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Summary: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix: Great buy!
Review: I really enjoyed the fourth sequel to the first Harry Potter book. It shed a new light on the story as a whole, further engaging the reader in a love for Harry and all the other characters, except, of course, You-Know-Who and his evil followers.This book took on a slightly different mood from the other Harry Potter books, as I soon found; Harry feels that the whole wizardry thing is less of a novelty sort of thing, but J.K. Rowling still manages to make the story the best in the series yet. However, I would like to warn some that Harry is getting older, and therefore the story becomes a bit more mature, with a bit more strong language, but the book is still a classic. As further proof of the book's greatness, I would like to share that the reading time for each book keeps getting shorter! The Prisoner of Azkaban took me three days to read, this one took me just a bit over a day! It's a really great buy; definitely worth it. Happy reading!
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Summary: Definately the BEST ONE SO FAR!!
Review: Full of such intense excitement that you nearly rip the pages turning to find out what happens next; painted with extreme sadness, and astounding revelation, the Order of The Phoenix is by far the richest and most appaling tale in the series.
In this novel, you travel along with Harry as he endures some of the most challenging experiences of his life, and coping with the results.
This novel is considerably darker than the rest of the books, however. Parents should carefully guide their children as they read this; perhaps reading it aloud with them would be helpful. But don't get me wrong, it is a great novel. Just a little more advanced than the some of the other books.
And as always, it is important to take this book and find a way to use it to The Glory of The Most High Father God. So for those who are in protest of this series, try looking at it from another point.
This is a very influential series considering that over five or more years it has sold over 200,000,000 copies, so why not take that influence and use it to tell people about God and bring them to know Jesus?
For anyone who has questions about how to use this series to bring people to Christ and also to teach their children about God and Christ, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING CONNIE NEAL'S WHAT'S A CHRISTIAN TO DO WITH HARRY POTTER? It's extremely helpful and sheds a new, more helpful light on a lot of issues and answer's some important questions on how to let your children read Harry Potter while simultaneosly using it to teach them Christian values.
Anyway, I would say that Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix is an excellent book and recommend it to all! May God Bless!!
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Summary: "ON THE EDGE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT"
Review: I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A GOOD BOOK FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS TO THE 3RD HARRY. THIS AMAZING BOOK WHICH I FINISHED IN 3 DAYS HAS THE MOST SPECTACULAR STORY OF A 15 YEAR OLD WIZARD. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH A "ON THE EDGE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT" KIND OF BOOK. I WAS EXCITED, SCARED, SAD AND HAPPY (BUT NOT DISAPOINTED. ONE EXTRA THING TO PUT IN IS HARRY AND CHO GET ALOT CLOSER IN A WAY AND ALOT FURTHER IN ANOTHER. IF I HAD A CHOICE I WOULD MARK THIS 7*!
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Summary: Excellent!!
Review: Waiting three long years has finally paid off with this gripping and suspenseful addition to the Harry Potter series. In this book, the content and language, as well as Harry & co., begin to mature into adolescence, bringing new feelings to the characters like anger, confusion, independence and attraction. Along with Harry, readers begin to learn about the truth of Harry's existence and Harry's sense of self-preparation into the tough times ahead. This book gets into action rather quickly and is captivating the whole way through. The language matures a little more with some mild swearing every now and then, but it adds to the feeling of maturity of the characters. This book also leaves behind its former feel-good, everything-is-solved mood at the end (found early in the Harry Potter series) in order to prepare for the next two books, which are already eagerly anticipated. What made me like this book the most was the maturity that develops. I was afraid, as the tone of the books grew darker, that the characters would remain in a children's book frame, but thankfully, they're growing up too. Also, I just have to say that I loved hating Professor Umbridge!
