some serious issues in Harry's life. But don't discard the book for that reason. Its is still fantastic writting with funny jokes and amazing action scenes. This is the best book so far with more history revealed then ever before. If you have read the first 4 this is a must have.
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