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What do you think of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?"
Friday, July 27, 2007
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25 comment(s)

Ally wrote on Jul 28, 2007 12:21 PM:

" dude this book was awsome i think that she really gave an efort to to make this book tie into all the others with the locket and everything i think so far that the 5th one is my faveorite and i think that it is wierd that harry had 3 kids Albus, Lily, and James but that Albus's middle name is Snape's name that was wat i thought was wierd anyway oh and that Mrs.Weasley killed Bella that was unexpecting! i hope j.K. makes another book of Harry i would read it asap! "

rajesh wrote on Jul 31, 2007 3:06 AM:

" worst end of this movie "

m.venkatasubramanian,coimbatore-45,south india,india wrote on Jul 31, 2007 3:18 AM:

" j.k.roulin wrote many parts of harry potter, but the final part she has a assault mind and finished it her own decision. she has to think about the future part of the movie. she is a selfish. definetly a person will come to continue the part and he/she will give the pleasure to the kids. Roulin my kind advise pls dont stop the story writing (especially horry potter), if you stop writing,one day u feel about my words. i am not a genious, but it is true. If u want to continue any other banner of the story, i will give u the name of the story. pls obey. the name of your next story is " Sherlock Homes and his mysterious voyage of thiefs" - thanks. with warm regards. "

Louise wrote on Jul 31, 2007 8:19 AM:

" Absolutely amazing! A wonderful book! I could not think of a better way to finish Harry Potters journey at Hogwarts! The book was so exciting that I found it so hard to put down! I really hope that there maybe another book, but as I said what a amazing way to end The Boy who lived, adventures at Hogwarts! A fantastic book! "

Krist_37 wrote on Jul 31, 2007 8:23 AM:

" THis book was GREAT!!!! I don't think it was the best book but it will definately be the best movie (i think)!!! Although I am really sad that it is the last because it is kinda like i grew up with (or reading) Harry Potter and now I don't have that excitement of wondering what the next book will be like. But then again I am really glad that I finally know what happens!! I thought the epilouge was great!! I loved reading about Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione in there later years!! And I thought it was really funny that Draco's son was named Scorpius!!! But i always knew that Snape would turn out to be good-hearted! But I cried when Fred died :( I hated that!! Now George just won't be George without Fred!! And then Dobby died also :( But I give MANY MANY KUDOS to J.K. Rowling for writing the Harry Potter boooks that kept millions intrigued!!! "

POTClover (Harry Potter Fan Too!) wrote on Jul 31, 2007 10:43 AM:

" The Deathly Hallows was AMAZING! I can't believe it's all over now. I loved it how Ron and Hermione ended up together. Though, the 19 years later thing, was kinda cheesey but overall I luved it so much. Harry Potter will never ever be forgotten. When I have kids, I plan for them to read all 7 books no matter what. It's sad though that there will never be any more books. We still have the movies to look forward to, but what's gonna happen when they're gone? I don't even want to think about it. I luv Harry Potter! "

Karen wrote on Jul 31, 2007 12:00 PM:

" What an amazing book. JK Rowling is a genius. I really enjoyed it and I couldn't put it down. I noticed others reading it on trains and buses too, it appeals to all age groups. We all love Harry Potter! "

Haley wrote on Jul 31, 2007 1:07 PM:

" OMG!! Someone spoiled the ending for me, and I still couldn't stop reading it!! That book was amanzing!! "

hermionejr wrote on Jul 31, 2007 1:45 PM:

" I loved this book! It was so cool how Harry and Ginny named their kids James, Lilly, and Albus Severus. Good job JKR!!!!! "

emma wrote on Jul 31, 2007 2:45 PM:

" well done JKR to keep the world satisfied with one ending, sheer genius please write an eigth!! "

nathan7 wrote on Jul 31, 2007 4:01 PM:

