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Summary: Hmmmmmmm. . . .
Review: To be honest with you I'm really not sure what I think of this book. Chances are that by the time you read this review you'll have already read the book. Feel free to disagree with anything I say.First of all I have to say that I like the book. I waited for it as anxiously as any fan of the series. I thoroughly enjoyed the first four books in the series and couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. Now that I've read the book I am really ambiguous about it. On the one hand it was a fun book and enjoyable to read and on the other hand it seems like it was just filler. Nothing happened. Don't get me wrong, there's lots of action in the book and the adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione were just as enjoyable as the first four books. There is also the expanded universe in that you find out what it's like at a wizards hospital and the Ministry of Magic. Professor Snape gets fleshed out a little and there are a few major changes for the Weasleys and Sirius Black. But the basic plot at the end is basically in the same spot it was at the end of The Goblet of Fire. It's really frustrating. My recommendation? Read the book (I know you will anyway) but don't expect too much. It's a fun book but a bit below the level of the first four.
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Summary: Aurors in the making.
Review: J. K. Rowling continues to spin her magic in the fifth Harry Potter book in the series. The book opens with Harry once again enduring his summer holidays at the Dursleys. Forced to illegally use magic in the presence of his cousin, Dudley, to fend of an attack from Dementors, Harry becomes the subject of a hearing by the Ministry of Magic. He faces possible expulsion from Hogwarts and a lifetime ban from using magic. Dumbledore comes to his rescue, of course, and Harry escapes expulsion, but the coming year at Hogwarts turns out to be Harry's toughest yet. His reputation amongst Hogwarts students is in tatters due to a Ministry-led smear campaign - the full story of how Cedric Diggory died in the Triwizard contest was never told, and Cornelius Fudge steadfastly refuses to believe that Voldemort has returned. Harry also faces the prospect of a heavy workload in preparation for the O.W.L.s exams, which is not helped by the fact that the dastardly new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher, who is also the Ministry-appointed High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, constantly puts him in detention. Harry's crush on rival Seeker, Cho Chang, is not helped by her confusing emotions towards him and the dead Cedric Diggory. Harry's scar is also constantly painful whenever Voldemort has a particularly strong emotion, and his sleep is often interrupted by visions of Voldemort's thoughts. Further, Dumbledore distances himself from Harry, believing Voldemort could use Harry to attack him through the mental link that Harry and Voldemort share. Fortunately, Harry has a group of loyal friends to help him overcome these problems and more - Hermione helps to explain the intricacies of girls' emotions to the clueless Harry and Ron, Ron's sister Ginny grows up to be both wise and brave, and Harry gains a new ally in the apparently air-headed but mysterious Luna Lovegood. Most surprisingly, Neville Longbottom blossoms from being forgetful and timid to being loyal and brave enough to face almost certain death - a worthy son to his ex-Auror parents. The books has surprising turns to keep one guessing as to who would be the unfortunate character Rowling kills off, and the reader is guaranteed to be kept engrossed until the very last word. Now for the long wait for the next instalment.
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Summary: An Amazing Book
Review: To start of this review, i would have to say that i had lost interest in Harry Potter. I had read the books many, many times and had noticed an extremely big downside to the book: it was all too convinent. for example: in the first book, J.K. had made it that in each of the rooms gaurding the sorcerors stone, there was a challenge testing the specific abilities of each of the three main characters. The first was a room with flying keys and it took Harry's expert flying skills on the broom to get past that obstacle. In the second room, is was Ron who was called upon to direct Harry and Ron in an expert life size chess match. In the third room, it was Hermione who came through using her imense intelect to figure out a near impossible riddle.
In all of these cases, it tested their main ablities, which was a good cap for a 7 year old reader, but not for someone a little older.
This is just one of the things that made me bored of Harry. The fact that he was a dull, and overly talented character with no personality at all.
As i went through the books it seemed like J.K. Rowling was finaly breaking the ice and put a bit of a differant look on harry in the 4th book.
I came into the 5th book expecting the same thing as usual: Harry gets away from the dursleys mid summer, then goes to hogwartz. He is embarrassed for a while there, and baffeled by strange happenings, and then comes through with a brilliant stroke of luck to delay Voldemorts plans. I was still willing to read it, however.
i feel ashamed of myself after reading the book. it seems like i was completely wrong, because this book was amazing in that, it showed harry with a personality, doing sometimes reckless things and a big temper. It was very refreshing for me to see harry had manny faults, and for once, seemed to flex his wizarding muscle by teaching abiut 25 students Defence against Dark Arts Lessons, because the new teacher was encapable, and since voldemort was coming to power, Harry felt people needed to be prepared. The bottom line, is that if i didnt know better, i would have thought this was a differant, but better author, and i commend J.K. Rowling (although i dont think she really needs it)and hope that this book brings even more people into the harry potter world.
