Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Friday, November 19, 2010 | Labels: Book Review: | |
As all the smallest iota of enjoyment of Harry Potter I was looking forward to reading the last of the series (allegedly). In fact, I have Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at noon today and quickly sat down and read start to finish in one sitting. This 600-page fantasy reads rather well, it must be said, flowing together nicely at a good pace. It's dark and bloody, but again you wait with Voldemort kick around?
Alas, we can say that therein lies the problem. There is not really one of the twists and turns that one expects from Harry Potter books. In fact, one could argue it was more likely to be the limit. This does not mean it's not a pleasure rather skirt the story's final boy wizard. One thing that strikes throughout the book is that it is rather visual, almost film. The book is clearly written in a way that would not be terribly difficult to turn in a script.
JK Rowling seems to have found the part of Hermione and she was a teenager more moaning. She has a pendant, which is a bit predictable foreshadowing the end of the book, rather the epilogue of the book. There are many free ends that are quite well related to all the characters, but I must say I was disappointed one of my favorite characters in all stories, Hagrid, reduced to a small role in seeing this novel. In fact, frankly, much of the book really revolves around the base of three, which one might expect.
Many have asked and asked about the ultimate fate of Potter. In response I offer a famous phrase from another author of a series of stories that I quote the Necronomicon:
It is not dead which eternal lie
And with strange aeons even death may die.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is probably not the best book of JK Rowling's series and adults might find it a little thin at times. It reads a little too fast, and there are spelling errors and plot. But as a whole, Rowling has done something that few other authors like Tolkien has. She had a series of books by children and adults read and appreciated in the same way, but something else. One begins to wonder if Rowling will be allowed to with Potter and his plans for his next novel.
Alas, we can say that therein lies the problem. There is not really one of the twists and turns that one expects from Harry Potter books. In fact, one could argue it was more likely to be the limit. This does not mean it's not a pleasure rather skirt the story's final boy wizard. One thing that strikes throughout the book is that it is rather visual, almost film. The book is clearly written in a way that would not be terribly difficult to turn in a script.
JK Rowling seems to have found the part of Hermione and she was a teenager more moaning. She has a pendant, which is a bit predictable foreshadowing the end of the book, rather the epilogue of the book. There are many free ends that are quite well related to all the characters, but I must say I was disappointed one of my favorite characters in all stories, Hagrid, reduced to a small role in seeing this novel. In fact, frankly, much of the book really revolves around the base of three, which one might expect.
Many have asked and asked about the ultimate fate of Potter. In response I offer a famous phrase from another author of a series of stories that I quote the Necronomicon:
It is not dead which eternal lie
And with strange aeons even death may die.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is probably not the best book of JK Rowling's series and adults might find it a little thin at times. It reads a little too fast, and there are spelling errors and plot. But as a whole, Rowling has done something that few other authors like Tolkien has. She had a series of books by children and adults read and appreciated in the same way, but something else. One begins to wonder if Rowling will be allowed to with Potter and his plans for his next novel.
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