Why are some people unhappy with the Deathly Hallows book?

[MedowsGomes]

I have come to notice that some people didn’t think that the last book of the series was exactly perfect. I understand why some people may not like Prisoner of Azkaban because it’s not that good of a book to re-read. But in my personal opinion the last book was really genius and capped it off really well. Some people believe that the whole plot was a little off and that some things should have happened differently. https://reversephonelookup.onl/ https://curated.onl/nba-reddit/ https://pcbuilder.onl/pcpartpicker/

[marth]

I do get that opinion, because the end is too perfect. I know a lot of people die who didn't deserve that but, they're all happily married with their high school sweethearts. That's a factor that's just so unbelievable and makes it more of a fairytale.

I do believe the series ties up well in the last book but it's just too much sunshine and rainbow, in my opinion. Some people think it would've been better if Harry had died, I think so too. Harry was amazing and really helped the series be as amazing as it is but his dead would've made the series better. In the real world the good guys don't always win, so why wouldn't that be in a series, which kids in our world grow up with.

I think Rowling in general romanticised living in general. She created this idea that if you work hard enough and if you've got enough people you can beat the bad guy, but that's not the real world. Sometimes you can work really hard and put blood, sweat and tears into something, but it doesn't mean that it will work out the way you wanted. Because the world isn't just build that easily for some people. I think that if Rowling not only in the last book but throughout the entire series would've made the characters live like the real world the ending would've been much better.

[Dusan]

I'll just paste my review that I created last night here:

First of all, I have to say that I am REALLY tempted to give this one three stars, but I'll stay at four solely due to the fact that it concluded one of the overall best book series and franchises to have ever existed - and there are many reasons why it should have received a three-star rating.

I'll just start with the bad I could think of straight away, since I was frustrated with so many things:
- The first half of the book was TEDIOUS to read, especially the part where they were on the run doing absolutely nothing, Disapparating from one place to the other. It could have been done in so many ways, and JK Rowling decided to make this the most boring part of the whole series perhaps. I do understand that this was something new for her to write, her main ambient has always been Hogwarts so I figure that she didn't really know how to add that extra bit of magic to the whole journey. She seemed lost in her writing, like her three main characters were in the forests and fields.
- The unnecessary and unimportant death of Hedwig. Now this has been bugging me since the first time I read this book. How could she kill Hedwig who's ALWAYS been with Harry, many times even the ONLY connection that he had with the wizarding world, and then not give a damn about it afterwards. Harry only once remembered Hedwig after it happened, and it was something quite unimportant, like "he was completely by himself, he didn't even have Hedwig to comfort him"
- Slytherins remain bad till the very last page of the book. I've always been fed up with Rowling's overemphasizing how Slytherins are universally bad, selfish, all of them are evil children who just bully the rest of the students. I mean, come on, there wasn't a single Slytherin from Harry's time at Hogwarts who joined them at DA, who wanted to fight Voldemort at the end, who did at least one good thing and showed at least some positive traits. I won't count Severus and Slughorn here, since I'm only counting the Slytherins who were students at Harry's time. Even Draco remained bad till the end, I was sincerely hoping that something would happen that will make them good friends, that will make Draco join the good side and show some crazy bravery in the end, but that never happened. They still hated him nineteen years later, in the last chapter.
- The fall of Voldemort, and his overall character. JK Rowling tried so much to make him a psychopath with no love, compassion and overall humanity that he became ridiculous at some points, and I just couldn't take him seriously. At times, I could easily imagine him as a villain from a classic 60s and 70s comic book, or like Mandark from Dexter's Lab. His fall I don't even know how to describe. Again, Rowling tried so hard to make his lack of remorse, love, and compassion responsible for his death, but she actually ended up making him stupid as fuck, and that's the only reason I could think of for his death, after having read all of the books.
- Severus Snape. He has always been, and remains an ass till the end. The fact that he followed Dumbledore's orders and let Harry know the truth at his last moments does not compensate for everything that he ever did. I didn't even like his memories that much - he's always been evil at heart, even as a kid, and not even love for Lily could change him fully for the good, as it was perhaps expected. I still like him as a character though, but would have liked him even more if he demonstrated that he fully changed at one point, but he failed.
- New and ridiculous spells. So many spells have been made up by Rowling on the go in this book, just to fill the pages and make plot conveniences, I'm 100% sure of that. And they sound hilarious. Protego Totallum, Repello Muggletum? Come on, Joanne...

