Reviews with content warning for Grief - Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix

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Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

112 reviews

lesbrarian_natalie's review against another edition

slow-paced

I love caps lock Harry and love that he showed more emotion in this book than all the books before it combined. But he was also soooo braindead in this book! It felt like his stupidity was an antagonistic force. Every adult in his life (and also Hermione) said

learning occlumency

should be his number one priority and he just ignored them all. The revelation of the

two way mirror gifted to him by Sirius

seemed unnecessary, as it only served to make his obviously dumb mistake seem even dumber.

I have to admit: the battle at the climax was in some ways much better in the movie. I was honestly really let down by reading it. Scenes that weren't impactful or dramatic

(I'm talking about you, brain room, time turner room, and death eater with the baby head)

felt both drawn out and unnecessary, and the tension suffered as a result. Going straight from the

hall of prophecies to the veil room

was a better choice. And

Siruis dying fighting by Harry's side

was another great change from the book to the movie, it made it much more painful. But

Harry's possession by Voldemort after his fight with Dumbledore

was the biggest let down of all. That scene in the movie always makes me cry, but in the book it's not even clear that love is the reason why Voldemort couldn't possess him until Dumbledore explains it later.

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ravenscrowsnest's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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evaku's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

much like Harry and Voldemort, Order of the Phoenix and Goblet of Fire are tied by fate and cannot exist without the other.

the grief and the anger present throughout every thought and conversation becomes so suffocating it’s as if i’m the one experiencing every new rise of emotion.

the criticism this particular part of the series receives is one i will not partake in because i too was once 15 and angry. were you?

“If his surroundings could have reflected the feelings inside him, the pictures would have been screaming in pain.”

*though if i could offer some criticism it would be this:

we did not get enough of Sirius and there was no benefit to his death coming so soon after his introduction.

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krmreads2024's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.5

“You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.”

I forgot how long this book was... and, not only was it long, it was Harry's angst arc. He went through so much in this book and you can't help but feel for him. That being said, the chapters were 20-30 pages long, which felt like a lot at times. So, this book will have to take third place. I hate Umbridge.

Current Rankings:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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lily1304's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Parts of it are SO stupid but other parts are so great?? (i own an old copy, so jkr gets 0 cents out of me) I was honestly really fascinated by the way the story weaves together totally normal teenage problems (sports, bullying, dates, exams, school rules, adults' contempt) and Harry's life-and-death Voldemort-related problems. She avoids this trap of like, "Harry's not a normal teen, he's got BIGGER problems" and shows how ALL of the things the gang struggles with feed into each other. And eventually, the good adults' contempt for the teens is their downfall.

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