Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is not to be missed. If you were worried that these kids hadn't been through too much already, hang onto your hats. This novel is one of political intrigue, justice, freedom, secret societies, and more magical mayhem. Truths are discovered, the loneliness of a hero is felt, and the importance of friendship is expanded upon. There is no better read than...more

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is not to be missed. If you were worried that these kids hadn't been through too much already, hang onto your hats. This novel is one of political intrigue, justice, freedom, secret societies, and more magical mayhem. Truths are discovered, the loneliness of a hero is felt, and the importance of friendship is expanded upon. There is no better read than this.   hide

Arguably the worst in the Harry Potter series, and that's coming from someone who's been a fan since the first one was published in the UK. The author clearly has no idea how to write a real teenage male character, and so she has him perpetually suspended between tantrum-prone toddler and cliched female vision of a male in puberty, "smoldering with generic rage". Everything...more

Arguably the worst in the Harry Potter series, and that's coming from someone who's been a fan since the first one was published in the UK. The author clearly has no idea how to write a real teenage male character, and so she has him perpetually suspended between tantrum-prone toddler and cliched female vision of a male in puberty, "smoldering with generic rage". Everything about the book feels frustrating and contrived, and the characters react to the plot "twists" as though they suddenly lost all the wisdom and experience they had acquired in the previous books (and over the courses of their fictional lifetimes). She redeems herself in the following two novels, but this one nearly made me give up the series. It was literally painful to read, and is the only one in the series I have not re-read. I actually found the fact that she killed my favorite character at the end to be the least objectionable part of this book. It is worth reading only because it introduces Luna Lovegood and expands Neville's character.   hide

May be the weakest book in HP series. Still a good read

very Exciting. what a fantasy? i love these books because there is SCHOOL in the book , an old school having history like our N.M.V. boys high school