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Summary: Amazing
Review: I was never aware of how great the Harry Potter stories were until I saw the first movie. I had a good number of friends pushing me to read the books. I finally caved in and bought the first four installments of the Harry Potter series. From the moment I received those books, I was unable to put them down. I finished all four books within a week after receiving it. After reading the Goblet of Fire I just couldn't wait for the Order of the Phoenix.
Once the OotP arrived at my door step, I ripped it open and began reading it immediately. I finished the book in 12 hours. I was completely hooked. There were many issues that I thought would be covered in the book but were left out. I still don't know what Snape has been doing for Dumbledore. I felt this book served a couple purposes; 1) To build up for the final two books. 2) To explain more about the dealings of the wizarding world. I thought this book was great and very satisfying.
I feel that the greatness of the first five books will be outmatched by the next two. I just really wish the books would come out a lot sooner. However, the third movie will be coming out soon, and that is something to definitely look out for. I am just wondering why they don't create a Harry Potter cartoon, I know I would watch it and I am 24 yrs. old. These books aren't just for kids, they're for everyone with an imagination and a thirst for adventure.
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Summary: Don't miss out on this book - an excellent read!
Review: For those who have closely followed the storyline, the fifth of the series will prove to be another hard-to-put-down book. You will empathize with Harry as he struggles with young adulthood and the bitter realities of the world. See him transform right before your very eyes with every turn of the page. Rowling again does a superb job of drawing us into the story - momentarily suspending reality - making us feel like a part of Harry's world. The order of the phoenix is pivotal to the whole saga so I strongly suggest that you read the first four before jumping in on this one. The plot thickens. Action sequences are made more exciting. Questions are answered. Characters are given more depth. To cap it all, a fitting crux at the end of the book. Truly a masterpiece in story telling. Put me down on the waiting list for next one...
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Summary: The Order of the Awsome
Review: This book is a great continuation of the Harry Potter Series. If you like a good adventure with many twists and turns, this is the book for you. For HP fans, let me just say that it is awsome and finaly there are so many answers. But it is a rough road of for Harry. It is a good time!
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Summary: The Magic Never Ends...
Review: In Harry Potter and the Ordor of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling has mastered her art of storytelling. Her world is utterly complete and complex.
Parts in this novel make you scream in horror/frustration and others make you laugh out loud when we meet up with characters that haven't been seen since the early books! In one of the last chapters you will cry your eyes out at the loss of a certain character. But be strong. Jo's vision is very clear and she will not lead us astray!
Best (and funniest) Line in the Novel: "Look, I didn't learn joined-up writing for nothing, you know!"
Go! Read!
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Summary: 870 pages? Not enough! Can't wait till year 6!
Review: I have to say that the only bad part of this book, was that I read it too fast. Because now I will have to wait till the 6th book comes out. I just couldn't take my eyes off the pages, Starting on Saturday night(June, 21) I read a hundred pages a day. But Wednesday came along and I read 200 pages and Thursday(June, 26) I read the rest of the book. I was surprised that this book only took me 5 days to read considering that the 4th one took me 3 years to finish. This book has a lot of answers to the questions that Harry Potter fans have been asking since the first one came out. I can say that people who buy this book won't be dissapointed. I have to say that I am delighted that The Order Of the Phoenix was well worth the wait. I am still a little peeved that it was 3 years, but I hope that J.K. will make it up to the fans by comming out with the 6th book before we have a chance to let 5th year sink in.
