Broomsticks And Owls

by **DarkSoul** » Sunday 24 July 2005 2:04:15pm

In the readers opinion Which is better?
Order of the Phoenix or The Half Blood Prince ???

PLEASE NOTE I HAD THIS POLL MOVED TO A SPOILER ZONE SO YOU CAN NOW POST ANYTHING YOU LIKE :grin:

by **Augusta Longbottom** » Sunday 24 July 2005 7:36:38pm

without giving any spoilers about HBP, the reason I liked that one better than OotP is because it doesn't have so much of the teenage/adolescent angst that OotP had...I liked that it didn't necessarily follow the same old format...in general, I just found the book more enjoyable despite the things that happen in it.

I hadn't like OotP much on my first read through, it had taken me a second read through to finally like it.

by **Un'Anima Persa** » Sunday 24 July 2005 8:02:22pm

Can we move this topic, I have reasons why I think one is better than the other, but i cant spoil anything because this is a no spoiler zone...

by **thestral** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 9:34:00am

HBP is twenty times better thab OotP. i hated OotP. i can't read it cos i can't stand annoying whiny adolescent harry....WHY ME, I DID THIS, I DID THAT, I'M SO HARD DONE BY!!!!!! ayyyyy, shut up.

by **Scarlet Lioness** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 9:46:03am

Definately HBP but I still enjoyed OotP...

by **Dutchess42** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 2:03:13pm

I had two probs with OoTP. First, there was WAY too much subplot in it. Though JKR did not violate Niven's third law; "It's a sin to waste the reader's time" IMHO she came dang close. Second I didn't much like being at headquarters. It was too depressing.

HBP is my favorite so far.

by **xXxFawkesSong** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 3:09:06pm

HBP is twenty times better thab OotP. i hated OotP. i can't read it cos i can't stand annoying whiny adolescent harry....WHY ME, I DID THIS, I DID THAT, I'M SO HARD DONE BY!!!!!! ayyyyy, shut up.

Exactly what I was thinking :grin:

by **Froggs** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 3:27:49pm

HBP is better that OotP, IMO. Both are equally difficult to reread because of the "sad parts" though.

by **Anna Black** » Wednesday 27 July 2005 10:55:55pm

Someone moved this thread into the HBP section so feel free to spoil away.

I liked HBP much better than OotP. Harry was really annoying, second-guessing everyone, being angry in every chapter, his many outbursts. Also, I really hated that no one believed him about LV coming back. They said he was an attention-seeking lunatic. Umbridge was horrible. DD getting kicked out of Hogwarts.

HBP was much better especially b/c Harry got over himself and all his anger. He seemed much more mature and handled things better, even when Ron and Hermione and DD didn't believe him about Malfoy. At least this time he didn't throw a temper tantrum.

by **Phoenix in the Ashes** » Thursday 28 July 2005 7:05:47am

HBP was just another step up. It was a pretty perfect length and the amount of sub-plots was just right. I enjoy it a lot and think it's one of the best if not best in the series so far.

by **Stumpy** » Thursday 28 July 2005 9:20:50am

The more grown up love interests and the other characters having there individual problems rather than all together like in the OotP worrying bout Cirius and Harry

by **DarkSoul** » Thursday 28 July 2005 12:26:29pm

Thanks to everyone for the insight please keep it up.

by **Broccoli** » Thursday 28 July 2005 2:15:42pm

HBP for me! we find out a lot of new things and it's a better feeling seeing that Harry is being helped and trusted now.

by **pheonixrising** » Sunday 31 July 2005 6:08:16pm

order of the pheonix hands down

by **Dutchess42** » Monday 1 August 2005 2:47:07pm

DorkWad547?! wrote:Can we move this topic, I have reasons why I think one is better than the other, but i cant spoil anything because this is a no spoiler zone...

Okay, it's moved.

Your reasons??

Broomsticks And Owls

Order of the Phoenix Vs. The Half Blood Prince

Which is in your opinion is better.

Order of the Phoenix Vs. The Half Blood Prince

Thanks

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