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A review by btlitell
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This one was not my favorite in the series for a few reasons, none of which stood out as a bigger reason than any other.
Harry is far snottier in this than he was in the previous books (I get that he's 15 and that's fairly normal but still). Honestly with as mouthy as he was toward basically every adult he interacted with, it almost ruins the image of him being the hero of the story. Taking in Harry's tantrum in Dumbledore's office and his sneaking into the pensive after Snape left the dungeon, he was entirely out of line for nearly the whole school year.
Hagrid was gone for more of the book than previous ones.
The teen angst was slathered on a bit too thick (and as I said before, I get the premise but still).
Pranks done by Fred and George felt over-the-top both in scale of the individual pranks and the sheer number of them.
The interactions between the adults felt a lot more realistic in this book, though I don't understand why no one let Umbridge (well, and Fudge by extension) get away with so much of her shenanigans without stepping in until the thing with Trelawny. That said, when Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall all took jabs at her, they were well delivered.
Harry is far snottier in this than he was in the previous books (I get that he's 15 and that's fairly normal but still). Honestly with as mouthy as he was toward basically every adult he interacted with, it almost ruins the image of him being the hero of the story. Taking in Harry's tantrum in Dumbledore's office and his sneaking into the pensive after Snape left the dungeon, he was entirely out of line for nearly the whole school year.
Hagrid was gone for more of the book than previous ones.
The teen angst was slathered on a bit too thick (and as I said before, I get the premise but still).
Pranks done by Fred and George felt over-the-top both in scale of the individual pranks and the sheer number of them.
The interactions between the adults felt a lot more realistic in this book, though I don't understand why no one let Umbridge (well, and Fudge by extension) get away with so much of her shenanigans without stepping in until the thing with Trelawny. That said, when Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall all took jabs at her, they were well delivered.