Advantages: Fast paced, intelligent, twists and turns and revelations like you wouldn't believe... Disadvantages: None, actually. Not even that it;s the last book. Nothing. It was perfect!
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Not a Destination, but a Journey…
The End of an Era.
For some time now I have had the date of the 21st July circled in my diary. Not another midwife appointment, or a reminder to myself of how many weeks to go till my baby puts in an appearance. No. The golden day that the final instalment of Harry Potter was due to hit the bookshelves of bookshops and music shops and green grocers (yes…green grocers…) the ... ...of piles and piles of Harry Potter books. If you were a visitor from Mars, I’d take a guess that you’d be seriously thinking that the human translation for WHSmiths was, in fact, Harry Potter Book Store. Apparently, 15 Harry Potter books every second were sold by WHSmiths alone on Saturday 21st July 2007. Wonder if that’s a world record on book sales…?
We trotted over to the nearest pile of said books and stood beside an older couple who were curiously ...
phoenixgreen 23.07.2007
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Advantages: Everything! Disadvantages: You may just become addicted!
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows
The hype of the messy black haired boy masked with unfashionable rounded glasses and cursed with a lightning shaped scar has long since hit the hearts and minds of not only those young enough to love the fun adventures of the trio, but also the hearts and minds of us slightly older people who were once perhaps too embarrassed to admit we loved the adventures that JK. Rowling brought to the wondrous pages of her books. ... ...long awaited release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I know this date had been on countdown in my mind from the moment we were informed of it. It was also around the time that my sister was about to give birth and jokes that she would be reading this final book whilst in labour was well in the air (Luckily her little boy arrives well in time!). By this time I was already part way through my pregnancy and feeling too tired to go to any ...
elfbwillow 14.09.2007
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Advantages: A thumping final chapter in the greatest story of our time Disadvantages: Like the death of a close friend, there is no more
...a review of the final Harry Potter book. This is for two reasons. One, this is the first review I have written on Ciao for nearly a year and a half, meaning that most of the people who used to read my reviews have now either left Ciao or forgotten who the hell I am. Secondly, my first ever Ciao review back in 2002 was on the first Harry Potter book, The Philosophers Stone. Therefore writing this review feels a little like closing the door on that ... ...life in general, of which Harry Potter has been such a huge part for the last 6 years.
I don’t want to talk too much about anything that doesn’t directly relate to the book itself. This is the thing that annoys me the most about reviews. I know all you want to know is if the book is any good and how much it will cost to you. I will attempt to give you a clear picture of this in the following review.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
INTRO
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Gryffindor 07.08.2007
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Advantages: The usual rip-roaring magical adventure Disadvantages: None - not even the fact that it is the end
...given half a chance. Harry Potter, ok, possibly, given a good enough reason. But Hermione Grainger? Not returning to complete the final year. Is this the end of civilisation as we know it? Not exactly. It is merely the end of a seven year odyssey through the life and times of Hogwarts and all associated with it. In this final episode Rowling has quite rightly acknowledged that the kids have grown up, if not quite old enough to vote or to drink, certainly ... ...or the twin-cored wands of Harry & Voldemort…and the whole book asks you time and again, who do YOU believe? Who would you trust? If the answers are ultimately as predictable as the elements of the whole series are derivative, I still don't care. I have loved all of the Potters and now that there will be no more; I have no doubt that I'll find time to read them over. Not because Rowling has produced a literary canon of great value. Frankly she hasn't. ...
hiker 11.09.2007
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Advantages: Excellent story, lots of plot twists, excellent characters, Disadvantages: Some characters die, its the end of the series
I have been a huge Harry Potter fan since I was about 11 years old. I have a huge Harry Potter collection and I have read all of the books, some of them a couple of times. I was really excited when I heard that the publication date for the final instalment was July 21st 2007. I ordered it from Amazon back in March and was very excited when it arrived last Saturday morning. As I work weekends and my nephew came to stay with me until Wednesday I only ... ...will know that Dumbledore left Harry with an important, challenging task to complete. Only Harry and his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, know what the task is and it must stay that way until the end. Ron and Hermione are willing to help Harry with the task, as they don’t want him to go on his own. I have really enjoyed watching the friendships between Harry, Ron and Hermione grow throughout the books and (although it comes as no surprise) it ...
bluejules 28.07.2007
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Advantages: Fantastically written, gripping, concludes brilliantly Disadvantages: Lots of deaths, it's the last book
...I have been a massive Harry Potter fan. I remember being introduced to the series when I was in my final year at primary school, my teacher had read the first few pages of the first book, Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone. However, I have to admit that I wasn't that interested, I had assumed that it was a book written mainly for boys! The series hadn't really taken off until a few years later when pretty much everyone was reading them.
