Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 Audio CD)

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Summary: Long and boring
Review: I have read all five of the harry potter book and I have even read the first four to my little sister. However the book seem to be getting worse as they go. The order of the phoenix is the worst of the five. Nothing exciting happened during the first 500 hundred pages or so. They could have made this book half as long and it would have been twice as good. If you have a lot of time on your hands and you have read the other four and want to keep up with the books then I would read it, but there are a lot better books to read for your summer reading. If you do not have lots of time on your hand and your not 14 or under don't read it.

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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: It's incredible and it's worth the waiting after the 4th one. The plot was well prepared and led the readers to keep on asking questions until the end before the answers were revealed. I was wondering why Harry Potter always lost his temper, why he was so naiive to fall into the trap of Umbridge. It's all related to the Dark Lord. Rowling has created a much hatred character Umbridge who replaced the role of Professor Snapes. However, the part about Snapes' Secret to explain why he hated Harry Potter so much was too superficial. Hatred needed to build on grounds and accumulated so as to show the readers that Snapes was justifiable to do what he was doing. Snapes was really an interesting character but unforunately he did not appear as much as in the first book. It was also interesting this time to actually see the effect of Professor Dumbledore and how he fought with the Dark Lord. Overall, it's another good book and you can't really leave it until you finish it. I was reading for two whole weeks.

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Summary: Definantely Better than the previous four
Review: There are no words to describe how much the book has changed since the previous four. The charcters have drastically been more developed and the reader can definatly see a maturation of all the characters; not to mention Harry Potter. Harry has definatly matured since his previous four years at Hogwarts, encountering everything from girls, relationships, grief, and once again, death.One thing I've realized about all 5 books is that J.K ROWLING does a marveluos job at the continious revelations of Harry's life and the life of the magic world in the time of Voldermort's tumultuos reign. Kids reading the book can definately relate to Harry and the other charcters feelings and worries. The reader will without a doubt have a hard time putting the book down and definatly finish the book "wishing for the next train back to Hogwarts".

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I have read all five of the books in the series now. I was waiting so impatiently for book five, and now it's going to be even worse for book six!! If Ms. Rowling intends to stop writing stories after book 7 then she best start writing much less interesting stories! I read the almost 900 pages in this book in less than a week, it grabbed ahold of my interest and just never let go! Highly highly recommended, but perhaps not for kids under 7, bit more adult material this time around.

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Summary: FABULOUS
Review: This book was exceptional. My 7 year old and myself read it and he read the book for summer reading. we couldn't put it down. What a great book.

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Summary: Order of Phoenis
Review: I received number 5 by owl delivery from Amazon the day it was released and started reading right away. I put the book down only to pick it back up Aug 3/03. Although I found it easy the first time to put down, once I started reading again I couldn't part with it. J.K. Rowling is a brilliant writer. I will admit that Harry's anger was starting to get on my nerves however, it makes sense in the end. Like Albus Dumbledore, I had forgotten what it's like to be a teenager. I'm a late HP fan. I only started reading the series when number 4 came out. I read them all within 1 week! Thanks J.K. Rowling for sharing your talent.

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Summary: Sparkle Gone
Review: As a Harry potter fan, and book fanatic in general, I waited with everyone else to receive the new Harry Potter. I'm sure I will be hearing many protests after what I say next, but I'll say it anyway.
I was not impressed! The plot of the book was certainly interesting enough, but JK Rowlings sparkle seemed to be missing. Though there was a lot of hype about it being 870 Pages, I think that was certainly not a plus. Every event included is just dragged on too long, and truth be told, I sort of didn't like Harry much. I know he's supposed to be "growing up" and "the troubled fifteen year old" But all his muttering on "Why does everything happen to me?" got on my nerves. And as my cousin put it, "Because your the protagonist of a book! Duh!"
Not to say that I didn't enjoy the book, because I did, as you can see by the four stars.
I'm not going to go over the plot, for those who still want to give it a chance, but for those who are still deciding, invest your twenty five dollars in the Artemis Fowl books, or Garth Nixes trilogy. They will be more worth your money, and will intrigue your mind more.
And as for _________ characters death, I liked him as much as the next person, but when I found out who it was, I just sort of said oh.
I know this is a very opionated (can't spell) review, and your opinion could be very different then mine, but my overall message is: Its not as good as hoped. It lacks the sparkle, and is predictable. And I sincerely hope JK Rowling has a better effort in the sixth!

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Summary: Adolescent Harry?
Review: The book is too long - in fact I had to ask my kids to remind me what happened in the previous book which was also too long. However, I enjoyed the character development of the lesser characters, specifically George and Fred Weasley. I like the "gray-ness" of the book which defines many characteristics of going through adolescence where in most cases it becomes clear that actions have impact on other people. It is an enjoyable read and there are parts that made me laugh out loud, but I did skip many pages without having to worry whether I missed a clue or comment that would tie it together in the end.

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Summary: A great book, but not as good as the other
Review: I waited in suspence for three years for this new book. I got it at midnight when it came out and spent the entire next day and most of the night reading it. It was a amazing book, surpricing, sad, funny ect.....and I dont have many complaints. The only thing that bothered me was Umbridge(she annoyed the crap out of me) and Harry's temper. I was also upset that my favorite character Ron wasn't in it very much. After all he is Harry's best friend! Anyways it was a great book and I would say it was my third fav book in the series, falling behing POA and GOF. So go out and read it you may be a little dissapointed in parts but you will have a great time reading it!!!!

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Summary: The best so far...
Review: This is the best of the series! The way J.K. Rowling developed the characters (old and new) was amazing. You begin 2 find another side to Harry which makes him more human and not the hero you're used to. All the problems that Harry faces this year, from the Daily Prophet's cruel words about him to loathsome Professor Umbridge, get very frustrating for him, but with friends like Ron and Hermione everything seems a lot easier. This is a must read over the summer!