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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Rowling, J. K. Book - 2003 Y Fiction / Rowling, J. K., Kids Book / Worlds / Harry Potter / Fiction None on shelf 4 requests on 8 copies Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Sucks You In submitted by soccerforlife on April 20, 2010, 3:26pm This thing just attracts devoted Harry Potter readers. It kept me at the edge of my seat, waiting to see what happened next. A fabulous, descriptive novel.

Harry potter #5 submitted by chloeandrews on June 19, 2011, 3:53pm Long book of all the harry potter but, 1 of the best.

Couldn't Stop Reading submitted by 0liviap0pp on June 20, 2011, 3:43pm This book really makes the tops of my lists of the greatest books of all time.

really sweet book! submitted by Veroni2 on June 21, 2011, 12:53pm keeps getting more and more exciting. really creative.

luv it submitted by sjaworsk on June 23, 2011, 3:04pm u hav 2 read it

Awesome submitted by jnfaro on June 24, 2011, 9:10am This book will glue your eyes open and make it so you keep turning the pages. Awesome book.

love submitted by alicegz on June 24, 2011, 2:10pm I'm re-reading this book right now, and I have to say...WHY HAVE I ONLY RE-READ THIS BOOK TWICE? This is going to take up so much of my summer's time...but it will be undoubtedly worth it!

Not the Best submitted by pandangel12 on June 25, 2011, 9:42am Not as much action as behind-the-scenes stuff but still a good link between all the books

awsome book submitted by Zhengyang1022 on June 25, 2011, 11:40am I think this is in my top 5 best books ever. The suspense, the action and the climax was just... Phenomenal!!!!!!
You should read the Harry Potter sieries!!!!!!

* submitted by marisal on June 26, 2011, 11:39am Not the best but not bad at all.

<3 submitted by waffoo2 on June 26, 2011, 10:11pm I love it!!!!! ^.^ I was so exited when this book came out!!! I couldn't stop reading it!!!

Luv it submitted by vmclaugh on June 27, 2011, 9:21am I love 3x this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its amazing. . . .

Except for the ending. . . .

But you won't know what happens unless you read the book. . . .

nice submitted by jdimarzo on June 28, 2011, 7:44am j.ks done it again!

Good submitted by qfaro1 on June 28, 2011, 5:13pm This book kept me up late at night reading. Really good

Okay... submitted by jayendra44106 on June 30, 2011, 6:56pm It was good, but long. And a little confusing. J.K. Rowling never seems to run out of ideas, and all of them are great!

Happy Potter submitted by Duckling on July 4, 2011, 1:00pm AWESOME! My friend is in love with Harry Potter.

LLLLLLLLLLLong submitted by sauerr on July 6, 2011, 2:53pm It was so long. But it has the best fight seen

awsome submitted by omar on July 7, 2011, 12:03pm awsome

More or less a good book submitted by ldupuis44 on July 9, 2011, 9:55am I have issues with this book. Overall it is good. I loved the character of Dolores Umbridge. However, Harry gets very annoying to read about. He blows up at everyone and is overall emo and angsty. It gets a little grating the more that it happens. It does have a heart wrenching ending. I was crying and in shock after having read it.

SWEET SERIES! submitted by Nathan Ng on July 9, 2011, 12:57pm SWEET SERIES!

Luved it! submitted by ColeenT on July 10, 2011, 9:10am Great book

... submitted by sophie104 on July 10, 2011, 10:34am not bad, great beginning

Good submitted by ssanghamitra on July 15, 2011, 6:11pm Good

Loved it submitted by mohkaba on July 16, 2011, 2:53pm Awesome book!

