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Rowling could have suffered the “Titanic” drawback…people spend so long espousing the movie, that in the end, it did not matter that it was actually a good film, you were sick of it before it even began. Her Harry Potter series has billions of readers, blockbuster films, a myriad of toys, collection items, fan fiction, etc. And yet somehow, for every obnoxious fan out there, who dresses like a Ravenclaw and thinks that they are headed for a future as an auror, there are ten quiet fans who recogn
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Same as half-blood prince.
My friend tried to make me read it but I couldn't get through it
Summaries really are useful... ...more
My friend tried to make me read it but I couldn't get through it
Summaries really are useful... ...more
I love love love this book. It ripped my heart out and gave it back at the end.
I meant to read this book slowly, leisurely because the first time I'd read it I'd wanted to devour it. I also didn't want to be spoiled. I tried, but I found that my eyes swept across the page. And I'd somehow forgotten little things.
I was bemused to find that I still got weepy during a few of the deaths (non-humans! at that) and Snape's revelations. And I wasn't displeased by the epilogue as so many are. Well worth ...more
I meant to read this book slowly, leisurely because the first time I'd read it I'd wanted to devour it. I also didn't want to be spoiled. I tried, but I found that my eyes swept across the page. And I'd somehow forgotten little things.
I was bemused to find that I still got weepy during a few of the deaths (non-humans! at that) and Snape's revelations. And I wasn't displeased by the epilogue as so many are. Well worth ...more
Wheeeee!!!!!! :)
This is an absolutely FABULOUS book. I don't think I could have asked for a better way to end the series (well, maybe everyone could have lived [or, the good people, anyway]). I was absolutely riveted the entire time; there wasn't a slow part anywhere in the book. The story's full of quests (both physical and intellectual), mystery, betrayal, unlikely heroes... everything you could want from an adventure story. This is by far my favorite Harry Potter book. I loved it!! ...more
This is an absolutely FABULOUS book. I don't think I could have asked for a better way to end the series (well, maybe everyone could have lived [or, the good people, anyway]). I was absolutely riveted the entire time; there wasn't a slow part anywhere in the book. The story's full of quests (both physical and intellectual), mystery, betrayal, unlikely heroes... everything you could want from an adventure story. This is by far my favorite Harry Potter book. I loved it!! ...more
I was prepared to give this book 4 stars until the last 100 pages, which completely won me over. Initially there was far too much wandering around the woods for me, but when they finally got back to Hogwarts and we got to the climax of the story, it was fully satisfying, exciting, and delightful. Sigh. So sad it's over.
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Read it 4 times.
11/10 Some people say that having the first movies come out before she finished the series affected her writing. Maybe it did but it is still darn good writing!
11/10 Some people say that having the first movies come out before she finished the series affected her writing. Maybe it did but it is still darn good writing!
Re-reading for the fun.
Dec 31, 2007
Tracy
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