Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 - Unabridged Audio CD Set - Adult Edition) |
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J.K. Rowling
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Pages: (Audio CD)
ISBN: 1855496879
Pub: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd
Pub date: 2003-09-22
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3953
Editorial Review:
As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief… or will it?
Book five in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teenager. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny from the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth: that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toad-like and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of defence against dark arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the high inquisitor of Hogwarts. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their examinations, devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team line-up, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energised as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvellous magical series. --Emilie Coulter
Reader Reviews:
Still gripping, but some character flaws (0/0 people found this helpful)
Firstly, the bad: WHY DOES HARRY HAVE TO SHOUT IN CAPITAL LETTERS ALL THE TIME? This becomes very, very annoying very early on and I find myself groaning everytime I turn a page to see more paragraphs in capitals. This is something I found annoying with the Shrieking Shack scenes in book 3. Less is more; we don't need everything in BLOCK CAPITALS to get across the fact someone is shouting.
Secondly, Harry really gets on my nerves sometimes! He is almost unlikeable; despite Ron and Hermione explaining they couldn't write to him, he still is angry with them. As well as Harry being a moody sod, why is it all the women are on the verge of tears all the time? I admire JKR hugely, but her handling of female characters is sometimes very irritating. Hermione is either irritable, snapping at someone or on the verge of tears, Mrs Weasly is equally neurotic and, where before she was fiery and lovable, here she becomes a moody sod to rival Harry. Parvati and Lavender are in tears over Trelawny, not to mention Cho also being irritable and in tears all the time! Ugh, gimme a break! Why is there not a single female character with a good sense of humour? The only female who isn't constantly irritable or tearful is Luna!
The film does it better than the book but still, Phoenix is a gripping read. It's just a shame some of the characters are less than sympathetic.
The Weakest Book In The Series (0/0 people found this helpful)
The Order of the Phoenix is the weakest in the Harry Potter books but I still gave it 4 stars, this just shows how good the books are. JK Rowling is an amazing author.
ONE VERY BIG YAWN (0/1 people found this helpful)
What's all the fuss about? Watch the films instead: that's enough. Only just OK for a quick skim through if there's nothing better on the shelf or in your bag: so much of this book is unnecessary and should've been consigned to any decent editor's bin.
But, one of the most profitable franchises in history, so what do I know? However, look at any chart - what does everyone else know?
This book is sooooooo captivating! (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book is written by J. K. Rowling. It is unmissable! You can not put it down, even for 1 second! This is the most exciting book in the whole world. You have to read it. All of my brothers enjoyed it very much.
I give this book 10/10
By Mohammed Ali 3H
GENIUS ! (0/0 people found this helpful)
I Loved this book !
was great to be out of Hogwarts for a while at 12 Grimmauld Place ! indeed it is a Grim Old Place !
Loved the idea of the headquarters of the Order of the Pheonix, ie those against Voldemort to be in a family home of the ancient Pure Blood Blacks (big voldemort followers(except Sirius of course!)) with Siruis's mother screaming obscenities at everyone from a Picture on the wall ! JK Rowling is a genius !
this is the Darkest book so far and was very sad in parts but fabulous !
GENUIS !
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