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Summary: Wonderful
Review: In this newest and richest componet of the series J.K. Rowling has outdone herself. Not only does Harry embark on a new set of troubles concerning Voldemort he has also turned into a moody teenager. There are a lot of relationship changes in the book and jealousies spring up amoung Harry, Ron,and Hermione. The book also has wicked flashback scenes with Harry' parents and Snape plus the reason Voldemort attacked Harry is finally revealed. This book is recommended to anyone!
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Wow. What a great book. Amazing, really. Sold millions and millions already. Can't wait for the movie. I'm so glad I read this instead of Anna Karenina, considering they are nearly identical in length. Tolstoy is such a waste. He really is!Hogwarts forever, dudes! Rowling is so much better than the current number 2 in sales, that Steinbeck fellow. Oprah should have picked this book. Oprah should be in the next movie! Could that ever happen?
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Summary: So... Long...
Review: After months of hype, it's finally come, HP and the Order of the Phoenix, and I must say I have mixed feelings about the book. Sinc every book in the series before this one was pretty outstanding, then naturally I thought this was going to be even more kick butt than the fourth one. The book didnt fail expectations as being and entertaining read, but it didn't have quite the magic that the others did. It seemed to waste a lot of time talking about the order and that time (about 300 pages or so) didn't give very much useful information to the story. Things only started to really get interesting 1/3 to 1/2 of the way in. And Harry is still pretty one dimensional compared to his friends (he goes from .... to superpissed all the time). But once the story got rolling, it was hard to put down. Not as much suspense as the fourth book, put it still had some pretty good moments. And there were a lot of things that I don't think anyone expected, even those "Potter Nerds." Definitedly a great read, albeit a very long one.
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Summary: Worth the Wait
Review: Author JK Rowling made us wait three years for the next installment of this series. In between, it seems she made some movies, had a child and wrote almost 900 pages of the latest Harry Potter novel. The burning question is: was it worth the wait? Does it live up the expectations that the last four books and the long wait set? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is stupendous, by far my favorite to date. Rowling manages, somehow, to weave together a dozen different plot elements and make them all work together, in fact effectively to play off one another. In Order of the Phoenix, we find the continuation of the saga of Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This episode may be the strongest effort yet by Rowling. The story line itself is every bit as exciting and compelling as the previous episode (Goblet of Fire), and Rowling's descriptive abilities and creativity are in great evidence, making the writing colorful and easy to read. This fifth installment, however, marks a serious evolution of the story, paralleling the growth of her rapidly maturing characters, now young adults in their fifth year of school. The story itself is noticeably bleaker than past books, and the reader will share Harry's growing teenage anxiety as he deals with trying issues, both mundane and extraordinary. Harry and his pals are not children anymore, and this plot reflects the seriousness, not to mention the tragedy, of the evolving struggle between dark and light. As Voldemort's return begins to define a stark new reality for the "wizarding world," the problems Harry and his friends face also grow more profound. Rowling does a tremendous job of pulling the reader inside the head of the increasingly troubled teenager, even as his situation goes from bad to worse (and frequently to alarmingly worse). But it's not just the main characters and the plot that change. Secondary characters, new and old, are a cut above prior novels. The aptly named Professor Umbridge competes admirably with Snape and Voldemort for "Most Despicable" honors. Most impressive of all, though, is returning Professor McGonagall. Book 5 marks, in my opinion, the entrance of a "new and improved" Professor McGonagall, from whom the firecracker personality Rowling has hinted at in the past finally emerges in force from underneath the stodgy façade she had so far maintained. Of particular note is the career-counseling scene, featuring Harry, McGonagall and Umbridge, where McGonagall reaches her full potential as a complex supporting character. It is, without question, my favorite scene thus far in the entire series. The book weighs in at a hefty 850+ pages, but you won't be using it as a doorstop. It reads quickly and should maintain the reader's attention from first page to last. Was it worth the wait? You bet it was. Go buy this book, and hope that you don't have to wait another three years to see if Rowling can equal it.
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Summary: Wow! What an amazing book!
Review: I finished the book the other day, and it blew me away! It was so different than the other books in the amazing series. It was much scarier, and there were a lot of surprises! It's pretty sad, especially the death of an important character........Overall, it is now my favorite book ever, and I'm sure anyone reading this review will like it too!
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Summary: Harry Potter, Rebel With a Cause.