SAD submitted by yellowdog0809 on July 17, 2011, 3:19pm Bring back Sirius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

freaky submitted by zachh on July 17, 2011, 6:51pm Overall freakish

Sooooooooo coooooooool submitted by eagles on July 18, 2011, 5:42pm I really like this book!!! I just can't believe that Sirius dies because of his evil cousin! She also should of died but Harry didn't. I am sad too that in the previous book, Cedric Diggory died because of that meanie, Voldemort, known as "you know who" or "he who must not be named". I like to call him, Voldemort like Harry, Sirius, etc. I know the 6th book is sad too. I read it. Well anyway, it rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't read the 7th book and my hopes are that nobody dies. It's good that Harry wasn't expelled in this book!!!!!!!! Harry SHOULD "watch out" so he won't be expelled!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and I noticed that the books are getting shorter. The 5th is 870pg. The 6th is 652pg. And the 7th, I really don't know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just have to figure out sometime!!!

Amazing submitted by ljq on July 18, 2011, 5:43pm Great!

OMG submitted by aschulte on July 18, 2011, 5:45pm I love this book its the bestest in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) c( - :

Long submitted by coolwhipcat on July 19, 2011, 8:29am but worth it

Fav submitted by Zeineb on July 22, 2011, 5:02pm This is my favorite from the entire series!

cool submitted by readingking on July 24, 2011, 7:25pm great book

aksdjf'asdf submitted by shailu on August 1, 2011, 3:24pm took me 7.5 hours to read it, i read it nonstop

my favorate books of all time submitted by ferdoble on August 2, 2011, 5:53pm Like approximately 100 million other people, this is my favorite book series of all times. My favorite will forever be the first book. I read the first 4 or 5 chapters of that book all the time, I just love the way he finds out.

If you haven’t read them because of the genre that they have been put into, please worry about that no longer, these books transcend genre, they are just that good.

One tip that you may not get elsewhere is that I recommend listening to the UK audio recording, Jim Dale is good, but Stephen Fry is better

This series is great! submitted by jkl on August 10, 2011, 9:06pm ^^^All that needs to be said^^^

Great Book submitted by xoxobrenda on August 11, 2011, 12:39pm I pretty much screamed "NOOOOO" when Sirus Black died. :(

GREAT! submitted by esgzn1 on August 17, 2011, 10:49am awsome

great movie submitted by jszchen on August 18, 2011, 9:19pm I love all the harry potter films

Sad submitted by Smiles on June 16, 2012, 10:13am It was really disappointing that Sirius died because of his cousin! Overall, it was a good book and also kinda spooky.

Harry Potter Rocks submitted by lasya.mantha on June 19, 2012, 6:04pm This is my favorite series in the world. This is one of the best books ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing submitted by mysterio on June 27, 2012, 5:01am It's not everyday a movie series comes along that mixes magic, action, friendship, and ... Quidditch. The Harry Potter movies do all that and more, delighting fans of J.K. Rowling's books while also entertaining those new to the Potterverse. Like the books, the movies do get darker and more intense as the series progresses, so make sure your little Harry, Ron, and Hermione fans are ready for each new chapter before moving on.

Favorite submitted by Nicole Auerbach on July 2, 2012, 9:14am One of my favorite books.

THIS IS THE BEST SERIES EVER! submitted by rbaveja on July 7, 2012, 8:20am "all that needs to be said"

Good submitted by Memoria1224 on July 22, 2012, 2:48pm This is a great book. I can't believe Sirius dies!

Okay I guess submitted by xiwang on June 28, 2013, 4:45pm This was an okay book because it really didn't have any action. It was long but dull. Could've been better!

pretty good submitted by iamnotonfire on July 5, 2013, 2:55pm This book was pretty good. There was only one kissing between Harry and Cho. but it was actually kinda funny cause after Harry, Ron, Hermione met in the common room and Ron or Hermione asked: "How was it?" Harry said "Wet."

The best book ever submitted by garapatisriram on July 15, 2013, 8:44pm The whole series is great, and i like this book alot

okay submitted by Feng-Chen Lin on August 6, 2013, 9:20pm i didnt enjoy this book as much as the others in the series but it was still fairly interesting

favorite submitted by Lizzy on August 9, 2013, 6:59pm best book in whole series!

