Book details of 'Harry Potter (Book 5): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

Title	Harry Potter (Book 5): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author(s)	J K Rowling
ISBN	0747551006
Language	English

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There are in total 206 reviews for 'Harry Potter (Book 5): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', viewing numbers 1101 through 206.

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Reviewer Dilla wrote:
This book was excellent! I am 14 years old and I finished it in 4 hours. I couldn't put it down. I don't see why you all are making such a big deal about this being darker than the rest of the books. It is darker but Harry is growing up and Voldemort is back! Do you expect Harry to be prancing around a flowery field with a few bunnys? This book, though it still leaves some questions unanswered tells a lot more about Harry himself. Hero-Boy is gone and all you angry fans will have to accept that. Look at videos of you when you were 11 and then compare them to videos of when you were 15, that is if you unlike me have reached that age. I cried when Dumbledore told Harry what he had been hiding for five years. This book has a lot more emotion than the other books have, so stop ragging on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer dana wrote:
As much as it pains me to say this, and it DOES pain me, this is the worst of the five books yet. Don't get me wrong, i think it was a good book and if it had been by another author I would have had much respect for them. But, the truth is that I know how good JKR can be, and this is by far her poorest work. The first 20 chapters could've been combined into about 5, and there were random other chapters that were just filling space like Grawp for instance. The book could've been cut in half, or all of the events that happened in the last 6 chapters could have just taken place in the beggining of Harry's school year, and whatever takes place in book six could pick up from there. Combining the important parts of book 5 with book six would have been much better. While I said the book did have its important parts, it really didn't accomplish much and left so many unanswered questions that I'm going to die waiting for the 6th book. JKR never tells us what happened about the kids O.W.L.S., never explains the death veil that Sirius died in, how Umbridge escaped both the centaurs and punishment for releasing the dementors on Harry, doesn't explain if Harry's lifelong ban from quidditch had been removed, never goes into detail about the captured death eaters at the end, along with many other things that go unexplained. One question that really started to bother me in this book had to do with Snape and Malfoy. Alright, so I've come to accept that Snape is not a Death Eater and that he is a "good guy", but then why does he love little Malfoy so much. I would think that it was to make Malfoy's dad think Snape still was a death eater, but when Snape didnt show up to the meeting in book four, they all knew anyway. I just don't get why he loves him so much. I know this book was dark, but people need to stop complaining about that. We all knew going into it that it was going to be dark and someone was going to die so let it go! With Voldemort running around in power again you can't exactly expect it to be rainbows and butterfiles, can you? Sirius dying sucks...I knew there would be a death, but that was the worst person to die next to dumbledore. Why is it always Harry that has to be affected by the deaths. I think its getting a little to unrealistic that EVERYTHING comes back to making harry's life unbearable. Also, there really was no point in the relationship between Harry and Cho; it seemed tossed in so that the book had some romance, but didnt make a difference one way or another in the end. It really doesnt matter because the pairings are obvious. At the end of book seven, ron and hermione will be together, and so will harry and ginny; hey and maybe even mongagal and dumbledore will hook up =) New subject...At the end of book 4, things were really starting to heat up and there were questions that should have been answered like the order of which harry's parents came out of Voldemorts wand. Oh well, all of these unanswered questions will just Make book 6 so much better. All in all, the book was a dissapointment even though it was a good read. It didn't have the same flow and excitment that book 4 had led us to believe it would have. The first half was boring and not-so-great...the next 1/4 was alright and kind of interesting, and the alst 1/4 was awesome. We should be alright, just as long as JKR doesnt lose focus again, which is what I suppose happened. She obviously got too caught up in the fame, movies, interviews, and potter apparel. I just hope we haven't lost her great writing style for good.

Reviewer P.J. King wrote:
While some years older than many of the reviewers, I hope to add some insight into the latest installment. After having read all five books I share with many the thought that as I read, I am not an outsider muggle looking in; rather a student at Hogwarts sharing in the story, as I live and study with the rest (would prefer to be a RAVENCLAW). This is an interesting position to takes as it gives one a sense of belonging as life in the wizard world unfolds. The book: Far more serious; so much so it was not until about page 250 when Harry spends time with Cho and later talks with his friends about the date, that I began to laugh while at Hogwarts. From here to the end the pace quickens and I was thrown from pillar to post with unexpected happenings and turns in my pre-imagined directions. James and Sirrus not what we thought they were? A new teacher who is the combination of every teacher we always hated. Snape, not such a bad guy? Dumbledore the teacher we wish had in grade school and beyond. No need to share the plot ending as some have done; not cricket to me...this is well done and though I would have liked a few more happy days with feasting and laughter, this book set me straight. Gone is the rambled and seemingly unconnected plot of book four; this one tells more truths, breaks more hearts, and leaves one waiting for J.K. to rest up as she prepares for #6...so many new places and details, good people, and bad, supportive friends, and Harry, usually doing what he shouldn't (study with Snape Harry)! Of course doing what he should not, makes Harry the hero, and also causes him great pain...enjoy the read; it has been worth waiting for.

