Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ratings2,881
Average rating4.3
Even though Harry is pretty whiny in this book, I still really enjoyed it.
That was awesome. What a ride. Listening to Stephen Fry deliver this is so enjoyable
Nothing bad to say. A portal into a new place and a very detailed adventure. Two to go
In this book, Harry is emotionally unstable. He exhibits moody flashes of emotion that writers usually reserve for hormonal female characters. Frankly, I found his character to be unbelievable.
Unlike its predecessor, the protracted length of the Order of the Phoenix is justifiable and it was nice to be able to settle down into the now comfortable cadence of JKR's writing for the duration. She's really found her footing in this book and the clarity of her vision for where the characters are heading is firmly established.
This is the first book in which it feels like she knows how all of this ends, and we just have to trust her and enjoy the ride. A pervasive sense of foreboding creeps in throughout the writing, and it becomes apparent that we are being ushered towards something big, beyond the confines of The Order of The Phoenix. I'm eager to find out what it is, and also to discover if there's a five star read in this series. Some tighter editing to get rid of the frustratingly silly errors that are still cropping up in the text would definitely push the next book towards that.
J.K. Rowling switches gears in the Harry Potter Series once again.
The 5th book is the longest book in the series. Which is not a bad thing, although some parts seem to be dragged on a bit too much(looking at you, Umbridge)
This book is the point where the series culminates into something larger. And the Harry Potter universe is established properly, especially with plenty of references to past events(most before the first book) which impact the current world in the book. These are possibly a good way to sow some seeds for future prequels.
Also, a lot of the events from previous books are connected and the stage is set for the next books. Many of the other characters(who had small roles to play in earlier books) have been developed well too.
Overall, this book actually gives a glimpse of the depth of the thought process that JK Rowling has about the whole Harry Potter universe. Which is one of the main reasons that the whole series is loved so much by everyone.
While this book isn't my favourite in the collection, I appreciate the plot development within this book. I loved the blossoming relationship between Sirius and Harry in this book and I found Sirius's demise in this novel as heartbreaking as the first time. While the plot is slower that the goblet of fire or the prisoner of Azkaban, I understand that this book is a stepping stone that gives context to the wider and richer plot of Harry and Voldemort's connection. This book also lays the foundation for the next few books to solidify the main plot points between those fundamental characters. This book is also the first book we start to question Dumbledore and understand Snape more. We also get that first glimpse into the faltered characters of Harry's parents and father figures in Snape's memory in the penseive. We also start to connect with characters like Neville and Luna and Tonks who become more significant in the later books. Overall I enjoyed this book but not as much as the goblet of fire or the prisoner of Azkaban and so I give it a 3.5/4 out of 5 stars.
Wow, this was an epic read! The story starts off with excitement and keeps going all the way through. Harry faces important struggles we all go through. Like figuring out how to live life when one doesn't know why things are happening or why people are making certain choices. Dealing with difficult people in authority. Finding that people we love have their faults.
The storytelling and world building are as strong as ever, but once again, it's the characters that take the cake.
Oh how I hate to give this two stars; I mean there's always a ton of praise surrounding this series and I did give the first four of this series four stars.
I think to myself, “You are just too old to appreciate these books,” but then again, when the books originally came out in the late 1990s, my stepmom read them alongside my step-nephew and kept encouraging me to read them. She thoroughly enjoyed them; I am now her age. I just don't get all the hoopla surrounding this series.
This one seemed to drag on forever. Umbridge was cartoonish at best. A point system that was always a bit ridiculous in that there was no rhyme or reason to the points a teacher or staff could add or dock from a house for a nefarious deed/great accomplishment. SpoilerAnd now a student can add or subtract as they see fit?!? Come on . . . how does that not lend to abuse of the system – Spoiler”my house is going to get more points, and all the other houses are going to continually have points taken away?” Ugh.
Anyway, I guess I'm gonna have to go against the flow on this one and give it a low rating. Hopefully, the last two books of this series will be better.
Dumbledore's Army is amazing. But he was such a horrible teenager I wanted to chuck him a few times
Harry Potter and the year he complained about nobody telling him anything, then shooting his mouth like an idiot.
Harry Potter and the moody teenage years.
Harry Potter and the year he messed up royally.
