Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Got it before 11 a.m. on Saturday and was done with it before 4 p.m. on Sunday. Definitely a weekend well-spent. Other than a bit of oddness with the Room of Requirement — I’ll discuss it in the opinion section if anyone cares — I thought it was an excellent conclusion to the series.
I thought it was an admirable mix of JKR’s unflinching willingness to kill off innocents, a look at how ordinary people enable the furtherance of evil through (quite understandable) fear and long-awaited payoffs for fans.
It’s sad to see the story end — like a lot of folks, I love the world Rowling’s created — but it was a satisfying end, and there’s a lot of value in that.
I’d write more, but I’m off to a long and likely lively school board meeting.
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I get major wife points for letting you read it first and for taking care of the baby all that time.
Comment by Jenn — July 23, 2007 @ 19:16
Just got back from a 5-day camping trip but we picked this up on the way home. My wife’s got it first… she’d better make it quick!
Comment by Widge — July 23, 2007 @ 19:43
When she’s not looking, move her bookmark 30 pages ahead every time. She’ll finish before you know it. 😉
Comment by Jenn — July 24, 2007 @ 16:14