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<blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 1707992" data-attributes="member: 2002">I had never read any of the Harry Potter books until this summer.&nbsp; Love the movies, have the first two on DVD.After Prisoner of Azkaban movie came out, I decided that I would give the books a crack, starting with Goblet of Fire.&nbsp; Especially after reading comments on this board about how big the book was and how much would have to be cut out of it.I must say that I found it to be a pretty decent book.&nbsp; Still a bit too much Deux Ex Machina for my tastes (thought not as bad as the end of Sorcerer's Stone), but all in all a good book.Well, last week Order of the Phoenix came out in paperback, so I picked it up.&nbsp; Holy craponastick, that's a long book.&nbsp; And....I have to admit...that I found it rather boring and not nearly as much fun.&nbsp; Oh, it wasn't Harry's &quot;bad behavior&quot; that others were whining about.&nbsp; Oh no, I figured it was quite appropriate to a 15 year old in his situation.No.&nbsp; It was just...a let down.&nbsp; Like &quot;I have to get my characters from here to there, to set them up for the next book&quot;.&nbsp; Only dragged out interminably.Ok, well anyways, today I decide I may as well work my way backwards and I pick up Prisoner of Azkaban in paperback.&nbsp; Was quite surprised at how slim a tome it was compared to the next two!Anyone know when book 6 is supposed to be coming out?&nbsp; I spent over 800 pages feeling like she was setting me up for it, so it'd better not be another year from now...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chimera, post: 1707992, member: 2002"] I had never read any of the Harry Potter books until this summer. Love the movies, have the first two on DVD. After Prisoner of Azkaban movie came out, I decided that I would give the books a crack, starting with Goblet of Fire. Especially after reading comments on this board about how big the book was and how much would have to be cut out of it. I must say that I found it to be a pretty decent book. Still a bit too much Deux Ex Machina for my tastes (thought not as bad as the end of Sorcerer's Stone), but all in all a good book. Well, last week Order of the Phoenix came out in paperback, so I picked it up. Holy craponastick, that's a long book. And....I have to admit...that I found it rather boring and not nearly as much fun. Oh, it wasn't Harry's "bad behavior" that others were whining about. Oh no, I figured it was quite appropriate to a 15 year old in his situation. No. It was just...a let down. Like "I have to get my characters from here to there, to set them up for the next book". Only dragged out interminably. Ok, well anyways, today I decide I may as well work my way backwards and I pick up Prisoner of Azkaban in paperback. Was quite surprised at how slim a tome it was compared to the next two! Anyone know when book 6 is supposed to be coming out? I spent over 800 pages feeling like she was setting me up for it, so it'd better not be another year from now... [/QUOTE]

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