Having the cons finally out of the way, let's check the good parts:
- Death scenes (minus Hedwig). Oh boy, were the death scenes masterfully crafted in the final book. Dobby's eyes looking at the stars they could not see, Tom Riddle who fell, feeble and shrunken, Snape who looked Harry in the eyes and finally moved no more, Fred's last laugh still etched upon his face? Give me more deaths Joanne, I almost requested, with unstoppable tears running down my cheeks at every death scene.
- Ministry/Gringotts heists. This is one of the rare occasions where I could feel some adrenaline rush while reading the series. They were so action-packed and intense, that I'm sorry that there weren't more similar scenes throughout the books.
- Harry meeting Dumbledore. After so many years and re-reads, I always love coming back to this chapter. Dumbledore can finally be 100% himself, and he can openly express emotions, talk about his past and how he felt and feels about everything. I always absorb every single word during this chapter and it's so touching and heartwarming to see. ‘Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?’
- Neville and Luna. They are the characters who had grown the most, and you just can't help but appreciate how they turned out to be. Luna seemed really wacky and lost in her own world, but I finally understood once she made a comment to Harry that she reckoned he'd like to be alone, after everything. She ended up being one of my favorite characters. And I don't even need to mention Neville, who experienced a total physical and mental makeover, I'm so proud of him.
- Harry himself. Rowling really got me here. Throughout the series, I couldn't help but secretly want for Harry to fail at something, to be bad at at least one thing, and my feelings changed in this book. I must admit I grew fond of the damn boy. Even though Rowling put so many plot conveniences like Harry just KNOWING things and what to do at exactly the same place and time, I still wanted him to succeed in his battle.

And he finally did.

All was well.

[Dean Ryan]

I dislike the ending. It is an Ok ending but it is never awesome. The LoTR ends with a bang. It brings tears in my eyes. It is something special, unforgettable and unique. Artemis Fowl ends well too. It is pretty over the top but that is the kind of heartwarming ending I expect to a sci-fi fantasy story. Sadly, in some ways, the Deathly Hallows hasn't closed the series that make Harry Potter an icon of low-fantasy fiction. Fantasy is fantasy and any author can elevate the plot to another height of bewilderment to give the readers an element of shock, leaving a footprint in the human memory for years. TDH stays right in the middle. I have not expected it that way but it happened as predicted. Not sounding rude but in my subjective evaluation, two of the middle books, such as The Goblet of Fire and The Half-blood Prince, are far more superior than TDH.

[Julia]

TLDR: Fetch quests. Boredom.

For me, it's not just a fantasy story, but a mystery series as well, and a lot of that had to do with Hogwarts as a location, and learning the magical rules and devices to put together a puzzle. The twists at end of each book, which caught adolescent me off guard but upon re-reading seeing all the clues laid out and realizing I just didn't put the pieces together in the right way, well, they were all just so satisfying. So to have the final book not be a mystery, and to not take place at Hogwarts was a HUGE letdown.

Then, to shake things up a bit, for the final book in the series they go on a fetch quest. Go and retrieve 7 magical items hidden throughout the land, hero, and defeat the final boss. I excuse this lazy writing in my video games because it's an excuse to go explore the world more. If it happens in a book or a show... it better be for character development reasons. (for an excellent example of this, check out princess tutu!). I was hopeful they would learn things about Voldemort on the way so that all that travelling would be paid off when they finally defeated him but NOPE! The secret to defeating him is 3 OTHER McGuffins that have never been brought up before and if you collect all 10 you'll be the very best, like no one ever was! Gotta catch em all!

Then the final battle happens, but none of the deaths like they had any emotional weight behind them... except Fred. I felt Fred's death, but none of the others. The wands switching owners felt like a weird solution... it's really stupid that Harry was still using that one dueling spell he learned in the second grade for everything, and never bothered to learn another one. Snape's motivations are really toxic, but I'm not the first one to point that out. The dead not dead if you chose to go back but still counts to undo the magic that you died for in the first place is lame... you know what? Here's a better ending. Harry goes and dies, just like he's supposed to... and stays dead. Now with all the horocruxes destroyed, the real chosen one, Neville, can defeat Voldemort on the battlefield. Boom.

Also, countless wizards and witches and only one of them is known to be queer? and they way that was handled in this book felt wrong even when it was first published. It's really disappointing. So much of this series is about finding a new family that accepts you for what you are, while actually blood relatives like Dursley's bully you and hope that suppressing you will make you normal, I mean it's no wonder that this series is so loved by the LGBT+ community. How this book handled Dumbledore's sexuality, and Rowling's other views that have since come to light, it's just really sad.

I guess at the end of the day, there is just way more to complain about and be underwhelmed by then there is to praise. And there was so much boring camping! At least the characters were as frustrated as I was that they weren't accomplishing anything! I have a lot of beef with this book, but will always cherish where the series started.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[Lily May]

I really like this book and thought the ending was quite perfect but Harry Potter and the cursed child ruins the ending. The end of Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows says all is well. Then in Harry Potter and the cursed child Harry son then gets attacked by Voldemort’s daughter. Personally I do not regards Harry Potter and the cursed child is Canon because Firstly it wasn’t just J. K. Rowling who wrote this book and it’s made it sound totally silly and totally unbelievable it doesn’t sound like any other Harry Potter book in the series and I will not regarded as such.