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Summary: an amazing fifth installment
Review: Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts could not be more page-turning and gripping. From the first few pages, it's obvious that the world's favorite teenage wizard has done some growing up. At first, he seemed like a completely different person, but then, how could he not, after what happened at the end of last term? His initial thirst for information about the magical world and his frustration with the lack thereof are infectious, as is his awe as to what has been going on with the Order of the Pheonix. The reader finds himself wrapped up so tightly in Harrry's world that he or she feels what he is feeling, and thinks as he is thinking. Once again, Rowling delivers a phenomenal piece of literature, designed to keep the reader enthralled to the end. Several new characters appear in the thick volume, each as complex, charming and (in Umbridge's case) infuriating as the next. Enjoy, and PAY CLOSE ATTENTION! Don't read too fast or you'll miss important details. But then, where would be the harm in reading it again?
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Summary: Cool!!!
Review: I spent 3 days reading this, no eating or sleeping it was absolutly amazing! Fantastic job!!Just kidding I'm waiting for it on paperback before I read this. I'll be darned if I going to be caught dead reading this on the metro.
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Summary: Harry reaches adolescence -- and faces You-Know-Who
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth instalment in JK Rowling's popular series about three friends going through Hogwarts school of wizardry together and facing numerous challenges, both commonplace and life-threatening. At the center of it all is Harry Potter, whose parents, along with many other decent witches and wizards, were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, stopped only when he tried to cast a lethal spell on baby Harry but was thwarted at the same time Harry gained his tell-tale scar. Harry's friends are Ron Weasley, member of a large and respectable (if poor) wizarding family, and Hermione Granger, the bright and hard-working daughter of Muggles (aka non-wizards). At the end of Book 4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Lord Voldemort had succeeded in reviving himself and gathering some of his dastardly followers, though he again failed to kill Harry. In this book some wizards, led by Hogwarts' beloved headmaster Albus Dumbledore, have joined the Order of the Phoenix, an organization whose mission is to thwart Lord V's evil plans; however, many wizards, including Cornelius Fudge, head of the Ministry of Magic, refuse to believe that Voldemort is back, and Fudge has placed a sympathetic crony, Dolores Umbridge, at Hogwarts as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. It becomes increasingly clear that she has no love for Dumbledore or his students, and seems to want to make everyone miserable, especially Harry. Harry, Ron and Hermione are having a very tough year. They're not allowed to help the members of the Order of the Phoenix because they're too young, Umbridge is making everyone miserable, Hagrid is nowhere to be found, Wizarding Level Exams are approaching, Harry is having girl troubles, his scar is painful especially after the odd nightmares he's been having, and he has to take private lessons from his least-favorite teacher. What else can go wrong? Plenty! This is a terrific, fun read with fine writing, clever names and inventions, and an exciting plot that furthers the saga of Harry's time at Hogwarts. Just shy of 900 pages, fans will be delighted to have a lot to read (and re-read) as they wait for further developments. Caveat: Harry's story is based on the premise of his having witnessed the murder of his parents and violence, while not glorified or too explicit, is here. This is not a book for young children, though they will undoubtedly enjoy your paraphrasing the story for them.
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Summary: A very good book.
Review: I have read all of the Harry Potter books and while i do not think that this is the best it is one of the best. The characters change and grow in this book more than the others and many favorite characters from past books return. The villians are also great you hate them with every fiber of your bieng. Harry deals with much in this book love, hate, pain, and death. i highly recommend this book i read it in two days and it gives me a strong inclination to go back and read the earlier books again. But more than anything it makes you crave the next book like a fat kid wants candy.
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Summary: Harry Potter's 5th Year
Review: Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, continues to live in Ms. Rowling's 5th installment of this vivacious series. He has survived each year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, coming out stronger and braver, while at the same time losing innocence... Each successive year at Hogwarts exposes Harry to greater dangers in the Magical World, allowing him to see more than any other child his age normally sees, but in his 5th year at Hogwart's, Harry is no longer a child. The effects of the events at the end of his 4th year have greatly penetrated him. There are ripples of Harry's lost innocence throughout this 5th year, while he comes of age. J. K. Rowling has done another wonderful job in her work. This masterpiece is the longest in the series of Harry Potter (so far). The length is due to the enormous amount of details given to the reader. Ms. Rowling is laying out the foundations for the next two years of Harry's life. She has created the Magical World and is continuing to establish its history, depth, and life.