Good submitted by Flying Sheep on August 14, 2013, 12:50pm An amazing book.

The Best!!! submitted by unknown on June 13, 2014, 9:30am I am a huge Harry Potter fan, and this book happens to be my favorite. Some people get scared off by the size of the books, but they are great and I think everyone should have at least one!

HP5 submitted by SBNB on June 24, 2014, 1:51pm Great book! Painful to read at times with all of Harry's problems, but still good!

Review from a "would I let my kid read it" perspective submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 11, 2014, 9:06am ** spoiler alert ** I thought that, from a read-to-my-kid perspective, the ongoing tension within this book was how stressed-to-panicked the adults around Harry are. Certainly there is the mean ol' Professor Umbridge to contend with, but she is comic enough not to feel realistic to our day-to-day world. Until, of course, Harry and friends break into the Ministry of Magic, are attacked by Death Eaters, Sirius dies, and Voldemort attacks and then takes over Harry's body. (Note: my son read this when he was... 9? He was terribly distraught over Umbridge's cruelty to Harry, especially with the writing assignment. I was surprised by how much this bothered him. But in his world, teachers aren't hateful. This caused him no end of stress.)

My kids can read it when they're 18. :-)

BTW, I think one of the reasons I like this series so much is that it was clearly thought out completely before Rowling ever started writing. Almost everything introduced earlier in the series -- and always in very natural ways -- is relevant later. It makes this story about kids saving the world, not usually my favorite topic, into something worth investing time into.

Awesome!! submitted by pixel gamer 3000 on August 4, 2014, 8:48am tHIS IS A GREAT SERIES!!!!!

great submitted by yslee on June 16, 2015, 10:36am this is one of my favorite books of all time. i can read it over and over again without getting bored

My favorite submitted by catlover123 on July 20, 2015, 5:48pm This is my favorite book in the series. I love Luna. She's so her crazy self. I like how Rowling makes you get so mad at Umbridge. Most of all I loved the D.A.. I was disappointed with the Harry and Cho romance. I don't understand why it was necessary. But overall the book was wonderful.

Great submitted by Cory Michael on July 25, 2015, 11:31am Great book to add to the series

An obvious must-read.. submitted by Kikumatsu97 on July 26, 2015, 8:19pm this is one of the more exciting books of the entire saga. It's centered on Harry's need to really become a grown-wizard. Adventure abounds as the kids wind around the history of the story. It's a great book for kids 8-15

great book but sad submitted by chloehyatt on August 2, 2015, 4:38pm This is a great book but is sad because sirius died and he got killed by his own cousin!

This was my least favorite submitted by srahman on August 22, 2015, 11:48am this was my least favorite book in the series because of what happens near the end. Otherwise it was just like all the other books. 5 stars!!

Secret: Order of the Pheanix submitted by Jessica Primus on March 26, 2017, 5:48pm In this fascinating book, Harry must prove to the ministry that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has returned. Meanwhile, He keeps having the same dream......... He walks into the department of mysteries and faces a door. He really wants for this door to open but doesn't tell Hermione because the last time he tried she said that he shouldn't want it to open. That would be a bad sign. But none the less, He wants the door to open more than ever! Dumbledore's close friends join " The Order of the Phoenix" a secret organization that tries to fight and defeat Voldemort. I highly recommend this book to people who love action, adventure, and magic. :)

Harry Potter's Awkward Teenage Years submitted by Meginator on July 21, 2017, 8:15pm This book does a lot to further the various plot points in the Harry Potter series, though it could benefit from some sharper editing in parts. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix can be frustrating to read at times because Harry acts like an actual 15-year-old kid, but I suppose you have to grin and bear it in the end. The book does a good job of ratcheting up the tension planted in the previous books and propelling the series forward, while containing some nice story arcs of its own. Despite being one of the weaker books in the series, this book is still fantastic.