I was ... ...I came across the first Harry Potter book and decided that I would just give it a try as everyone was talking about it.
So I took it home and I was hooked, I simply couldn't stop reading it...it was so exciting and it was like nothing I had ever read before. After that, I purchased the 2nd and 3rd books and became a major fan!
Everyone knew that J.K Rowling had planned on only writing 7 Harry Potter books, one for every year of Harry's life at ...
Natanna 25.07.2007
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Advantages: Well written and fitting ending Disadvantages: It's the end
...I started reading the Harry Potter series to my son when he was 5 years old and started with the first book The Philosophers Stone, I read him about 10 pages when he decided to fall asleep and I spent the rest of the night reading the rest until I had finished it! I then read the rest of the series and it became tradition that when each book was released we would pre-order and fight over who would read it first! This fight now includes the other ... ...story. You find yourself wanting Harry to succeed and stay safe, the characters are alive and at times as flawed as most of us even with all that magic! Her description and detail was amazing and you really start to believe that all the things she writes about are real. The books have got darker as Harry as aged and gone from a entertaining children’s story to a more serious tale as the series neared the end. I also felt it was in some ways a classic ...
lisa8871 29.07.2007
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Advantages: A lot of question have been answered Disadvantages: It's the last book, that's it, the end :(
...for the wizarding community is Harry 'The Chosen One' Potter.
This book is not like the previous books for many reasons. Provided you have read the other 6 books you start this book with quite a clear idea of what it is about, Harry must find out what and where You-Know-Who's Horcruxes are and destroy them, then he must go after and try and kill You-Know-Who, or else be killed in the attempt. Harry will need to have all his wits about him and seek ... ...task.
All the other Harry Potter books were mainly set in the school but Harry doesn't attend school this year. The book has a faster pace, there is a lot more action all the way through it whereas with the other books the main action took place towards the ends of the books and the pace was a lot slower. There is tension, drama and suspense all the way through it as you are left wondering whether something big is about to happen just around the ...
CezaWeza 28.07.2007
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Advantages: A gripping, emotional, extremely well written masterpiece. Disadvantages: None
...I tried to speed read Harry Potter and avoid the internet (Hence my recent absence from Ciao). With me being quite the slow reader however, coupled with the fact that although I want to read it fast, I still want to somewhat take my time and enjoy it, it took me a week to read the book. But here I am, one week and three days later, and I want to read the whole thing again.
As always, the story picks up where the last book ended. It’s hard to give ... ...they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him?”
In the first chapter, the book accomplishes it’s task of pulling the reader in. It’s a very gripping book, with intense drama, and with every turn of the page I was just terrified sometimes. At some points in the book (Mostly towards the end) I could actually feel my heart beating in my chest - An experience ...
Arbobug 02.08.2007
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Advantages: An intense, thrilling read in the usual Rowling style Disadvantages: The ending is perhaps a little weak, there will be no more
...this finale to the fantastic Harry potter series will not make a great deal of sense to those who haven't read the previous ones and therefore will only appeal to the Potter-fans of the world. But with such a strong fan-base it's sure to be a best-seller. J.K. Rowling's epic masterpiece has enchanted young and old since the series debuted back in 1997 with Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone. Since then millions of people around the world have ... ...and final book in the Harry Potter series, and at 607 pages is a mammoth read. But anyone who has read a previous incarnation will tell you that once you pick the book up you will be hooked, as if in a magical trance, and you just won't be able to put it down until the final chapter's conclusion.
