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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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (The best book I have ever read) I am now writing from when the seventh book has been released and I can still say that this book is the best of the whole series. I love it! It's got all the information you need about Harry's best year at Hogwarts. First he get's attacked by dementor's, then he get's sentenced to a hearing, next he meets the Order of the Phoenix, a group of peole that fought Voldemort last time, then he goes to his hearing and is cleared of all charges, he then goes to Hogwarts and meet's Luna Lovegood, a Ravenclaw in... more info
Another typically fantastic book from the Harry Potter series We all now by now that this book is rather weighty and some may be put off by the sheer size of the book (especially in hardback), however if you haven't got round to reading this yet then why not. Where have you been we are all now waiting for the final book. The size of the book is due to all the information that we are provided with and the amount of ground work that Rowling seems to be laying for the final book. This book although is darker than the previous ones is still a fabuous read and well worth... more info
Frank & Honest. Ah, good old Harry Potter. I took around a day to read this book (well, a full night or reading) and thoroughly enjoyed it. One reviewer said it was "bloated & lazy" (cough moron cough). The book is a lot longer than the others and spends a good deal of time in the muggle world; also, it spend a few pages here and there talking of exams etc. This, in my opinion is neccessary to keep harry's realism in tact. If missy rowling hadn't spent time and effort writing of harry's exam worries etc, then we would... more info
You would be a muggle to miss this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Is by far the greatest book i have ever had the pleasure of reading. The characters are always evolving int he entire series,a nd in the Fifth book, harry becomes a real teenager, and i can relate to his emotions. The New teacher Professer Umbridge is written so well that i allways feellike hitting her (if i ever got the chance) I would suggest that new readers start from the first book, or watch the first 2films,and that way get an understanding of the terms, but... more info