wonderful book! submitted by KOH on August 30, 2017, 9:08pm These are all such great books!

good one submitted by King145 on August 31, 2017, 11:43am this is a beautiful book...but personally among all other books in the same series...I felt this was less interesting....but still in its own its great

n y e s submitted by charbutcool on June 19, 2018, 12:50am Just as all the other books in the HP series, this one is amazing as well! If I'm being honest, this one's definitely a personal fav of mine ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

4.5 out of 5 stars submitted by priscilladu on June 27, 2018, 9:20am This book isn't my favorite in the Harry Potter series, but its interesting and overall a good book, but sad. :((

New Depth and Complexity submitted by ajstemp on June 28, 2018, 10:49am If you've enjoyed the Harry Potter series thus far, you'll like this one as well! It adds a new, classically teenage depth to Harry's life as he struggles with family and relationships, but it also begins to paint a broader story about government, trust, and power. Despite its length, it feels like a fast read. Would recommend!

The best series ever!!! submitted by rainhong on July 5, 2018, 6:57pm You have to read this. Best series ever!

High Value Upon Second Read submitted by zixyxuan on July 17, 2018, 5:43pm This was my first time rereading this book since middle school...and I absolutely loved it. When I was younger, I always disliked this book because I thought the plot dragged on for way too long. But now that I'm older, I find the politics between the Ministry and Dumbledore to be fascinating. Sirius's death is still just as heartbreaking.

Would highly recommend.

Overall rating: 4.75 / 5 Stars

Good book submitted by Miriam Wasserman on July 19, 2018, 9:03pm This was a really long book, and it wasn't my favorite of the series, but it was a great book, and I would definitely recommend.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! submitted by sheeba16 on August 1, 2018, 12:50pm This book took a long time to
read but it was worth it .

Good, not the best submitted by Theaco on August 2, 2018, 9:35am I liked this book but it was not the best of the series…

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix submitted by lstorc on August 6, 2018, 12:21am I liked this second to Deathly Hallows

:/ submitted by majean on August 9, 2018, 8:48pm This is where the series started to lose me...

Great Series submitted by anacoluthon on August 20, 2018, 2:08am A good read, but lots of teenage angst and a heartbreaking end.

Great submitted by Bigal2212 on August 22, 2018, 1:33pm Best book in the series.

12/10 submitted by elizabeth mayhew on August 23, 2018, 12:55am Read as Harry goes head to head against the universally hated Umbridge.

Great addition to the series! submitted by Xris on August 26, 2018, 1:15am You get to love to hate Dolores Umbridge in this book. I love that there's an Order of the Phoenix to fight against the forces of evil!

Blah...... submitted by Claireywang on August 29, 2018, 7:45pm This was seriously like the worst book! While Umbridge kept things interesting, the beginning was a DRAG. I wanted to skip the beginning, but then the middle didn't make sense. But the beginning was so boring! It took me a month to get through, where the seventh took only a couple of days. Man, it was such a boring book....

My Second Favorite Harry Potter submitted by AccountJD on June 15, 2019, 5:28pm Up until the release of Deathly Hallows, this was my favorite HP book, primarily because it was the longest. I love the characters, even Dolores Umbridge, who is one of the best-worst characters of all time. Brilliant.

my favorite one submitted by MasterZo on June 16, 2019, 1:20pm this book is my favorite one and it is the longest wow i love it

one of my favorite series submitted by Fleabag on June 25, 2019, 5:16pm one of my favorite series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dolores Umbridge causes trouble submitted by Jonathan Primus on July 3, 2019, 8:09am harry potter has to fight off two dementors single handed in the beginning of the book and then has two tolerate his Uncle Vernon's rage about Dudley being super ill. at the end, he has two fight off Voldemort's supporters with a few other friends. shortly, they get help and I will not say anything else. I think that people 7 and up should read this book.

