well.

my friends list, surprise, surprise, has been blowing up with reviews/analysis/responses to OotP.

And so, in an effort to add absolutely nothing to the discussion, I bring you:

Other Peoples Reviews Which Are Better Than Anything I Will Write:

First is black_dog's analysis of the book, which can be found here. As always bd delivers an inspiring level of analysis and reasoning. This post immediately made me feel much better, especially after reading some of the more negative responses to the book.

And next, while I'm sure many of you have read ivyblossom's Draco interpretation, you might not have seen a different interpretation written by viggorlijah which can be found here. It's very interesting, a slightly more realistic big picture take on Draco.

And finally there's a post from sistermagpie, who is, as usual, full of amazing things to add to the fray. Here post can be found here. This is not an actual review, although she did write one, instead it deals with the relationships in OotP, most specifically the ones between Harry and Draco, and Harry and Snape. make sure to read all of the comments since there is much more discussion happening within.

As usual spoilers. lots of spoilers! Don't click those links unless you've read the book!