Harry Potter and the year reality hits.
Harry Potter and the year the series should have killed him off and made the series about Hermione.
Too harsh?....
Levei o meu demorado tempo, mas nada melhor do que um leitura não muito corrida quando o nosso principal objetivo é o de compreender minuciosamente os factos que nos são apresentados. Não há como negar a grandeza deste livro, pese embora a categoria em que se insere. Em “A Ordem da Fénix”, a evolução da escrita de J. K. não passa despercebida. O quinto livro da série “Harry Potter” traz à tona explicações pertencentes às questões que, muito provavelmente, abrigavam as nossas mentes nos livros antecessores, estando os eventos muito bem explícitos, sempre carregados daquele mistério que muitas vezes passa despercebido aos olhos dos leitores. J. K. Rowling é uma mulher talentosa, mãe de personagens e cenários muito característicos e acolhedores. Posso ter barafustado com muitos dos vilões da história, mas em momento algum deixei de sentir os olhos a brilharem ou de felicidade, ou de tristeza. Quase chorei, de coração apertado, com a angústia que assombra Harry, mas eu sei que ele é uma personagem forte, caricata, capaz de enfrentar mais obstáculos... Existe muito a mencionar, mas preferirei deixar os comentários para quando elaborar uma publicação no blogue, com a minha opinião da obra em geral. Que venham daí os últimos livros!
P.S.: O Dumbledore... Sem palavras!!
I don't even know what to say at this point, these books are just absolutely fantastic and if anyone's the odd man out like me, then you should definitely read them because they're so worth it and I don't know what more to say than just amazing.
Exciting twists and turns in the story, but there's a bit too much of everything. Over thousand pages... this should've been pruned a bit. Less is more, right?
It took us many, many months to finish this as bedtime reading. It's certainly the longest book I've ever read out loud.
As a whole, I actually liked this book more than Goblet of Fire, but there was such a level of protagonist centered morality that it made me very frustrated. And, I do truly hate the ‘chosen one', ‘prophesied one' kind of stories - so, that's contributed to some of my issues with this book because it has really come to the forefront.
I actually miss-typed when I said in one of my updates that the deaths in this series are ‘anti-climactic'. While it is true that they are handled in a boring, sweep-them-under-the-rug sort of way, they are never built up in story as being climactic. At least not so far. (Which reminds me, I wish people would label spoilers when they talk about at least the character deaths in this series, because while reading this book, I found out that two of my favorite characters get killed off in Deathly Hallows.)
I know there's more I wanted to mention about this book, but I've forgotten - so unless I really start complaining about the protagonist centered morality (which I totally could, and list many examples of) I really cannot think of what else I wanted to say.
Edit #3: 27/3/2015
I am still getting positive feedback over this and every time I read what you guys and girls have told me, my heart swells.
Gosh, I am so proud of this review.
Edit #2: 25\7\2014So I came across this article today, and for some reason, it made me happy!! I feel evil evil laugh http://mea-news.net/en/index.php/2014-04-12-10-49-53/world-news/81-economy/795-amazon-s-heavy-investing-eats-into-bottom-line-shares-drop
Edit #1: 8\3\2014
It has been four months that I posted this review. And so far I have received great feedback. Thank you everyone for yo#ur support ^^
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6/11/2013
I know that I have neglected the subject of the new Goodreads policy a lot recently, and I ought not to have done that. You see, I wasn't very free recently, and well because I didn't know what to either say or on what book should I post it.
And then I read this book, and the rebelliousness in this book made me think that hey, this book is perfect for what I have in mind. Oh, and guess what! I am going to be aggressive.
Let me tell you something maybe a lot of you people are not aware of. We, people who live in the Middle East, look up towards the west, where presumably, everyone is free to say and do whatever they want, bounded by no tradition or religious law whatsoever. But when this kind of law is forced upon everyone from the west itself, we lose hope. We lose hope that anything will be good again. And well for someone (me), who has suffered a lot because of that (Facebook only made my freedom of speech more restricted), I found a haven for myself in Goodreads, where apparently no one gives a damn whether you insult or disagree with them because well, they don't care. And because they are mature enough to ignore any insults under the pretext that it is “your opinion”.