16 years later, it's still a page turner submitted by parlettes on July 26, 2019, 11:38pm This is a much darker book than the first four Harry Potter novels; however, for those of us who grew up with Harry, it's still a page-turner. The nasty characters (Umbridge, Fudge, etc) still make me grind my teeth, just as they did when I was a young teen. Harry's angsty development is familiar to anyone who's ever gone through some dark times but the message of outstanding friendship still rings true throughout this fifth novel.

Good book submitted by jasonc1177 on July 31, 2019, 7:42pm This is one of my most favorite HP books

good book submitted by liqian on August 3, 2019, 4:06pm 5th in the series

Pull submitted by sydcha on August 4, 2019, 1:48pm This book pulls you in, and reveals a darker, more scary side of this universe that is a good Segway into the final two books.

Literal perfection. submitted by sbeegees on August 5, 2019, 4:00pm My favorite of the series, and transitions to the darker side of the overall series

Angsty Harry submitted by jaromatorio on August 28, 2019, 2:09pm I will forever love all things Harry Potter-the story really is absolutely magical! However, as Harry hits his teenage years in this book he gets ANGSTY. He's perpetually picking fights with his friends and essentially alienates everyone around him. This book is still fantastic and begins the series' darker turn, but WOW is Harry annoying sometimes.

ok submitted by MHZ on June 17, 2020, 5:18pm #Hormonal Harry

Love submitted by Harlowamy on July 31, 2020, 10:42pm We are enjoying reading this one!

Interesting submitted by nolanmcpherson on July 7, 2021, 12:05pm It was interesting to see Snape and Harry working together.

Great submitted by kjshaffer on July 10, 2021, 11:56am I loved this book, Umbridge made the story very entertaining

loved this book submitted by sophiaszh on July 12, 2021, 11:25am great book series

Crazy submitted by Gamera on August 18, 2021, 3:28pm I think this book is Crazy!

My Favorite submitted by The Book Broken Girl on March 8, 2022, 9:05pm So, I know this is probably half the world's least favorite book in the series. But I love it. It is the turning point for me. Also, this book makes you feel so much emotion. Like, you feel bad for Harry; hate for Umbridge; love towards Mcgonagall, because, like, why not. She's AWESOME!!!!!!!!! The only reason I don't like this book is that it made me stand up for Quidditch. I hate Quidditch. Ok, now everyone hates ME. But there are so many things wrong with this fake sport. Another time, another day. Anyways, Umbridge makes me stand up for Quidditch because she takes it away from Harry, and then Harry is just a giant ball of teenage angst formed into the feeble shape of a human, and I hate angsty Harry. But, nonetheless, this one and DH are my two favorite books in the series.

Noticeably different submitted by mssthoma on June 28, 2022, 1:11am I love this book! I have listened to it on casette so much I’ve worn out the tapes. It’s the first in the series that really gets down to answering the mysteries around Harry, and truly exploring the wider wizard if world.

The fav submitted by amtorrey on July 21, 2022, 10:38am I loved this HP book! It was awesome to see how the student began to stand up for themselves

Takes a while to get there but delivers in the end submitted by brooksza on August 15, 2022, 11:25am This book delivered by the end, but it took a lot of setup. I couldn't put the book down for the last 100 pages though. I had high expectations for this one and it was good but not my favorite HP book.

bring me back submitted by emaelshaikh on August 20, 2022, 7:51pm not my favorite but wish i could reread

My favorite HP submitted by leah karr on August 22, 2022, 9:50am Favorite of all the HP books. The kids are 15 and act as such. The darkness grew in this book and Harry’s moody teenage feelings are strong.

Fav submitted by tarzan5411 on June 22, 2023, 11:08am this is one of the best in the series

Cover image for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

SERIES
Harry Potter



PUBLISHED
New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 896 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 950

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0439358078
9780439358071
9781338299182

SUBJECTS
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place)
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
Granger, Hermione (Fictitious character)
Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character)
Wizards -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.