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Summary: Another terrific book in the Harry Potter series
Review: I absolutely loved this book! I read all 870 pages in less than twenty-four hours, because the book was just so great! I just couldn't put it down.
It starts off with Harry back at the Dursley's feeling frustrated because he hasn't heard anything about Lord V. Not from his Hogwart friends, nor from Muggle news. The way Harry felt so angry and frustrated, was so real considering he's a fifteen year old boy now.
His friendship with Hermoine and Ron grow stronger, since they stick by him no matter what mood he's in. And he even finds a way to talk to Cho - which proved to be very humorous each time they conversed.
His relationship with Sirius Black seems to grow as well. Harry understands his godfather the way no one else seems to, and vice versa.
Lupin comes back, but he's not a teacher (boo-hoo). Mad-Eye Moody, the real one, is also in the story. He's even funnier than the imposter Mad-Eye.
New characters come to play. I loved hating Dolores Umbridge and how Harry had a difficult time deciding if he hated her or Snape more.
Like all of J.K. Rowling novels, Order of the Pheonix is a great story and every Harry Potter fan will love it. Even if a few parts make you wonder how she could do certain things to certain characters (You'll know what I mean when you read the book). So, enjoy!
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Summary: Best of them All!
Review: This was another wonderful book from J.K. Rowling. Absolutley great! There were many new charaters, new dimentions to the story, as well as TONS of new information, with explinations for many things from earlier books. Also, the best thing about this book, was the ending! Many of the books have a rather sad ending, but this one really gave the reader a bright outlook for the reader. It was really great, even with the character death.
One of the bad things about this book, is J.K.'s EVIL sense of humor. She came out early telling everyone that there would be a character death, then in the course of the book, had just about ever character ALMOST die, or disappear, and get the readers very worried, then let them be okay. This got really old, and almost lesened the importance of the real character's death. But other then that, the book was perfect.
GREAT READ!!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Review: Book 5 is as well-written and imaginative as the others in the Harry Potter series. In my opinion the earlier books were high interest level, low reading level-but this isn't true of the new book. It is darker than the others and on a more advanced level. As the characters age and mature the writing does as well. While the others might be considered children's books or young adult reading material, this is more young adult to adult reading. You definitely get your money's worth for the book. As a matter of fact it's a bargain for the entertainment value. I liked the book because it stood on its own, independently of the others, even though I'd have had to have read it regardless because I'm familiar with the characters and want to know what happens to them. I was taken aback a little at the darkness and disillusionment in the story, but was very impressed that the author was brave enough to include it as it seems necessary to the series.
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Summary: Biggest, darkest and deepest yet
Review: For three years, I've been as anxious about the release of this book as any child. Once I got it, I was up very late for a couple of nights. It was worth the wait and lack of sleep. Mrs. Rowling managed to juggle lots of characterization, tons of plot points and a mass of surprises while keeping the pace brisk. In the first forty pages, Harry gets attacked by some nasty creatures, expelled from then reinstated into school and kicked out then allowed back into his home. Wow! It may be 870 pages long, but it reads like lightning. We get to see Harry and his friends maturing into adults, and our hero has to deal with emotional and physical hurdles that make obstacles in the previous books seem like a walk in the park. I'm really impressed with the way adults were handled in this book. In the first four parts most adults were cut-outs. But this time around, except for Cornelius Fudge and Vold--er, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, all the characters show multiple dimensions. Snape is a bit justified in his loathing of Harry. James Potter was an arrogant punk. Sirius is a bit too eager to get into some action. Mrs. Weasley isn't just a Pollyanna. Even Dumbledore admits to having some failings. Also, while this book doesn't have the mystery of "who's the bad guy?" proffered in the previous installments, Prof. Umbridge is presented as a particularly cringeworthy villain, a true McCarthyite. Through Umbridge's actions and results, J.K. slips in (at least I took it this way) some timely political commentary on the results of an overly oppressive government organization. A fantastic page turner with a spectacular ending. Thanks a lot Mrs. Rowling! Oh, could you please hurry with the next book?
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Summary: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Review: I enjoyed this book more than book four! Book five answers many of the questions we've all wanted to ask. Harry's character is developed a lot more as he comes to grips with his imperfections. He discovers that his father was far from perfect as Snape always said. Ron, Hermoine, Neville and others develop their abilities to fight the Dark Arts and eventually meet Voldemort. Book five is not as dark as book four was.
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