Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (2003, Hardcover, Illustrated)

REMEMBER!!! These are MY thoughts-not YOURS. If you don't like it, just remember it was YOUR CHOICE to read it.

Just so you know, I usually only write reviews of things I don't like so if you liked this book, this is NOT one of those glowing-OMG READ THIS BOOK!!!-reviews.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book review: SORELY disappointing pile of crap that shouldn't be read by anyone-not even hardcore fans!

After reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth. That bitter taste, my friends, is the foul concoction more commonly known as selling-out. As I read I found myself disoriented and experiencing double vision/fever/projectile vomiting... or possibly the flu, but without a doubt this turd disguised as a book contributed to the general unpleasantness I was feeling at the time. Besides making me sick as a corpse that book also infuriated me beyond belief. Why? you ask. The pointless killing of Sirius Black without provocation or plausible reason. Surely I am not the only one who read those books just to find out more about Sirius. When he was killed off like so much defenseless cattle I nearly fainted in horror and astonishment, for I couldn't think of a rational explanation for his death (since the one provided by the book was obviously no more than a vain attempt at an apology to his countless fans). That's when it hit me: sell out. Yes, my friends, J.K. Rowling: author of the beloved Harry Potter series has finally sold out. What a tragedy, and yet not an unexpected one. I was seriously considering not reading the last two books of the series but have decided against that and will continue to read if for no other reason than that of hoping Sirius will make a greatly anticipated return from the dead.
In conclusion, reading that book was torture and finishing near impossible but I think the experience can be summed up perfectly by Eric Cartman, "OH! MY A**!"

UPDATE: It took me four years, but I finally read the sixth book and was sooooo disappointed that I wanted to tear my eyes and brain out and boil them to cleanse them of the crap I'd read. I expected so much more. Well, not much more, but more than I got out of wasting my time on that book. I am done. I mean it this time. I asked a friend what happened at the end of it all and now that I know Sirius isn't coming back FOR SURE so I absolutely refuse to spend anymore of my time on this series.