Finished it.
It was good but the epilogue was more than a bit sappy and missed out a lot – I’m assuming that this was the bit she wrote years ago and that it was geared towards her younger readers.
It’s the first time I bought one of the books at launch, but it seemed that if I didn’t read it now I would be spoiled, so it was worth the headache.
July 24, 2007
Deathly Hallow – Spoiler
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Am I the only person who has never read a single Harry Potter book?
Comment by Lisa — July 25, 2007 @ 8:50 am
Hey Lis, probably.
I actually was given a set of the first four several years ago as a birthday present which was the initial impetus to read them. They are actually pretty fun reads if you like fantasy, which I do. Not as clever as many others, such as Terry Pratchet, but still engaging. You have to like fantasy as a genre though to make it worth your while.
Actually, I was in Scotland for a while when they first came out – the Scotsman paper brindled at a review that had been scathing about her sojourn on welfare (the dole) when she was writing because she was a mother. I almost went out and bought it in sympathy. Almost. Unfortunately I promptly forgot and lost my chance to own a first edition Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, which would by now have been worth a ridiculous amount.
Oh well.
Comment by lisoosh — July 25, 2007 @ 12:34 pm
I love the Harry Potter books. I got addicted starting with the first. I find some of them to be as good as any fantasy I’ve read as well as just plain fun. Well, maybe the Little Prince and Alice in Wonderland were better, at least from an artistic perspective. Engaging they are. (I’ve got to admit, I haven’t bought the latest as yet).
Dan C.
Comment by Sage — July 25, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
Okay, I finished reading it last evening, and waited until now to read your post. I actually really liked the epilogue!
Comment by Liza — August 6, 2007 @ 2:50 am
Epilogue was stupid. If she’s going to write one, at least make it interesting. Who cares what they named their kids? Would have been far preferable to hear what they all ended up actually doing with their lives, not just that they all married each other and lived happily in a world where scars no longer hurt.
Comment by PP — August 9, 2007 @ 5:52 am