Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Sep 03, 2007 Jen rated it it was amazing

I thought Rowling did a wonderful job wrapping up her epic saga and feel grateful to her for such a fun experience through the years of Potter Mania. I'm so glad that all of the major characters ended up in an exciting showdown at Hogwarts.

Side note: I bought this book the day that it was released at 5 a.m. (after waiting impatiently for the store to open) in Chicago O'Hare airport. I spent my flights and layovers back to Hawaii reading it, and it was a hoot to see so many other Potter nerds wal ...more

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Sep 17, 2007 Barry rated it really liked it

The phenomena is over. The characters don't quite have the charm they did before and there is a feeling that it's all about finishing the story. As the series progressed, each book became more serious, more about the conflict and less about the wonder. I would recommend this book to all who have read the previous ones merely because it does tie up most of the loose ends (yes, I had guessed the truth about Snape by book five, but it was actually moving to read it). ...more

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Sep 18, 2007 Lisa Thumma rated it it was amazing

This book was as much as I could hope for and a bit more. I won't deny the slight disappointment at the handling of my favorite character, Severus Snape but even that disappointment was greatly overshadowed by the rest of the book. Deathly Hallows was a great end to a great series!! ...more

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Sep 01, 2007 Lauren rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-faves, fantasy, re-read, harry-p

I loved the thoughtfulness of this book. It is very meditative, but I felt that things were left open and that the last 6 books weren't wrapped up in this book. ...more

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