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Summary: The Best Harry Potter Book Yet
Review: I bought the book the day it came out on June 21 and I just couldn't put it down until I had read it all the way through and believe me with five children it was hard on them I kept buying them all there meals so I wouldn't have to spend the time cooking. The book does start off a bit slow but it well worth it, about half way throught the book I stayed up all night in order to finish it. I can't wait for the sixth book to come out. There are many surprises in this book and all Harry Potter fans will not be dissapointed. I will be reading the book over again and again I am sure, just as I did the other four books on Harry Potter. Enjoy and thanks to J.K Rowlings for this wonderful book.
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Summary: Worst so far
Review: This was by far the worst book in the series so far. Rowling went to extremes to obliterate all connection one fomerly felt for her three main charachters. (Harry, Hermione, and Ron)
Unlike her previous works in the series she seemed to be forcing in information to be expounded upon later rather then writing from the heart and discovering the tidbits later. I felt throughout most of the book that I was waiting for something important and exciting to come but reached the end of the book before it arrived. Maybe what I was hopeing for might arrive at the begining of the next book? Unfortunately the next will probably manage to be even longer. Well heres to hoping the next book recieves more effort and less TIME. If you want something worth while reading, read The Lord of the Rings. It is only a little bit longer, but has much more depth.
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Summary: EXECELLENT!!
Review: This book is so wonderful I couldn't put it down before I finished it!! J.K. Rowling hasn't lost her touch. She keeps the suspense throughout the book, especially on who was about to get killed. Most of the questions left unanswered on the previous books are answered here, and now I'm really looking forward to reading the sixth book. Hopefully it will take less than 3 years to hit the shelves. :-)
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Summary: JK Rowling, hard at work again!
Review: After just finishing the last of HPATOOTP, I must say Rowling is on top of her game. But I will say that while the book is definitly worth the read, to fans and newcomers of the series, it is in question that it may not have been worth the 3 year wait. A couple of things, such as, where it looked like the story was headed as far as Hermione and Ron being together(?), were a let down, but generally it is a good book. I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Wish I could rate it 10 stars!
Review: This book is excellent! When a pair of dementors first attack Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley, Harry knows that the dull, mundane summer is about to end..and his suspicions are confirmed when a delegation of wizards come to take him to Order of the Phoenix headquarters. All through the year at Hogwarts, Harry must survive the Daily Prophet joking about him, Ron as Gryffindor keeper, and a professor who enjoys making you write lines with your own blood. The end is shocking, because someone very close to Harry is going to die..and Harry will finally find out why he bears the scar he has on his forehead.
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Summary: ...
Review: In geek-speak, this is essentially "The Empire Strikes Back" of Harry Potter lore. Some may dismiss it as too dark for some younger audiences, but smart parents and even smarter children will find something interesting to discuss about Rowling's fatalistic fantasy world - one in which it's entirely possible that horrible things can (and eventually DO) happen to good people.
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Summary: One of the best books i've ever read!
Review: I thought this book was great, from beginning to end. out of the 860 pages there is, most were interesting. I don't want to give away too much, but I read this book in two and a half days. One problem i Did find was a problem true with all the harry potter books: they aren't too realistic, despite the fact that they are based in modern day england. That's fine though, they're all great books. This was the best, in my opinion, because you could kind of felt like you were there, watching this all happen from harry's point of view. It's actually true with all five, but i think this was the strongest like that. You felt what he was feeling, and every once in awhile my mind put its own two cents in (the dark arts teacher is evil; is she working for Voldemort secretly; the Ministry's extremely stupid; If i were Harry i would have done this; I would have just asked for a hiding spot if i were the D.A. in the Room of Requirement; ect.) Anyway, I don't want to give any of it away, you'll probably find out i'm right when you read this. a lot of new things came up in this book and there wasn't much action (except at the end and in the first chapter) or mystery solving. if that's what you were expecting, it won't happen but it is still one of the best books i've ever read. And sorry for jumping around so much, and sorry if this wasnt helpful to you. Oh yeah, you know that one movie, crouching tiger hidden dragon? Well, anyway in that movie they appear to fly around a bamboo forest fighting. At the end of this book there's a kind of magical form of that between voldemort and dumbledore. Very cool.
READ IT!
Drasalys
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