Do you know how much I love that? I have suffered A LOT because of that. Let me tell you something about myself. I never EVER stay quiet about something that I believe to be true – even if I was wrong to many other people – and now Mister Money-Head-Of-Amazon has to ruin that for me.
All right, I realized that everything that was said about the new policy was said in the utmost civilized way. But guess what! I am a teenager. I don't give a damn about manners, and I am about to say what everyone has wanted to say for a long time.
Goodreads by succumbing to the green papers have restricted my freedom of speech. In the last few years, I have been bullied, put down, humiliated, insulted, punished... just because I wanted to say what I had in mind, just because I always stand up to what I believe in. And since because ALL OF THAT HAPPENED TO ME, I turned towards Goodreads where I was surprised that no one cared about whatever I said, and always respected me when I wanted to express myself.
No review of mine has been removed, but a lot of people's reviews have been removed. Since it didn't affect me yet, I should shut up, right? No! Just the fact that it exists is bothering me. It is like having this law around forbidding people to eat chicken, and I hate chicken, but that doesn't mean I should keep quiet. Okay, that was a bad example, but the closest I had to the ridiculousness of what we are fighting for. No one should fight for his right to express himself freely. It is a right. We are born with that right. And no number of reviews removed is going to change that. It is not going to frighten us. It is not going to make us back out. You can remove all the reviews you want, Goodreads, but this is something I believe in. So I am fighting, even if you have to ban me. Well, according to your own policy, you can't do that. Well, you can't even remove the reviews that have been put before the declaration of that censorship but you do it anyway. So you are bunch of hypocrites.
You, Goodreads managers, anyone with the IQ of a peacock can realize that what you have done is so wrong on so many levels.
If I were the Goodreads manager, I would say this to the Amazon Manager when he came offering the new law “You can take your money and your pathetic ass out of my office! You cannot threaten us with money or hold it over our heads! This company has so far made you millions of money just by existing and promoting your books! More than half of our members buy regularly from your website! In fact, according to this logic, you owe us!” GR Manager slaps Amazon Manager.
Jackie Shan bursts into the scene wearing nothing but a newspaper around his waist.
Kung fu! Jackie kicks Amazon Manager's head off, and his body goes around looking for its head. Meanwhile, GR Manager holds both the head and the body and throws them from the window of the headquarters. BOOM! The end.
This policy is so wrong. If people like us cannot express themselves online, then where will they? I might not insult your precious little authors, Amazon Manager (in my opinion they shouldn't be called authors if they can't take god damn criticism. Not everyone should approve with them), but I have every god damn right to express myself freely without having to worry whether my review would be removed or not.
The management even has no right to go around reading whatever we say online because well, I thought they had better things to do. It turns out I was wrong, don't you think? Anyway, what we say online is OUR concern, not yours. You shouldn't threaten us. You shouldn't condemn us.
Maybe to you, you are only deleting a review, but to us you are restricting our freedom. And no one really appreciates freedom but the ones who have been deprived from it. I wonder how the Goodreads Management even agreed to this.
I had a lot more to say about this on my mind, but I think I have made my point quite clearly. Us, readers, and the ones who write a bit like I do, find words our strongest weapon.
Back to my review about this book.
THIS WAS THE WORST BOOK I HAVE READ! I have cried 50 pages straight. why did she have to kill Sirius?WHAT DID HE EVER DO TO HER? I AM STILL CRYING YOU KNOW!
The 5 stars I have given it, it was not a “WOW I LOVED THIS BOOK AUTOMATIC FIVE STARS!” No. It was this kind of books “it deserves 5 stars, with a little dash of wow at the end”.
This is the kind of perfect books that makes you feel as though all happiness, innocence and hope had been sucked out of the world, and until everything in the book is fixed, nothing in the world will ever be right again.
I have really a lot of controversial feelings about this book, but it all goes down to one point. It is good. It is worthy of five stars. And it had hooked me up five days straight.
For me if there is a low point of this series, this is it. This book does not really move the overall plot along nor does it really make an interesting book by itself. I do believe that Rowling could have covered some of the over arcing plot in the previous and next book. Took a while to get past this one even in the second go. Onward to Snape!
My favorite Harry Potter book so far in the series. So much going on to keep my interest. I did get quite tired of Harry's moping and stupidity about people for most of it, but it does seem very true to teenage form.