Reviewer Hermione_Granger wrote:
I thought this book was THE ABSOLUTE BEST BOOK EVER!!! I thought the plot was thick and made you keep turning the pages; I couldn't put it down! I liked the fact that Harry has grown up, and started to act kind of like a normal 15 year old boy. But the end made you keep guessing a lot. Will Harry ever contact Sirius again? What will happen at the Dursleys' house? What happened to Gwarp? Where is Voldemort? And you KNOW you've asked youself this: What will happen between Harry and Cho? All these unanswered questions don't make the book bad, they will just make the 6th book exciting! I am big fan of the seires and hope to see great things from JK.

Reviewer rosabel wrote:
Wow, what a book. I can only imagine the amount of hours J.K Rowling spent writing it. By now, the main themes and storylines are known quite well, so there's no point in going into them. Besides saying I truly enjoyed the book, there are a few things I'd like to say: 1) I think the book could have been shorter. The plot really doesn't need that amount of pages. Reading the book, I sometimes felt Rowling got carried away with her wonderful story and didn't feel necessary to restrict her flow of words. I hope she regains the ability to restrict when writing the book 6. 2) I think she did well in making Harry's father and Dumbledore less perfect. She moved away from the black and white way of describing "good" and "evil" (though Hermione seems to be getting quite perfect! Did you notice her qualities of a loyal friend, wise advisor and a brave fighter? I actually thought she lost some of the edge she used to have.) 3) There are so many references to Harry's burning stomach that I started to worry he'll develop an ulcer!

Reviewer Jamie wrote:
I just finished the book. I am 24 years old and I have been dying for this book to finally come out. I thought is was amazing! However, it did take quite a long time for the book to pick up. I just hope JK doesnt take another 2 years to publish book 6.

Reviewer sundeep wrote:
i am an indian and ihad my copy of hp5 only around 9 a.m(of course 21st).i finished it on 22nd, i found the book on par with book 4 ,it is an amazing book just like the other 4.i am sure all those who have CRITICISED the book haven't even touched this book.JKR continous to be the best.

Reviewer Avid_reader wrote:
As I am in grade 7 , i believe this book was suited for more of the adult genre and the people my age. While I do read tom clancy and stephen king, this book seamed to be at almost the same level of description and complexity. This book was very enjoyable and i also enjoyed the punishment that pr.umbridge gave harry. The only remark i have is that i wish that people would stop posting the major plot points in this book, such as the passing away of Sirius. J.K. Rowling is truly one of the better authors of our time

Reviewer Harry from Philippines wrote:
It'S 7 am here when i bought it. cost me 1,345.i SAy its not that good (based on the previous 4). First, the story is very confusing at first(as all prev. books are) they make you think and at the end, they were not answered all like how many owls they got, what happened to george and fred and why they did not return although dumbledore has returned. quidditch matches was worse. what happened to grawp? to umbridge after dumbledore saves her... these things will surely be answered in book 6 but thats far too long to wait. unlike the previous books, all major questions was answered. and what was that veil where sirius died? cant find what that was(or maybe i just skipped the part where the deadly veil was explained)(! i only knew voices was heard there huh!).and occlumency, introduced but never used! but i still am awaiting the 6th installment though....

Reviewer Suzanne wrote:
I finished Book 5 and I love it. I think the biggest problem that people have with the book, is that it is very different from all of the others.... I'm sorry to disapoint everyone with that mind set... but Harry is no long and will never again be an 11 yearold boy. As a 17 yearold, I feel like Jo has really acurrately described life as a 15 yearold. Rowling couldn't write this book like the others because Harry is at a new stage in his life and it would be highly ridiculous for her to write book 5 in the same style she wrote the first few books. I rather enjoy the fact that the style of writing is growing up along with the tale and its characters. The truth is that most 15 yearolds, especially ones with the amount of stress Harry has are fairly disgruntled. I thought it very refreshing that we got to see a new side of Harry and that Rowling didn't take the easy way and just make harry be the super steriotypical wonderboy that we've seen in the previous books. I believe over all the this book surpasses the realm of being a just a children's book by a landslide. Sure children could enjoy it, but the dark humor and the not always so evident bits of the plot that are more vaguely implied than clearly stated, could go over a younder children's heads and leave them a bit confused. Overall I have to say that I am just glad that Rowling has allowed Harry to be human.... she wrote this book allowing Harry to be like every other 15 year old British boy.... for those people who don't like the romance parts.... sorry to tell ya but most 15 yearold boys I know think about girls more than ANYTHING else. I trully believe that Jo Rowling has written a great, accurate , though provoking novel with a well thought out multi faceted plot. I could go on and on forever about all the different elements in the plot and everything, but I get the feeling I have written too much already!!! Lol. All in all I think Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a great, satisfying fifth installment to what will surely become a classic series. Thanks Jo!!!

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