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Summary: Most Intense, Possibly Best
Review: In the longest novel yet in the 7-book series, you soon find Harry Potter in quite a depressing mood. Cut off from the wizarding world shortly after the Dark Lord, Voldemort, has returned to power, Harry must resort to desperate measures to hear the Muggle news, because, as his magic-hating aunt and uncle think,"Normal boys don't care about the news." Eventually Harry is taken away from his dreadful relatives house to go to the headquarters of The Order of the Phoenix, a group of witches and wizards who worked tirelessly against Voldemort in the old days, and are starting up again, in secret, because the Ministry of magic refuses to accept the truth of the enemy's return. After helping at headquarters, Harry returns to Hogwarts to find many troubles await him,including many students believing the local paper when they describe Harry as a mad liar,a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who doesn't let them use wands in class,is from the Ministry,and gives Harry the worst punishments available. Meanwhile, Harry has repetitive dreams of a black door in a silent corridor, which often make him wake up sweating and upset. On and on the plot unfolds, each page making the story more complex, you learn more about characters,and their feelings. The amazing tale ends with another appearance of Voldemort, and a death that leaves Harry wondering what point he has for living. Over his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry becomes wiser to the brutality of knowing the truth. He has also learned of his parents personalities. He is told why Voldemort wanted to kill Harry in the first place. When the novel ends, you will not only mourn for Harry's loss, but also for the fact that you have reached the back cover. More intense than the previous books, it may very well be better.
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Summary: "ON THE EDGE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT"
Review: I HAVE NEVER READ QUITE THIS GOOD A BOOK WITHIN THIS GENRE, NOTHING LIKE IT FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" TO THE 3RD "HARRY." THIS AMAZING BOOK (WHICH I FINISHED READING IN ONLY 3 DAYS) PRESENTS THE MOST SPECTACULAR STORY OF THE NOW-15-YEAR-OLD WIZARD. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN QUITE THIS THRILLING AN "ON THE EDGE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT" KIND OF BOOK. I WAS EXCITED, SCARED, SAD, AND HAPPY (BUT DEFINITELY NEVER DISAPPOINTED -- AND DEFINITELY WORTH THE WAIT). I WAS PARTICULARLY STRUCK BY HOW HARRY AND CHO BECOME MUCH CLOSER IN ONE WAY, YET PART FURTHER IN ANOTHER. IF I HAD THE OPTION OF EXCEEDING THE FIVE-STAR GRADING RANGE, I WOULD MARK THIS 7*!
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Summary: Best Of The Series By Far!
Review: Wow... I couldn't put the book down. In the other 4 books Rowling has written, the actiuon takes a while to heat up. Not in this book. Within the first chapter Dudley and Harry are attacked by Dementors! Talk about a great start! I only wish the dementors took Dudley... but no matter. Every one of the 870 pages is bubbling with well written fantasy. If you even SEMI enjoyed the first four books, PLEASE do yourself a favor and buy The Order of the Pheonix. Sit down, Get yourself the highly-caffeinated drink of your choice and start reading. Once you start reading this book, you won't want to stop.
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Summary: Darkly Explosive !
Review: Having successfuly lived up to its precursors and in many resects shown to be even better than them, the fifth installment of the series leaves you nothing short of awestruck. Though the book begins on a dark note and ends in one,it never loses its charm and continually entices the readers with never ending twists and turns, which has become one of the trademarks of the Harry Potter series. It is a truly mind blowing and spell binding book, with the plots and characters becoming more complex, at the same time fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle with the earlier books. While it may not have been as explosive as the fourth book in terms of adventure. The seductive and slow paced style of the book goes along hand in hand with the dark theme, to give one of the most satisfying conclusions ever. So far it has managed to quench my thirst for many answers, and has still left me in suspense for the forthcoming novels. The biggest difference, that sets it apart from the other four novels is probably that it has been written in a far more differnet approach. Yet as I pointed above, its uniqueness is the driving force behind the book. All said it is a throughly enjoybale book. So do yourself a favour and read it!
