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Summary: Applause!
Review: This book is excellent and lives up to Rowling's reputation as a writer. Harry is so angry in this book but it is in line with the emotions and termoil that teenagers normally go through at this age. Add that to all the other things with Voldermort, Deatheaters, and Dumbledore put him through and it makes for one explosive Harry. The story also is hilarious at some points but very heart breaking at others. I laughed, got very angry myself (with the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher) and cried throughout this book. Harry needed to grow and learn about life and his past and this book fulfilled all that.
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Summary: More than words can say.
Review: Amazing.
Fantastic.
I stayed up all night and then some to finish this book. and it was well worth the 3-year wait.
there are many new characters who have very defined personalities, and the same old characters who, as you can very much tell, have changed incredibly.
Many new feelings and subjects but it is a definite must read.
it's a feast of wonderful humor and suspense.
Don't let the size of this novel intimidate you, i guarantee you will rage through these pages and at the end be hungering for more.
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Summary: WOW
Review: Dark isn't quite the word is it? Simply one of the best of the series in my humble opinion. Keep 'em coming and thanks for the excellent reading Ms. Rowling!!It just is unrelenting with all the drama it throws at you. There are characters you love to hate, all the obvious old ones, plus wonderful Umbridge. horrid woman. For once we get to see Dumbledore is action, and it is easy to see why he is the only person Voldemort fears. he kicks butt! Her characters are so lifelike and vivid that it is so easy to visualize what these people look like, how they act, and things of that sort. You find that you can't put this book down and that instead of just killing off a favorite character and leave it done with, that it opens a whole host of possibilities for books 6 and 7. Is he really dead, or are those whisperings some hint that maybe he might be back? I guess only one person knows for sure huh? we'll find out soon enough. YAY Haryr Potter. poor kid but you just gotta love him.
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Summary: Harry is still great!
Review: I got my book in the mail on Saturday and hardly put it down until I finished it on Monday! The Order of the Phoenix had me rapt from the first chapter and kept me there all the way through page 870. I am relatively new to the world of Harry Potter, having only read the first 4 books last October but the characters already feel like old friends. Rowling explores a darker side of Harry in this book and continues to mature her other characters as they go through year 5 at Hogwarts. This book is well worth the read and I highly recommend it. I can hardly wait for year six! At the rate Rowling has been increasing the size of each book, I just hope it will fit in my mailbox.
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Summary: Best Potter Book Yet
Review: THIS WAS THE BEST POTTER BOOK YET!! I FINISHED IT FASTER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD AND THOUGHT I WOULD BE THE FIRST PERSON TO REVIEW IT. IT IS A GREAT PAGE TURNER. I HOPE THE 6TH ONE COMES OUT SOON. THE DEATH IN THE BOOK CAME AS A SURPRISE. GREAT BOOK, READ IT TODAY.
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Summary: Harry Potter: Will He Survive?
Review: I think I may be one of the very few people who got the book on June 21 and finished reading it on June 22. Well, I have, and I can tell readers that they will not be [very] disappointed when they read this book.
In this book Harry faces things he would have never dreamed of: fighing Dementors that appear on his block, get expelled from Hogwarts only to get reinstated, go to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, visit the Ministry of Magic, see somethings called thermals, meet an old house-elf, know a Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) teacher with a personality like poinsined honey, take the O.W.L.s, destory the 'weapon' Voldemort (get on with it and say his name!) needs, find out about a prophicy, not become Prefect, get fired from the Quidditch team, find out that people think he's mad, date Cho Chang for one date, teach fellow students DADA instead of the teacher (the group is called D.A., or Dumbledore's Army), go through puberty, and, of course, much much more. I won't tell you more, like, fo example, who dies, but I will tell you that you will love this book. The richest installment yet in the Harry Potter series, The Order of the Phoenix is wonderous that all readers will love. I am earning for more!
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Summary: Well worth the wait?(spoilers!)
Review: Heck yeah! As usual, JK Rowling has done it again. Although the book is 1/4 longer than Goblet of Fire, I found it to be more briskly paced. It was interesting seeing Harry go through the motions in this book---and given what he has been through in the previous one, who can blame him for being so angry all the time? Quidditch is BACK, and the coming of age love is story between (SPOILER ALERT!) Cho and Harry is just plain adorable...although it could have ended better. And the spark of love between Ron and Hermione hinted at the fourth book (and second movie), which was one of my most anticipated moment in this chapter, was never fully touched upon (save for one scene before Ron's quidditch match...WAFF...).(END SPOILER) Still, there were a lot of very powerful, poignant, suprising, and emotional moments enough for TWO books which are truly unforgettable. Dumbledore has never given a more touching (not to mention completely satisfying and revealing)speech towards Harry, the action is fierce(SPOILER)(Dumbledore VS. Voldemort...bring it on!)(END SPOILER), the scary parts are suprisingly intense for a children's book (but nothing too graphic), and the HORRIBLE death...man...it lingers and makes you say..."when the hell is the sixth book coming out???" Bless you, Ms. Rowling! => Enjoy Reading!! PS My name is an anagram...
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Summary: Great Novel
Review: This is by far my new favorite novel from the Harry Potter series, and a great psychological thriller, which is probably why it stands out. The first two were great mysteries, the third was a fantastic sci fi story, and the fourth was a compelling horror story, yet this one tests the abilities and limitations of the reader's psychological comprehension. It's as if everything, including Harry's mysterious dreams, the "weapon", and Voldemort's moods always seem to amount to something, yet it is not known until the end (and sometimes not completely understood without a rereading, at which point everything clicks, seamlessly). I have only read four other books in my life that kept me glued to the pages, reading until five o'clock in the morning, and those are "Order of the Phoenix"'s predecessors. What a marvelous novel.
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Summary: The Order of the Phoenix
Review: The book, of course, was essential for fans to read because it revealed important information. I thought it was very good, but I found a few flaws. It seemed that Ms. Rowling added several boring unimportant details throughout the book. Some of the book was boring, and like always, all the "good stuff" was condensed into the last couple chapters. Overall, I thought Ms. Rowling did a great job writing this novel. She added great twists and turns that I never expected. She always left me on the edge of my seat. This book, by far, contained so much more knowledge of the wizarding world than the other books. I learned sooooooooooooooo much about Harry's world from this book. And, of course, many things I have often wondered were explained in great detail. This book is a wonderful must read! Great job Ms. Rowling, again!
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Summary: Another great installment
Review: Just like with the other books, JK Rowling keeps the reader engaged from the very beginning. I loved the book and never wanted to put it down for any reason. Sadly, I had to work and sleep or I would have been done even before now. And the end left me needing more. It had it's sad moments which I will not ruin for others, but this book was another great installment to the series. It is really fascinating to watch Rowling tie up ends from other books that now make more sense, or have more meaning than others would have thought possible, now that this book has been written. I am sure that this will happen again. The only thing I can say is that I hope we don't have to wait 3 years for the next installment.
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