Review: Harry Potter is as mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. My first revision was to go back and give this book 4 stars instead of 5. I did this only because there are 2 more books to go in this series and if things continue as they have so far in the Harry Potter series then the best is yet to come. I had to leave some room for improvement, although it's hard to imagine how J. K. Rowling will top The Order of the Phoenix. Where to begin? How about number 4 Privet drive. We find Harry where we always find him at the beginning of each new adventure at home with the Dursleys, and we can guess that eventually he'll end up at Hogwarts. But as predictable as that journey may seem this book like the others is about an emotional journey for The Boy who Lived. That life has gone on and now he's facing the most dangerous leg of that voyage, adolescence. Harry is a powder keg waiting to explode. And long time readers will not be disappointed. Harry is the perfect teenager, meaning he's defiantly imperfect, but gloriously so. Speaking personally when I've read the previous books, I've felt these injustices on behalf of Mr. Potter. I'm surely not the only one whose felt like this is the guy who thwarted Voldemorts' return, the one who slew the Basilisk, who won the Triwizard Tournament, show him some respect and just back off! It turns out that Harry is finally coming to realize some of these things and it's a pleasure to watch. In this summer of rage, as the Hulk bounds through the multiplex, we get to see our Hero due his fare share of exploding at those around him. That for me was the greatest joy of this book; I admit it's a guilty pleasure. Don't get me wrong Harry isn't always the righteous hero railing against an unjust world, most of the time he's just yelling at his friends. But seeing Harry come into himself and just let it fly, it's amazing. Oh g-d there is so much in this book, trying to review it is like looking for Easter eggs. Just when you've think you've found the best one you see another one peaking through the grass. So now that I've spun my yarn about Harrys rage. How about what I see poking through the grass right now. It's the other thing about these novels that intrigues me, there relevance. Its all here in a book about a Boy Wizard who's not quite a boy anymore. But it couldn't be more relevant. The abuse of power in dangerous times, the curtailing of personal freedoms for the supposed greater good, misinformation and the media as a tool for those in power. Certainly for the confused souls out there who wish to ban Potter because of it's glorification of magic, this is the more dangerous message. Don't believe everything you read and question authority. Lastly let me just state that this book is a great adventure with thrills and chills and blah blah blah.... I certainly don't mean to be dismissive. Younger readers and anyone who just loves a great story told well will be entertained. But where is it that Harry Potter grabs us? I would say the heart but that is an easy answer. This is more than a shared sense of kinship with a long running character whose pain and angst we either remember or are living through at the moment. It's more than the head too, whatever you read into the plot or themes of this novel, it is much more than an allegory for modern times. Harry reaches deeper and grabs us by our guts, and rarely has that connection felt so strong and so primal than in The Order of the Phoenix.
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Summary: Just when you think you know whats next
Review: J.K. Rowling invokes all the emotions in the 5th book of the 5th year student of Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizadry. On top of fulfilling every kids dream of rebeling against an evil athourity and adolesent rage, readers will laugh, cry, and feel a great lose and pride on completion of this book.
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Summary: JK gets an "O" on this book!
Review: I was afraid we would never see this book. But it was well worth the wait. We get our old time favorite characters and some new ones to love and hate. This book is packed with adventures and character development! You really get to see each one grow-even ones who you think are "all knowing." I love the way Rowling makes the book a team effort. While Harry Potter may be the name of the book, he is by no means the only character to love. This book does an amazing job of spreading the wealth of good and bad things that can happen to all that attend Hogwarts and live in the Wizarding world. Not all things happen to Harry. There is another death in this book. You are given a few it could be and then when it happens... you will be saddened. Overall I really have loved this book, and I can not wait for the next two. I know JK said she was only going to write 7 books about Harry's life in Hogwarts... but I do hope we get even more after they leave. I think she has built a world with never ending potential. Thanks JK for another wonderful story.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: Harry's scar given to him by Lord Voldemort has been prickling all summer long. Harry knows, by his experience, exactly what this means. Lord Voldemort is back and must be lurking near him making plans to kill him this time is what Harry is thinking, but there have been no mysterious murders on the muggle (non magic) news, which is strange because Lord Voldemort usually captures muggles to get information out of them and then Voldemort just kills them. Well on a summer night, Harry is walking and arguing with Dudley when suddenly two dementors come gliding toward them! Dudley is about to get kissed by a dementor, which sucks your soul out of you, but Harry produces a Patronus and kills both dementors. The next day Harry gets a letter from the Ministry of Magic saying that he will be expelled from Hogwarts and his wand destroyed for the improper use of magic out side of Hogwarts. Will Harry ever be able to go back to Hogwarts? Read it and find out! This is another excellent book by J.K. Rowling and anyone above the age of 9 will definitely enjoy it! Out of all the Harry Potter books out, this one is my favorite!!!
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Summary: A MUST READ for Harry Potter fans!!!
Review: J.K. Rowling has done it again! Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is filled with everything from suspense and action to laughter and death. As Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts, he encounters many new and familiar challenges. He meets up with dementors, Death Eaters, a nasty Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and Voldemort himself. Harry Potter fans who have been wondering why Voldemort set out to kill Harry in the first place will finally receive the answer they've been waiting for. Put on your seatbelts, find a comfy chair, and open up to 870 amazing well-worth-the-wait pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!
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