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Summary: let's be quite honest -- this thing has a nasty stench
Review: The earlier books sold primarily because of the immersive, warm, healing effect they conveyed emotionally. They weren't particularly innovative, viewed objectively (consider the second, which begins with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and concludes with the hero stabbing a giant snake with a magic sword) but they did make you feel good at least. Phoenix waves away that emotional formula in favor of a more ambitious design, and so the book is being praised for its "improved" depth and maturity... but the end result doesn't achieve anything very useful or innovative in the process. Rather, it transforms this series from classic children's fiction into mediocre-to-poor teen-audience fantasy. This book tries to stir eight-year-old sex drive into thirteen-year-old teen angst, and the unfortunate results aren't very tasty. Whiny, annoying characters, a slow plot which doesn't make a great deal of sense, a lot of condescendingly overt symbolism, scenes which feature so many people we aren't even sure who's there (and many of whom turn out after 870 pages to have been useless and serve no apparent function), settings that don't inspire but rather bore (magical governmental offices?!), and not even much of an exciting or surprising adventure story. As just one example, consider the military tactics of Dumbledore. Confronted with the reincarnation of the most evil Dark wizard of all time, his heroes spring into action by... housecleaning. I am not making this up. The earlier books featured surprises, twists, unexpected revelations. This book offers nothing like that. If a character seems to be X, rest assured, s/he is X. The end. Worse still, the story proceeds at such a glacial pace, and is so tediously, terribly long, it's twice as bad as a normal bad book. Nothing of any relevance to the plot really happens until the six hundred twentieth page (if you don't believe me, look it up). Order of the Phoenix is like the 72 oz steak the Texas restaurant dares patrons to eat... but if you finish the whole thing, you don't get it free. You have to pay twice as much. Any child old enough to understand, follow, and appreciate the Order of the Phoenix would be much better off reading something such as Eddings' Belgariad or Watership Down, both of which are vastly better designed, better written and more satisfying.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: I was disappointed in this installment. I found Harry terribly unlikeable for the first 200 pages and am glad that I already loved him from his previous books or I wouldn't have bothered continuing. He has grown into full-blown adolescence and is quite surly. I hope for less darkness in Rowling's last two novels in the series, which could be possible as she said that she didn't relish the pressure she had to write under to meet what she calls unreasonable editorial deadlines. Maybe the new baby will lighten her up.
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Summary: And now the fifth
Review: I am 23. I do NOT think this book is appropriate for children under 12. At all. This is the darkest and saddest book of the series, and what children can understand will upset them greatly. I am a big fan of the Harry Potter books. This is probably my least favorite of the five so far, just because, like the first book of Tolkien's 'The Two Towers,' it is the most political of the series, in that it explains the world of Harry Potter and why things are the way they are. There is less adventure throughout this book than the other four. However, it is still nothing less than wonderful. It sets up the greatest possibilities for the sixth and seventh books, making the anticipation quite excruciating. I do recommend it, but only if you've read the previous four first. Otherwise you will be totally lost.
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Summary: The Set Up
Review: This book is worth reading despite its flaws. It addresses living under a dictatorship, the power of unity among diverse groups, and the importance of education to one's future. This book can open a door of disscussion on these and other important and timely topics. (some crypto-spoliers follow) Th books main flaw is its purpose: to serve as the "set up" for the series' last 2 books. Like most "set up" books, it leaves one with more questions than answers (who is controlling Harry's emotions? does falling behind a curtain really mean your dead? can you make a patronus if you suddenly realise you dislike your father?), introduces characters that don't really feature in the story line (yet, I can only assume, -- hint, pay attention in history of magic class!), and has an awkward heavyhanded finish in order to help the overall story arc along (are we really suposed to believe harry forgot he had a way to contact Sirius and a way to contact the Order at Hogwarts?- but, if HP hadn't the rest of the story arc would have collapsed. I expect it was just stress from O.W.L.s that caused the convenient memory lapse). Inspite of all this, and the whopping length, it redeems itself through atmospheric writing, imaginary hint dropping about the future, and creative uses of words, names, and language. The characters are delightful, and growing up, and Dumbledore's usual end of story reveal, is much more revealing than you might think on first read (if HP kills LV, will he be committing Harry-kari?). It must be said that there is some swearing in this story, veiled, but there, not however practiced by HP. This may offend some readers, but most will realise that though there is foul abusive language in the world, no one has to use it. Regarding the whole witchcraft theme, as the book points out one can't stamp out anything with hitler-esque tatics. I might also add, reading about horses never made anyone a horse. There are also scenes of kissing, but brief and with the age appropriate message "don't do anything because of peer pressure" attached. I'll be looking forward to future installments while re-reading the stories in the search for more clues . . . Order of the Phoenix is worth at least 3 reads. And hopefully, in the next book, an appology by someone to a certain greasy haired proffessor on behalf of someone's dad and self!
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Summary: Angry Harry
Review: Harry Potter starts out angry at the world for the death of Cedric in book number 4 and goes through his entire fifth year of school propelled by his anger. His best friends Ron and Hermione again tag along on his misadventures during school while preparing for their very important OWL tests at the end of the year. A new teacher makes everyone's lives difficult, especially Harry's. Other characters are develped further throughout the book including Mrs. Weasley, Sirius Black, Professor Snape and Harry's father James. Definitely worth the time to read it. It's a good time.
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