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Summary: A Little Dissapointed
Review: I'm a Harry Potter fan, not a skeptical book critic. I was looking foward to the 5th book, and was happy to read all the rave reviews it recieved from various papers. But when I finished reading the book, i was pretty dissapointed. There were brilliant parts (Dumbledore's Army, Fred and George's escape). But there were several plots that seemed...unecessary (Cho Chang, a glimpse at Harry's father at 15). And all the reviewers were talking about how great it was that Harry was showing signs of adolescence and moodiness. I just found the mood swings and spurts of temper very repetitive, tiring. Even the explanation Dumbledore gives Harry at the end of Order of the Phoenix (a section I love reading in every Harry Potter book) was rather boring, and the whole "prophecy" thing kind of...spent.It was still a great book, a good read. I dont think it was terrble nor do I think the plot unimaginative. Though compared to Goblet of Fire and Azkaban, it was lacking. Maybe Rowling is building up for the adventures in Book 6 and 7 that will tie up the loose ends from Order.
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Summary: Accico Bestseller
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the best Harry Potter to date. The book was more sophisticated than the others by delving more into Harry's feelings as well as his inner struggle concerning his ties to Voldemort. I give the books 9 O.W.L.'s
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Summary: Not as good as books 3 & 4
Review: The story line was not up to par in comparison of her past work. I think she took to much time off in between books this time. The temporary new character to the book was more boring for me. I felt all the regular characters were not being utilitzed throughout the book, especially Dumbeldore. I also was looking for more info on Voldemort. The best part was the last 2 chapters. The rest of the book was more fluff then substance. Hopefully the next two books will be more on par with the 1st four.
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Summary: A whole bag of flobberworms
Review: Being an avid reader of JK Rowlings previous Harry Potter novels I waited in agony with the rest of you for the latest novel to hit the stands. When the UPS van pulled up outside it was Christmas revisited in our household. Unfortunately, what I had thought to be yet another literary treat produced by the skilled imagination of JK Rowling, turned out to be a seemingly neverending novel that dragged and dragged on. The story line lacked her previous flair, the mood was not just dark but down-right depressing. If you have identified at all with Harry Potter in the previous books then you will find this novel to be like watching someone kick a very moody puppy for hours and hours and hours on end. Concluding this fiasco, the promised death of a main character was disappointingly obvious and relatively pointless, succeeding in not really adding to anything in the story and serving as just yet another kick.
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Summary: Deeper, Darker, More intriguing.
Review: J.K. Rowling is known world wide as a writter who can really capture the hearts and minds of millions. Fans of the first four books will find in book five, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a tale that gose deeper into the heart and core of the story, reveling to us some of the secrets we have been dieing to know since the books first entered out lives. but along with the history, comes the emotions that everyone are feeling with voldemorts return. though many do not want to belive it has happened, those that know for a fact that the dark lord has risen now must face the task of protecting the world, and protecting Harry Potter. They are ready to die for the cause, and sadly it is what has to happen, as we say goodbye to a person who was ready to meet that head on. I recommend that this book be read as a family if you have younger kids around the ages of 7-10, the book has alot of anger as harry has to cope with the world, and cope with the stress of sometimes being left out of the loop of whats going on for his own protection. also with the darker tone, and some literary moments that can send shivers down your spine, i recommend that it is a family read. I highly enjoyed it and do recommend it to not only harry potter fans, but people in the world that might be feeling what harry is, or need a escape of the reality that is life.
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Summary: JK Rowling has us wrapped around her finger
Review: A co-worker of mine said he doesn't care for JK Rowling's style of writing because she never clearly defines the rules for living in a magical world. To me, it's this very thing that makes reading these books such an adventure, and Book 5, Order of the Phoenix, is no different. In this book, Harry, not only has to deal with the usual pressures of being a teenager, but he has to deal with a wizarding community that distrusts him, a headmaster who seems unwilling to communicate with him, and the persistent knowledge that Voldemort is out there, biding his time. While it's not as perfectly written as Book 3, this is by far the most frustrating book of the series, and that's a good thing. Rowling has set the stage for this book in such a way that every miniscule detail in the story screams at you, and every character and plot development is suspect. This provides an edge-of-your-read as you try to guess the ending, knowing no matter what you think, it will probably be wrong. This is story-telling at its best.
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Summary: How could she?
Review: After waiting for this book and hearing rumors I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. The beginning was a bit annoying with him whinging, but he is a teenager. The book just got better and better with red herrings along the way. Red herrings you may ask? I was waiting to see if someone really dies in this book. When I came to that part, I won't say who it was, I was willing that person to be magically well again. How could she kill one of my favorite characters? I read the book in 10 hours straight, couldn't put it down. I say it is the best one she's done. I had to keep hiding the book from my 21 year old son. He read it in 9 hours.
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Summary: Order of the Pheonix is Amazing!!!
Review: Harry's years in Hogwarts keep getting more exciting, this book is captivating, magical, and all around amazing!!! I could not keep my hands off of this book! The book was so good I read into late hours of the night just to finish it. It took me 3 days to read it and left me wanting to read it again!!! The unexpected death at the end was so mind blowing I couldn't believe it. This book is extreamly easy to get attached to, as are the other 4 books. I recomend the Harry Potter series to anyone that is willing to read an excellent set of magical stories. This book is absolutely wonderful, to children or adults. I gave this book 5 stars!!!!
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Summary: Size isn't everything
Review: I didn't like this book much. (I liked the other 4, being the 4th the less brilliant)
Its weaknesses, in my opinion, were:
Too many boring details and short stories (It makes you want to skim through some chapters)
Harry's mood swings (I expected this to happen when he was 13)
Ron's lack of a special talents (Not growth in his character)
Dumbeldore's weaknesses (Although I understnd the part where the heros should become real people, I think that it was uncalled for)
Sirius' fate Everything of importance for the future happens in the last four or three chapters.
Its Strengths:
Ginny's character grew wonderfully (I loved her)
Neville's new strength (About time)
The human face of James Potter and Snape
The reappearance of Moddy
Aunt Petunia's awareness of the magical world, and her part in Harry's protection As I said before, I was disappointed.
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Summary: Well written, imaginative
Review: Bouncing back from a sloppy fourth book, J.K. Rowling has delivered an entertaining, professional and imaginative Harry Potter sequel. Although not as elegantly crafted as books 1-3, the Order of the Phoenix is well written and held my interest throughout several long nights. Highly recommended.
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