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Summary: Harry Potter ¿ Order of the Phoenix Review
Review: It had only been recently that I took an interest in the world of Harry Potter and his avid adventures. Reading the books up to the 5th, being the latest, I can safely say that like everything, - this book had its good and bad points.As you begin to read the Harry Potter series as a whole, you begin to feel for the characters, to understand their emotions and how they deal with each of their situations. In which, Harry is the base of the story, where we ride with his adventures and how he deals with them. As I read the books, that is one of the main key factors I liked. How the reader can learn about the characters as if they had a life of their own. I say this, because at times, many authors rely solely on their story plot, using the character(s) as a means of expressing that plot, only given minor awareness of who the characters really are. J.K Rowling however adapts the world that she has created, of whom Harry is part of this story, and how we see his constant development throughout the series. My comparisons of the fifth book (Order of the Phoenix) to its predecessors would certainly be its length. Alike the forth (Goblet of Fire), J.K Rowling used the length to capture the story in more depth. Allowing the reader to fully understand what Harry and his friends are going through. Unlike the first however, many readers may feel the story drags. It begins slowly, starting off like its forerunners, where Harry Potter has to stay with the Dursleys. Leading on to suddently erupting halfway, only to find that Harry gets out of the situation (Ministry of Magic meeting), leading us to wonder what's going to happen next. This could perhaps be a good thing because the anxiety is created as to what may happen next. As Harry finally gets back to his real home, his Witchcraft and Wizardry school Hogwarts, he gets introduced to new characters, of whom he either likes or despises. However, I personally, and this could of course differ from reader to reader; - I liked the length of the books, as I could really transport myself to the world that J.K Rowling had created. When compared to the first and second books in the series, of which were the foundation; they became rather short, giving us the story as it was that when compared to the latest instalment (Order of the Phoenix), the story would mature as you progressed through the book. This gave us the main plot, but in segments to other additional narratives, such as Harry Potter's detentions with Professor Umbridge. So although many may disagree with my statement that the books being longer, I felt it gave the books more depth and maturity. Providing an atmosphere of how Harry deals with his situations more realistically, rather than a plot that begins and ends, solely on the main design. Overall, this book entails an epic that any Harry Potter fan would enjoy. Be assured to find a more mature side to this book, with many different sub stories along side the main one. If you liked Harry Potter and his adventures, this book will provide you with everything you wanted, to ensnare you with not only the things that happen around Harry, but also his own perspective and feelings towards the situations his put up against. - luke
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: Rowling did it again! I am thoroughly impressed by her creativity. Harry is definitely growing up and so are his friends. This book kept me hooked throughout. I found myself lost in the world of Hogwarts, experiencing alongside Harry his frustrations, disappointments, and inadequacies. Wrapped up in a blanket and the book, I ate, slept, and breathed The Order of the Phoenix for a week. What do you mean Hogwarts isn't real?
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Not nearly as well written as the first four. About 200 pages could easily have been cut -- it doesn't read as if it were edited at all. It's still a good story, but not nearly as intricate or as interesting, and nobody's likeable in this one, including Harry. Nobody but Hermione is particularly intelligent, either. I love this series as a whole, and I can't wait until the next book, but I hope it's less sloppy than this one.
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Summary: Whoever rated this 3 stars (or lower) is really weird
Review: It's true that this wasn't as good as the other 4 Harry Potter books, but that's no reason to go off and rate it lower then 4 stars. Yes, I was considering rating this 4 stars, but then decided it was still so much better then a lot of 4 star books I've read.
Harry was a bit... emotional... and annoying... in this book, but hey, he was never my favorite character (my favorite characters are the Weasley twins, Fred and George), so that's OK. And at least he wasn't as annoying as Cho Chang.
And about the death that everybody was talking about... I can tell you one thing - it's not Harry who dies (I'm sure that's what you were thinking), nor is it my favorite characters - thank goodness; the books would be much duller without them.
All in all, I liked this book. If I had just read it, without there being the other four, I would still rate it 5 stars.
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Summary: This was a GREAT book!!!
Review: This was about Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts. The first hundred pages or so, didn't actually take place at the school. He spends the summer as usual at his aunts and uncles, although he was pretty restless about not having any info on you-know-who, and was reduced to hiding in flower beds to listen to the muggle news.
Harry is a little annoying at first, whining a bunch, but I can understand why, although I wish that he would be a little more tolerant. J. K. Rowling is a wonderful author, and she has only gotten more talented. Ron's character is at his best in this book, and he is really funny. Hermione is the same as always, but she loosens up a little on the rule breaking thing
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Summary: Best book in the series
Review: I found this book *MUCH* better than the other books in the series, solely because of the storytelling. I love the twists and turns and especially the characters. I read and finished the book in two days, because it had kept me glued to it for hours on end. The outbursts of rage were great because they showed how much agony Harry had been through and was understandably angry because he thought just as any real teen would have. I, myself, am 15 and found I can relate to Harry and though Rowling did a great job with him.
