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Renee
Apr 15, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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 ...more
Vis
Feb 24, 2010 rated it really liked it
The one relatively good Harry Potter good. Not perfect, but miles above any of the other books, because they finally decide to stop screwing around at school and get around to saving the world. I always hated Ginny, though; she's pretty much the most useless character in the series. ...more
Diana
Same as half-blood prince.

My friend tried to make me read it but I couldn't get through it

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Kim
Aug 25, 2010 rated it really liked it
It wasn't my favorite Harry Potter book (Order of the Phoenix was probably my favorite), but it was a great book. I feel like we learned a lot more about characters other than Harry in this one, and I liked that. ...more
Jennifer W
Aug 21, 2010 rated it really liked it
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What a wonderful end to the series. I was surprised at how it began, though as the story developed I know why we needed the earlier info. Once Harry and others got back to Hogwarts, it progressed more like I had expected it to. I can't wait to go back and reread the whole series. Also, Neville's still my favorite! :) ...more
Erin
Aug 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: own
Re-reading for the fun.
Andrea
May 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: young-adult, school
Lori
Sep 18, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 26, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Tegan
Jan 01, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Jan 22, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Sierra
Jan 23, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
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Mar 19, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 27, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Apr 05, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya
Sarah
Aug 02, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Matthew Bauer
Aug 02, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: listened, own, watched
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Mar 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
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