" I loved the complete series the seventh one couldn't have endind any better for me.....but know i have nothing to look forward to....to be honest with you i very much enjoyed the epilouge and wouldn't mind an eight book just elaborating on all the characters life after YOU KNOW WHO! it was great to see ron and hermione finally get together n see their families later on but what about all the other charcters, what kind of jobs to they all have, Georges funeral, the rest of D.A. i mean i would read it in at the drop of a hat....i mean we have grown with these characters for for atleast 7 years n to be hones i'm not ready to let got...please J.K. fill us in on all the rest of life after YOU KNOW YOU with an eight estalment perhaps that would bring more closer "

kris489 wrote on Jul 31, 2007 4:41 PM:

" harry potter and the deathly hallows was the best book of all in the series i was seriously blown away at the end, jk rowling has got a great skill for writing... truly amazing, and the "albus severus" name was a great idea we all knew snape was on dumbledores side i would have never guessed that him and lily were best friends but great book!! "

izzy wrote on Jul 31, 2007 7:35 PM:

" The 7th book was good, although i have to say the middle was getting kinda boring. however, she make up for it in the end..the ending was FABOLOUS so far, my favorite was the 6th but i cant believe that there is no more harry potter =( "

Jennifer wrote on Aug 1, 2007 8:50 AM:

" I loved this book, I couldnt put it down I just wanted to keep reading tell the end. I have never cried so much in a book. you get so emotional and wraped up with all the charaters, I was so worried that one or more of the trio would die thank god they didnt. the best book of them all hands down. thanks JKR "

Sarthak wrote on Aug 1, 2007 1:42 PM:

" I'm surprised how so many people found deathly hallows "awesome", "great" and "fabulous". I personally found it way beyond the hype, and I've mentioned my reasons on countless forums and then I wrote a comprehensive review of Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows on my blog. Some of the points I have raised in my review: - What happened to the arry-Ginny romance? especially since Rowling had said in an earlier interview that Ginny would play a powerful role in the 7th book. - Rowling had also mentioned long time back in an interview that Grindelwald was dead. She probably thought most people dint notice that, and brought him back to life in this book! - Percy Weasley miraculously shows up and in 2 lines makes up with everyone and runs into battle...wow! - Mrs. Weasley somehow becomes a master duelist? Lupin and Tonks? Come on, if you’re going to remove some characters that had personality, at least tell us how it happened. those are just some of the points!! I found this one way below all the hype and expectations..given that my friends consider me the biggest Potter fan they know! "

Patricia wrote on Aug 2, 2007 5:46 AM:

" Greetings to all of you!The new Harry Potter book is the most exiting I ever seen! J.K. Rowling has created a remarcabal book!!!!!!!!!It diserves to be red!Congratiulations! "

#1 FAN wrote on Aug 2, 2007 6:41 AM:

" I DIDNT LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED BUT I REALLY LIKED THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!! "

RobertGunn wrote on Aug 2, 2007 10:52 AM:

" The seventh Harry Potter book clearly shows that J.K. Rowling had the entire storyline completed before she started writing the first book. It is extremely satisfying as the ending of an epic tale, although many are complaining about questions they feel should have been addressed but weren't answered to their satisfaction. As all good stories should, it leaves room for fans to continue their discussions of what happened and what will happen. As the final story unfolds, the I found myself wanting to take notes on the references to the prior stories and the - at the time of first reading them - simple facts that now prove to be important clues foreshadowing the coming events in Harry's life. This story is dark and the subject matter is more mature than the earlier books. This worked well since most of the readers grew up themselves over the ten or so years it took to write and publish all the books. My concern is for new young readers starting the series at 10 or 11 years of age. They will not have the forced waiting for the next book that the current fans had and I'm not sure that 10 years olds will be able to process the dark themes of the later books. I am very happy to have been around to experience the series from the beginning. It is a series that I recommend as reading for children with the caveat that parents stay involved so they can discuss any troubling concepts with thier children. "

Appleby Mennym wrote on Aug 2, 2007 1:43 PM:

