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A review by thepurplebookwyrm
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
- Still largely preferring the added complexity and maturity of these later stages of the story.
- Still love Luna – though she deserved more page time in this one, to be honest!
- #UmbridgeIsAPsycho
- It's not, exactly, that this one was too long as such, but rather that there was a bit of 'floppiness' in the book's pacing and momentum at certain points. Its narrative drive was a little more scattered – as compared to the previous volumes – as well.
- Didn't remember the lite, eldritch horror-adjacent element of 'brains with thought tentacles', but that, along with the Time Room (which I did remember), made the section in the Department of Mysteries especially fun to re-read (well, outside of that one character death, I suppose).
- That one exchange between Harry and Dumbledore felt especially fitting in terms of character and... shall we say 'life stage' psychology – well done. The whole 'ambiguous, and thus ultimately self-fulfilling prophecy' thing also really worked for me – simply but cleverly done.
- Still love Luna – though she deserved more page time in this one, to be honest!
- #UmbridgeIsAPsycho
- It's not, exactly, that this one was too long as such, but rather that there was a bit of 'floppiness' in the book's pacing and momentum at certain points. Its narrative drive was a little more scattered – as compared to the previous volumes – as well.
- Didn't remember the lite, eldritch horror-adjacent element of 'brains with thought tentacles', but that, along with the Time Room (which I did remember), made the section in the Department of Mysteries especially fun to re-read (well, outside of that one character death, I suppose).
- That one exchange between Harry and Dumbledore felt especially fitting in terms of character and... shall we say 'life stage' psychology – well done. The whole 'ambiguous, and thus ultimately self-fulfilling prophecy' thing also really worked for me – simply but cleverly done.