Part of the reason for this is in the writing style itself. Rowling has made sure that we're always on our toes, as the story does twist and turn at an ...
sprinklesUK 29.07.2007
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Advantages: Everything about the book, the plot, the writing Disadvantages: Maybe it took a little too long to get here
...find out the outcome of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows then this review is not for you, I am aiming to express the genius of this book, without giving away the story line.
INTRODUCTION
Since this has been my favourite series of books ever it is strange that I found myself sat in bed 3 days after purchasing the book, staring at the last page and smiling. As I'm sure many who have read the Harry Potter series will understand, the books slowly ... ...part of the journey alongside Harry and his companions. Frequently throughout the book I found myself crying, laughing or smiling to myself. The book really is an emotional rollercoaster and JK Rowling has a fantastic style that makes you feel every bit a part of that journey as the characters themselves.
THE CHILDREN OF POTTER:
As I strolled through the doors of my local Asda on the 21st July I was in the middle of ranting at my boyfriend; "...I ...
sianciao 28.07.2007
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...made with impatience and longing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is quite simply, the climax of the building up and tension that were being built up by the six previous books. I would rather describe this closing book to the series as being an explosion of previous events. It certainly does carry elements that the readers would not have been able to even attempt a guess at. Being an avid fan of the series, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and ... ...not considered as Pure-Bloods. Will Harry finally manage to fulfill his destiny as the Chosen One or will the prophecy ensure as one will die while the other lives? And how many deaths are there going to be along the way?
I would like to apologize for a rather short plot description (especially when the book is so huge in comparison!), but if I say anything more than that, I will just end up handing spoilers over! I think that this in itself clearly ...
diamond_sparkles 11.09.2009
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Advantages: the whole book was spectacular! Disadvantages: none
...AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling! Need I say more It speaks for itself! Yes the final installment has been released and it is definately the best of the series on all levels. There are several aspects which make this book stand out above the rest and here they are.
STORYLINE
The story and development of the plot is so explosive and at such a fast pace that you cannot believe at times that your reading a book, ... ...love is still ongoing in harry potter, whether it be harry/ginny or Ron/Hermione but I wont reveal how love interest develop, just keep an eye out for them.
DEATHS
Alas we come to the grieving, yes this book is deaths galore but I wont reveal who dies. The deaths are tragic yet briliiantly placed, If they were not there the atmosphere of war and battles would not be as spectacularly conceived as it was. Alot of people may find themselves weeping ...
nim3 14.09.2007
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Advantages: Exciting , addictive , thrilling , twisting plot , great characters , good value Disadvantages: None for me except there will be no more Potter books
...carries on the tale of Harry Potter, almost where the previous book,'The Half Blood Prince' left off. Each book has become more intense and thrilling than the last. They have also become more of an older child or adult's read. As always, when I read the first couple of pages of the Harry Potter books, I thought it may be going to disappoint , or that I may not get into it easily. By the end of the first chapter I was hooked, as always, and found ... ...children start with the first Harry Potter book and work their way up through all seven books hopefully, they will be a suitable age by the time that they read the last Harry Potter offering.
HP and the Deathly Hallows has sufficient dark magic and tragedy to frighten some youngsters. I would think it will depend on the child. However, even this 55 year old child, shed a tear, or two, and felt the odd surge of extreme excitement. If you have not ...
grafter123 26.07.2007 (05.03.2008)
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Advantages: thrilling, exciting, sad, joyful need I say more Disadvantages: It had to end.
...Dumbledore has gone?
Does Harry win in the end?
Well don’t expect to find the answers to these or any of the other questions you may have as I would not want to spoil the book for you and give it all away.
As with all the previous six Harry Potter books JK has us gripped from the first chapter and indeed I would go as far to say from the first page in this book picking up shortly after the end of the previous book and I would have to say that ... ...to what had happened before Harry was even born and indeed going as far back as to when Dumbledore was at Hogwarts, all this makes the whole story fit together not just in this book but brings the whole of Harry’s life at Hogwarts into a whole where everything makes sense at the end. As for the end, well all I am going to say is that it is fabulous climax to a truly well written book and I hope if you have not yet read it you will enjoy it.
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Julieshobs 29.07.2007
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