The maturement of the Harry Potter series

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	• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004 - 870 pages average customer review:based on 5871 reviews view larger image
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Let me first say that I really enjoyed the first three books of the series, but I almost died of boredom from this one. While I know I'm going to disappoint the diehard Potter fan out there, this book just lost me. It started with book four and just went downhill from there. While I found the first three books of this series to be quirky, fun, and fresh, the series has taken a definite shift into the more serious realm. While on the outside this would seem to be a natural course (especially if the characters are aging), I have found myself disappointed with the way Rowling has handled it. The explanations have become long and winded, Harry has turned into a self-pitying little whiner, and though the villains want to be taken seriously, I just don't find them very sinister. Now proponents of the books will say that Harry is just being a teenager and that Rowling has little choice but to thicken the plot. While these would be good counterarguments, the most important thing missing is "fun." These books just aren't fun (for me) to read anymore. If I want a serious read, I'll turn to the works of Tolkien, Jordan, or even Martin. That being said, I'll most likely get completion through going to the movie adaptations that are soon to come out. So in a sense, Rowling hasn't lost me for good. If I rained on anybody's love fest for the series, you have my permission to mark this as an unhelpful review.

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My favorite of the series

While "Azkaban" and "Goblet of Fire" began the transition of the series towards the darker and more mature side, "Order of the Phoenix" was the first to really explore the pure evil that Voldemort and his death eaters were capable of and the conflicting feelings going through Harry's mind. This was when Harry first realized how close of a connection he really did have with Voldemort: he could be in his head and vice-versa. I loved that Rowling explored this more mature side to the story and the way that Harry was maturing along with the stories. Overall, this was my favorite book from the series.

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Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix is a suprising, entertaining book. The main characters are Harry,Ron and Hermione.The main characters broke the rules that would get them expelled from Hogwarts.My favorite character is Ron Weassly because he never fights to make people stop teasing him.I can relate to the character Ron because I don't like to be teased. I also find ways to make them stop teasing me. I loved the book; every page was exciting.I recommend this book to people who like fiction and have questions after every chapter.

The maturement of the Harry Potter series

Ever since the fourth book it is possible to see that the writter has been making the series more dark, and sad for the poor Harry Potter, he is a boy who suffered alright, apart from losing his parents, and his awful family at Pivet Drive he has seen few happiness besides Hogwarts, but it has been growing more thin.

The fourth book has ended sadly, but it was to be expected, however the parts at which we read for are becoming less important at the end of the books(triwizard tournament for one).

I believe the whole rebellion thing to be poor explored in this book, and it seems that you have no idea what the book wants to tell just until near the end, and again it ends in tears of the poor Harry Potter, he just doesn't seem to be very lucky right.

It feels as this book was just an passage from the fourth to the sixth book, with no real effect on the series, except all the things that Harry has lost, and even when you think that he finally has something good, and BANG he loses it.

Overall, good book, but between the others (1-5) it is the worst, and most annoying, I read the 870 pages, and felt that few has passed, and nothing of importance ocurred, maybe the excessive characters this time were the problem.

And Cho, damm'it, can' this guy get a little some, not even and girlfriend he deserves???

Anyway, now it seems like an fanboy complaint, not so much, it just seems that for Rowling, the maturement needed involved bad things happening non stop.

But it is real cool to see the growth of the characters, clearly getting older.

3 out of 5 is the top I will give it, hope the sixth one will be better.

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Heart over Mind

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (year 5 at Hogwarts)... This is a very tricky book for me to review. I have mixed feelings about it for a lot of reasons, which I will elucidate momentarily. However, I decided to award it 5 stars, based more on my "gut reaction" than anything else. Here's why:

This book is chalk full of some of my absolute favorite moments in the series. The character of Umbridge, while extremely one-dimensional, is also very effective as a foil to Harry in this book. She frustrates me to no end, and I dearly wish her to get her comeuppance. Thus, any circumstance in which someone stands up to her (notably, Fred and George, McGonagall, and Dumbledore) is an absolute delight, and these are the moments that stand out in my mind when I think about the book. We also meet the fantastic, imaginative character of Luna Lovegood, one of my favorites.

Another great thing about this story is the fact that the central struggle is not between "good and evil," (i.e. Harry/Dumbledore etc. vs. Voldemort), but rather it is between, as spelled out in book 4, what is right and what is easy. Harry, Dumbledore, and a select group of believers are preparing to fight the danger of Voldemort's return, whereas the Ministry of Magic is in outright denial of the return, and goes to unbelievable lengths to frustrate Harry's and Dumbledore's attempts to spread the word. This generates a unique story, in which characters who should be on the same side are working against each other, and I think it creates a wonderful dramatic tension. It also inspires "Dumbledore's Army," one of the most effective examples of character growth in the series.

On the other hand, the book has several faults that are hard to ignore. For one, it is very LONG, and could use a great deal of editorial tightening. It also begins to have a lot of plot holes and logical gaps, and returns to the disturbing trend of inept adults (does the Order of the Phoenix accomplish anything at all in the course of the year?). Perhaps the most annoying aspect of the book is the nearly unbearable negativity of Harry throughout, which may be understandable given his circumstances, but it certainly gets old fast.

In the end, I guess I am able to overlook the shortcomings of the story and simply enjoy its better moments, possibly because by this point in the series, I am already committed to the long haul. It is definitely the last book of the series that has much left of the "fun" that made the first part of the series so enjoyable, so... enjoy it while you can!

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