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Summary: Harry Potter, something magically wonderfull!
Review: I am totally impressed as J.K Rowling continues writing and developing this story that, I wish, never ends. Harry Potter is in his fith year and I think the most adventerous and wonderfull year of all of the 5 that had been published. With that Umbridge woman thinking she is the "queen" of Hogwarts. First giving detenation that consist of writing lines with Harrys own blood and then tryng to atack him with the crucio curse, making an Inquisitorial Squad all of Slythering persons for making miserable the other houses and keep taking points, puting new decrees and other rubish, etc. Then the order, that is about something powerful for destroing something dark powerfull. As all think Dumbledore dies they will be surprised at nowing who dies, you don't expect it. What I liked much more is the final battle...If this is wonderfull, the end of the saga will be exellent! It is worthwile and I am reading it again
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Summary: Harry Potter Is Growing Up.
Review: Harry Potter is fifteen years old now and awaiting the start of his Fifth Year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He has been in a sullen mood since the tragic events of the last school year, and being cooped up in his Aunt and Uncle's house all summer hasn't improved his disposition. To make matters worse, Harry and his cousin Dudley are attacked by dementors, the shadowy creatures who guard the Wizard prison, while walking home one night. Soon afterward, Harry is whisked away to the headquarters of The Order of the Phoenix, a society of witches and wizards who are committed to resisting the return of the infamous He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. There, Harry learns from his Godfather Sirius that Voldemort is trying to acquire some sort of weapon which he hopes will help him vanquish his enemies. Once Harry is safe at Hogwarts, he is beset with dreams of a room with many doors, and his scar hurts more frequently than ever before. Harry and his friends must try to figure out what these things mean while Hogwarts is thrown into turmoil under a new draconian headmaster. The most striking element in this fifth installment of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is that Harry is no longer the lovable, goofy, and eager-to-please child that he was in the previous installments. He is, instead, a brooding youth on the verge of manhood. Readers will be immediately struck by Harry's foul mood at the beginning of the book, and that mood doesn't let up. Harry's distemper may be partially attributable to the traumatic events of the previous school year. But it seems that his attitude is most likely brought on by frustration. He has reached the point -and the age- where being treated as a child while he repeatedly saddles the responsibilities of an adult no longer sits well with him. He's tired of being kept in the dark about events which directly affect him, and he's tired of others making decisions for him. And he is impudently angry at anyone who would perpetuate this status quo. This is the book where we see J.K. Rowling transform her hero from precocious child to young man. She has admirably chosen a realistic way to go about it, although I think that Harry's unrelenting spleen may be somewhat melodramatic. Apart from Harry's maturation, "Order of the Phoenix" closely resembles its predecessors in structure. There are numerous mysteries for Harry, Hermione, and Ron to solve, which eventually climax in a dramatic action scene. The book is a whopping 870 pages long. The first quarter of the book is unnecessarily descriptive. But once you have plodded through that, the pace picks up and matches that of the previous "Harry Potter" novels. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is fun for all ages. J.K. Rowling's talent for making us want to know what happens next seems to be boundless.
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Summary: Room for improvement but a fun read anyway
Review: I applaud the author's attempt to make Harry more realistic as he enters into his teen years. Harry became more likeable and less of a goody-goody. In future books, I'd like to see him lean more towards the Dark Side in order to learn his enemy's tricks and deal with its temptations (perhaps unsuccessfully?). I'd even like to see him deal with the moral dilemma of having to take a life. In other words, how about more of an edge to the character? My chief criticism of the Order of the Phoenix, as well as the first four books in the series, is that the story is told entirely from Harry's point of view. The story would have been better served with chapters that had nothing to do with Harry and instead got inside of the heads of Hermione, Sirius, or even Draco Malfoy, for example, in order to make those characters less predictably unidimensional. There were some passages where Harry had an out-of-body experience with another Not-To-Be-Named character which made for tantalizing reading. It was as if we, the readers, got to ditch Harry for a while and pick up a piece of the story from that other character's perspective. It was only a teaser though since the experience was still Harry's and he shared with the reader his impressions and reactions to it afterwards. Cutting Harry entirely out of the loop for a chapter has great potential to enhance future books in this series. Lastly, there were a lot of parallels to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As a response to this criticism and in defense of J.K. Rowling, I'd simply say that how could she not be influenced by the greatest fantasy literary work of all time?!
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Summary: I LLLLLOOOOOVVVVEEE It!
Review: The long wait was well worth it!This book has a beautiful cover a great story to match it!I am only depressed by the death,but not even that could spoil such a great book.Plus there is even more drama and mystery.The clues are so subtle that you could read right through it without even a second thought.I have to say J.K.Rowling is a genius.Period.This book is proof enough.
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