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Rating:  - Fans of Harry will not be disappointed!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix picks up where Goblet of Fire left off: Voldemort has returned and those in the wizarding world are divided among those who believe He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back, and those who don't. Most of the nearly 900 pages revolve around this plot and they fly by as the reader is brought into a world of magic, muggles, secret orders (good and evil), and friendship. The action, as in the other books, is fast paced and entertaining. Harry and company get into one adventure after another and all the old characters return. The intrigue builds gradually to the exciting climax that is the last 100 pages. The book is not as dark as Goblet was (the graveyard scene) but has an overall more tense, urgent feeling. Harry has seen death and has lost much of his innocence. The lightness of the previous books is all but gone. And yes, as Rowling has revealed in interviews, Book 5 sees the death of a major character. The reader is given a lot of answers to pressing questions from previous books. (Dont' worry: I won't include any spoilers in this review.) Why do some people become ghosts? Just how much does Snape hate Harry's father? Why don't the Dursleys kick Harry out if they hate him so much? And perhaps most pressing: WHY did Voldemort want baby Harry dead? We are left feeling that the final two books will be dark and intense: The last chapter is entitled, "The Second War Begins," and it gives an ominous prophecy about Harry's destiny. But we are also left anxiously awaiting books 6 and 7 to find out the fate of everyone's favorite Boy Who Lived....
Rating: - JK Rowling has totally outdone herself.
Being a diehard Harry Potter fanatic since the age of 13 (I'm 15 now), I waited roughly 7 hours to get this book from my nearest bookstore, and it was totally worth it. The 5th installment in the Harry Potter series is a thrilling one, full of new settings, characters, and emotions, all expertly woven into an incredible plotline. The book delivers non-stop action, but this time without the comedy and cheerful flippancy that the precursors to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix had. Instead the story has realistic undertones that set the mood of the book very well: the readers should not fool themselves into thinking that Phoenix will be another light-hearted tale of Harry Potter and his friends and their adventures in the magical world. Rather, they should prepare for incredible plot twists and gasp-inducing cliffhangers. I cried numerous times, and the intensity of what was contained within each chapter made me stop between each one to catch my breath. JK Rowling has produced yet another awe-inspiring work of art, and I await the 6th book with alacrity.
Rating: - Fact or fiction? Passion, plot, and a core of moral truth
Just for kids, or just for adults? _Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix_ has the most sophisticated and passion-inducing plot of the series. Through the thin veneer of broomsticks and teenage crushes, Hogwarts sees the rise of a fascist regime on its very own grounds. Harry faces a world terrified of war and renewed strife, filled with closed-minded, powerful people who would rather throw Dumbledore in Azkaban than look beyond their own front doors.
Not for the nervous or faint of heart, _Order of the Pheonix_ shares the usual Harry Potter medley of fun and games mixed in with battles of good vs. evil, life vs. death, but the struggle against Voldemort is clearly becoming the main focus of the series. We see the last four years of strife finally catching up with Harry's psyche, and even catch a few long-awaited glances into the nobility, strength, and sheer power that is Dumbledore.
This is a book of transition: transition for Harry from innocent youth to adulthood, transition for the wizarding world from safety into mortal peril, and transition for the series from fun-loving adventure to profound lessons and insights that both the characters and we the readers must acknowledge and confront about both the wizarding and the real worlds.
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