Reviews

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

queenslovebooks's review against another edition

5.0

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix



I was at it again. When my favorite character dies, something in me dies as well. I've been dazing and spacing out. (Even though I've know that character will die, looooong ago. But still~). I am grieving...

tmec96's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

eefitzmaurice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ceri124's review against another edition

A classic
My favourite moment - The downfall of Umbridge

I do want to comment that I DO NOT SUPPORT OR STAND with J.K Rowling on many issues such as trans rights and most recently her stance on Israel vs Palestine. However, I do love the world of Harry Potter and it is quite comforting so it's difficult to give ratings & write reviews.

sarah_pvd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

when i read the books as a teenager i always stopped about a quarter into the 5th book because harry‘s whining got on my nerves sooo much (still does, don’t worry). i just reread the first four over and over again back then — possibly also because it got too real and didn’t feel like a cute „harry discovers magic“ story anymore and i wasn’t ready to face the whole voldemort war. mostly because of harry’s whining though. (i have argued with friends over this many times and i know he‘s only 15 and of course it‘s frustrating for him to feel out of the loop but STILL, he‘s so self-centered and woe is me that i just cannot. fight me. why is there not one single moment where he considers that people are protecting him and that they might have valid reasons?).

well. i got the whole series on audible a few years ago and have since listened through all of them. i‘ve now read book 5 about two or three times and 6 & 7 once, i think.

this reread i actually liked it a lot more, the writing is great as always and the characters are familiar and consistent. umbridge is the perfect villain and the detention scenes have scarred me (and harry‘s hands) for life. disgustinggg. i love the DA plot line, although the name is just plain stupid and unnecessarily endangering them. i missed hermione‘s elf saving mission a bit. also, i still don‘t understand the grading system and have to look up the names every time they are mentioned. around the 60% mark it dragged on a little bit and i feel like it could have been a lot shorter, hence the 4 stars. i know most people found sirius‘ death heartbreaking but somehow, i didn‘t really move me much?? i don‘t exactly know why. oh yeah, rowling is exceptionally bad at writing romance but we knew that already. 

as it’s my falling-asleep-to-audiobook i took me several months to finally finish it and i can‘t actually remember much from the beginning lol. all in all an enjoyable read, i had fun and will probably continue my yearly re-listen during the winter months.

marialb237's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

darthhall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is definitely my favorite of the series, thus far. It would be appropriate to refer to it as an epic. It’s dark. In many ways analogous to the world. And I realize that the author is so mindful of the developmental mindset of the ages of the characters. Man, this one is so good.

fieldnotes_with_tj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hannahconwell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

roos88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0