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Summary: Once I got this book I coudn't put it down.
Review: The Harry Potter series is great. once I Got this book I coundn't stop reading it. I can't wait till 6th book comes out.
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Summary: a disappointment
Review: This book is a transitional book, at best, for both the characters and the story arc. By itself, "Order of the Phoenix" is scanty on plot and Harry is quite unlikable (even if Rowling was trying to convey pre-teen angst, there's not even an inkling of a sympathetic character here). And, annoyingly, Rowling spends way too much time recapping the events of the previous four books. Keep that to the first chapter please, if you must, it just bores the reader. I kept thinking, "does she really think that someone would just pick up book number five without reading the previous four?" I hold the editor at fault too, the book is unfocused and could have been shortened by about a third (at least!) Maybe with no deadline, Rowling can do a better job on book number six.
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Summary: good read, but i had higher expectations
Review: JK did a great job on this book, no doubt about it, and of course it's going to sell millions because it is part of the harry potter phenomenon. i suppose i had much higher expectations for the book than what i got out of it. i felt that the editors could have easily cut out about 200 pages of this book, and would've still gotten the same effect. All of this did lead up to the climax, where harry met Lord Voldemort, but that was only about a chapter or so long out of 38 chapters. i also feel that the stories are getting a bit monotonous, like you can predict what is happening - of course, the gang of 3 will figure out a mystery which all leads up to Lord Voldemort, and harry defeats him, which leads up to another Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. dont get me wrong though, this was a great book, and it had some great elements. the mystery was, as usual, very suspenseful, and one of the main characters gets over their fear of saying Voldemort's name. i'm sure you've heard about the 'death' in the book, which does, by the way, happen. i'm not going to tell you who it is, because that spoils everything, but it is very shocking, i must say, and quite sad as well. neville longbottom has a larger part in this book, and as dumbledore explains at the end, he is very important. overall, this is a great read, and it disappoints me that i have to give it a 4, but it just wasnt as good as the other 4 books. expect to put a long while into reading this, for 870 pages is quite a bit.
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Summary: Awsome Book
Review: This is the best book out of all five books of Harry Potter. I recomend it to all you Harry Potter Fans out there!
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Summary: The best out of the 5
Review: This is a great book. If you are stuck on Harry Potter, you should defintiely read! It is great for all ages and tells some surprising secrets. It is better than the other 4 and J.K. Rowling has done it once again. She definitely deserves all the things she's getting.
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Summary: Enchanting...
Review: The fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, in my opinion, was a very good book although I would agree with most people, it was certainly not the best one. I thought J.K. Rowling started the book off very nicely and excitingly by adding the dementors in. It seemed like there was a lot of action happening in the first couple of chapters that would set up for the rest of the story. However, as I continued reading on, I thought the book slipped and it didn't really surface a plot in the middle. I was kind of confused as to what this was suppose to be about. The middle part of the book, when they were in Hogwarts, I thought, was a lot about character development. Throughout, we get to see the characters emerging and growing and lets the reader know what kind of person they are. Harry, as a 15 year old, starting to develop a temper over things that are unsatisfying to him. But, it fits exactly what a 15 year old would do. He also begins to have an interest in girls and the whole bit with him and Cho Chang are kind of fun to read, but do get tedious after a while. The other characters, Ron and Hermione, we can see, have also developed and are given significant roles in the story. I don't have much complains about it except for the lack of plot in the middle, but the story picked up the pace in the end and the last 100 pages are action packed!!! Yeah, I agree with most about the ending. Really sad :( But does set up for a sequel. I just can't wait till the sixth installment.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: J.K. Rowling has put out another winner. Being a huge fan of Harry Potter,(since before it became even remotely popular)I am proud to continue to show faith in Rowling's pen. I will warn that the ending to this book is VERY depressing and although I finished it a month ago I am still crying. We'll all miss you ******! The plot has become darker and more complex, although it is still peppered with the humor and reality that first caught my interest in the series. I highly recommend this book to all you die-hard fans out there... but I will warn again, this book will keep the tears flowing...(If you have half a heart)Artemis... or so i'll tell you
Proud leader of the "I Hate Bellatrix Lestrange Club"
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Summary: Needs some judicious editing
Review: Like its predecessor, Goblet, Phoenix should have been cut down a bit. There is far too much of the Order sneaking around and Harry and the crew trying to figure out what is happening.Rowling does a great job showing Harry as a less than happy teen (Considering what he's been through, it's amazing he's as well adjusted as he is) and the rest of the crew mill about smartly but it is just too much standing around and waiting for things to happen, page after page.The snappy finale almost makes up for it and that's all I'll say about that.Potter continues to be one of the great creations of fantasy, but like Steven King, J.K. Rowling could use a bit of the philosophy "Less is More."
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Summary: Keep them reading
Review: My Daughter loves her Harry Potter books. When a teacher told her she was too young to read them at age 9 she refused to read at all. Now she is 10 and could not wait for this one to be released. These books are interesting to the child and parent.
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Summary: Hogwarts Forever!
Review: This book is definatley worth buying! There's a lot of stuff going on. You find out information that Dumbledore kept well hidden for fifteen years, Harry finally has his "confrontation" with Cho, new characters, and oh.....let's not forget the "mystery death" inside. This book, I would say, was probably a lot more darker than the others, but it was still worth staying up all night to finish reading. (I was so excited on the 21st, that I woke up early, and when I saw the Fed-Ex man pull up, I forgot I was still wearing my pajamas and stood outside to to get my book.) If you enjoyed any of the other four books, then you'll love this one, for it contains, "Deeper Secrets. Darker Magic. Stronger powers."
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