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Summary: Order of the Phoenix lives up to high expectations
Review: Being an avid Harry fan myself, I feel I certainly began Book 5 with some measure of bias for the young protagonist and his magical adventures. Admittedly, I'm always skeptical of my Harry reviews, as I tend to have a weakness for stories involving wizards as well. That said, having plunged into the Order of the Phoenix, finishing it in about a day of solid reading, I can safely say that I have no doubt that Harry deserves five stars for his latest wizarding escapades. Its difficult to paraphrase the adventure present in the trials and tribulations of Harry in his 5th year without giving away key points in the plot. One thing, however, can surely be said, and that is that if you've read and enjoyed any or all of the first four books in the series, you'll most certainly enjoy this newest one. Not only has Rowling constructed a fresh, intriguing plot full of new characters and adventures, but she has also succeeded in incorporating and embellishing key elements from Harry's earlier years. These interconnections in plotlines certainly gave me, as I sure it would any avid Harry fan, small jolts of excitement every time I stumbled upon one. Rowling has created not just a new story with familiar characters, but another exciting episode in an epic saga. Though the conflicts of Harry Potter and his cohorts throughout the Potter series are often based on the fundamental notion of "good vs. evil," Rowling has continually managed to put exciting new spins on the theme, creating complex characters and relationships founded upon this basic idea. The Order of the Phoenix is no exception, and though the format is slightly different from the previous books, this idea of people fighting for what they believe is good in the world prevails. Rowling has yet again taken this rudimentary storytelling principle and transformed it into something incredible, and she has done it with nothing short of mastery. I've always found that one of J.K. Rowling's greatest strengths as an author is her remarkable ability to age, and mature characters from year to year at Hogwarts, in such a way that the development of the characters seems to mirror with that of the reader. This, along with the numerous, every-day situations that Harry finds himself in, make identifying with the story of Harry Potter a given for most readers. For all the magic and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, the ordinary life of Harry himself is surprisingly down-to-earth. The only negative critique I have of the Order of the Phoenix is the slightly cynical tone that the book takes in the beginning stages of the story. Though the tone itself matches, in some ways, with Harry's mood, I find it difficult to plow through pages of subtly negative writing. This is not to say the writing is in itself bad, because it most certainly is not, but the beginning does lack some of the old "Harry Potter cheerfulness" present in the first four books. One suggestion for those who haven't read all of the series: If you're thinking of purchasing this latest book in the Harry Potter series, make sure you've read the first four beforehand. Throughout the fifth book, there are numerous references to obscure facts explained in the first four. It won't sound like jibberish if you read it alone, but you certainly won't get the most of the more subtle allusions. A well-deserving five stars for J.K. Rowling's latest work!
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Summary: Phinally the Phoenix!
Review: Every minute of the three year wait for the latest installment of Harry Potter, proves to have been worthwhile as J.K. Rowling delights her fans with "The Order of the Phoenix. As an adult, who has loved Harry every bit as much as my children, I found myself reading till all hours. Though I am usually one to read ahead, I found myself resisting the tempation, as I wanted to savor each word. Much of the angst of adolescence that tormented most of us is visited upon Harry in his fifth year at Hogwarts. In addition, Harry is faced with the increasing presence of Lord Voldemort in a magical world that largely wants to exist in denial. Many of the characters that were largely relegated to smaller roles in previous books come to life. New characters are also introduced; some are quirky yet charming, others are truly treacherous. The latest in the string of Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers is a particularly annoying bureaucrat from the Ministry of Magic who regulates Hogwarts into mayhem. Harry is also faced with the loss of a major character to further "scar" his already somewhat tragic life. The magic of Harry, however, is his ability to find qualities and strength within himself to face the darkness in life. He does not fail in this installment. As a mother, I love that J.K. Rowling continues to emphasize the importance of Harry's choices in his struggles with life and it's ever-present evils. Now the countdown begins for the sixth book, I can hardly wait!
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