Newbie, difficulty getting into OoP

[Marilyn Peake]

No: HPFGUIDX 146650

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
<hickengruendler at y...> wrote:
>
> "Sherry" <ladyluck41 at y... wrote:
>> I finally started reading the HP series and I am now starting Book 
5...I read 1-4 in 2 weeks as I could not put them down.  I am 
finding, however, that I am having a difficult time getting into this 
book...I wonder why.  Any suggestions?
 
> Hickengruendler wrote:
> You will find, that you are not the only one. Many readers had 
> problems getting into OotP, particularly during the chapters in 
> Grimmauld Place (though I am not one of them. It's actually my 
> favourite book, particularly because of the part that plays in 
> Hogwarts). 
>
> Or do you have problems reading about Umbridge and what 
> she did to some characters? If that's the case than I can't really 
> console you, she's pretty much in the whole book (but like I said, 
> she's definitely a reason why I love the book so much).

Marilyn Peake writes:
Beginning with The Goblet of Fire, the later Harry Potter books are 
quite different than the first three.  Both The Order of the Phoenix 
and The Half-Blood Prince are definitely darker, and I think much 
more reflective of politics in the real world.  I found that, if I 
stopped comparing the later Harry Potter books to the earlier ones, 
they were very rich and rewarding in their own right.  I loved that 
Umbridge was introduced into the series because I think we've all 
known our share of Umbridges; it was so great to see that type of 
character in such an extreme form, kind of like a character I loved 
to hate. :)

Best Wishes,
Marilyn
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