" This book could have used some serious pruning and editing. I have the feeling that nobody dares tell JKR that anymore and they really should have. Endless side trips of exposition should have been relegated to appendices so that people who wanted them could have them and the rest of us could have got on with the story. The gentleman who wrote 175 books about Biggles and his friends observed that people reading action adventure stories do not want two pages describing a sunset; they want to hear "the sun went down." There are too many places where this book forgot that stricture. The epilogue was just silly and mid-Victorian. "They all married each other and lived happily ever after" is something I would expect from Louisa May Alcott, and even she allowed some people to remain unmarried and childless. Liked the Kreacher redemption, thought the Percy redemption was a throw-in, lost track of who was dead (this time I am keeping a list), glad she dropped the Star Wars Ending -- it was bad enough to see those twinkly dead people at all...and have no idea what the skinless child (a very nasty mental image) represented at the end. Wondered if she wrote the nekkid Harry chapter after he did Equus. All in all glad I read this series but thought after the third book they gave up editing her and that was a shame. "

Missy wrote on Aug 2, 2007 6:47 PM:

" ***SPOILER WARNING*** This book was fantastic i would recommend it to anyone who asked me if they thought they should read it. I cried, I smiled, I laughed, I got mad, and every other emotion i felt when i read this book. I cried when Hedwig died, I laughed in smiled when Harry and Ginny made out on his b-day, I cried when Dobby died, I cried when Fred died. Surprisingly I didn't cry when Snape died i was almost happy until i read the chapter about Snape and Lily and how Snape actually did care about Harry. My opinion of him changed very quickly. I guess i've kinda seen it coming this whole time. I mean Lily and Snape did seem to have something that we didn't know about yet. I was glad to find out at the end of the book that Voldemort did in fact die. Lets just put it this way i was jumping up and down on my bed whooping. When i read the part about Dumbledore planning on Harry dying i felt betrayal and i couldn't believe Dumbledore. One of my heroes in the book, I just couldn't believe it. I started to believe what Aberforth was saying. But i know Dumbledore would have changed things if he could. I guess i was just surprised but over all the book had an AMAZING turn out. I was expecting to HATE jkr after i read the book but i didn't. I wanted more after i finished the book, knowing that the trio survived. I was sooo happy. I 'm hoping to find out more about their lives. All i can say is pick up a copy, it's an excellent book and i LOVED it!!! "

Kyrros wrote on Aug 2, 2007 7:14 PM:

" Great Books. Amazing until ''the very end''. Dumbledore was a genius and the end is just outstanding. The epilogue, however, is a little to 'lovely'. I wonder if Ginny had her word to say to assign the names of their children: cmon, Lily, james and albus severus. If anyone of u agrree to name ur children as ur mother and father in law.... well you re mad. hgd "

Amy wrote on Aug 3, 2007 9:49 AM:

" LOVED IT!!!!! "

Carol C. wrote on Aug 3, 2007 11:11 AM:

" OMG This book was absolutely amazing. i never wanted to put it down. i thought that every aspect of the book was great except for all the deaths from the order. I mean lupin and tonks after they were so happy and had a baby. Fred dying,Out of all the weasley brothers the pair that was hilarious had to die. Now george is like the twin. That part was very sad.Parts that were funny were when harry like stripped down when it was freezing and then almost drowned. overall i think jkr gave the readers what they wanted 2 read especially in the later years. i dont noe wat 2 do without anymore harry potter I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!!!! "

pulkit wrote on Aug 4, 2007 8:47 AM:

" THE BOOK WAS GREAT BUT I HAVE SOME DOUBTS 1.HOW COULD DUMBLEDORE DEFEAT GRINDELWALD WHEN THEN LATTER HAD ELDER WAND? 2.HOW DID NEVILLE GET THE SWORD WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WITH THE GOBLIN? PLEASE TELL IF ANYONE KNOWS "

Kathy Burke wrote on Aug 4, 2007 9:41 AM:

" I absolutely loved every aspect of this book........I was afraid for Harry yet couldn't wait to turn the pages.I was saddened by all the deaths and I cried.The ending was perfect and I loved the way Harry figured it all out with Ron's and Hermione's help. "

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