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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great ending to the series and my favourite Harry Potter book
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bleh. Well, time to finish my rereading of this series so I don't ever need to touch these book again LMAO.
I always had a serious issue with the characterization of the Dursleys. Is J.k. Rowling just incapable of writing a good redemption arc for people? Is that something she just doesn't know how to write?
I'm like one percent into this book and I already feel as if I have no energy for it.
Save Tonx and Remus from this heteronormative relationship.
BEGGING on my KNEES free Tonks and Lupin from this fucking book PLEASEEEE
This made me so upset. Snape is a pathetic man obsessed with a woman he ruined his friendship with for ten years non stop, a character I would have loved if they have not tried to REDEEM HIM in the DUMBEST WAYS.
God I could write an essay about this mfer I hate him soooo-
Rocking back and forth on the floor seething from the mouth mumbling "I hate Severus Snape" over and over as if it's some magical spell I'm casting
book over Harry Potter died roll credits- fuck
"No Harry, you don't understand, Grindelwald was so sexy I forgave and believed his dream to commit as many war crimes as he could in one life time. Harry, I saw the red flags, but red was my favorite color."
"Sir, I just want to know whether I'm dead or not."
Harry is the biggest Grindelwald x Dumbledore fan
Ah, well, I might be a bit biased, but I think this book was really really bad. The only thing good we got from this book was Dumbledore future gayness (or past gayness? future if we look at it from the book's publishing date's point of view) and Fleur and Bill's marriage, which I genuinely love A LOT. I mean, honestly, what more is there to this book? Snape makes me SEETH, Harry being the second coming of Christ gets old eventually, and Hogwarts sorting methods are still the most toxic thing you can put a child through.
Very happy this is THE LAST INSTALMENT of the book series and that NO OTHER BOOK OR PLAY has ever been written about this bunch of characters. the cursed child does not exist. It never has existed. I'm not gaslighting you, stop saying that.
I always had a serious issue with the characterization of the Dursleys. Is J.k. Rowling just incapable of writing a good redemption arc for people? Is that something she just doesn't know how to write?
I'm like one percent into this book and I already feel as if I have no energy for it.
Save Tonx and Remus from this heteronormative relationship.
BEGGING on my KNEES free Tonks and Lupin from this fucking book PLEASEEEE
Spoiler
"maybe we sort too soon" DUMBLEDORE. MOTHERFUCKER. YEAH YOU DEFINITELY DO BUT SEVERUS FUCKING SNAPE IS NOT THE MAN SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU THINK THAT.This made me so upset. Snape is a pathetic man obsessed with a woman he ruined his friendship with for ten years non stop, a character I would have loved if they have not tried to REDEEM HIM in the DUMBEST WAYS.
God I could write an essay about this mfer I hate him soooo-
Rocking back and forth on the floor seething from the mouth mumbling "I hate Severus Snape" over and over as if it's some magical spell I'm casting
book over Harry Potter died roll credits- fuck
"No Harry, you don't understand, Grindelwald was so sexy I forgave and believed his dream to commit as many war crimes as he could in one life time. Harry, I saw the red flags, but red was my favorite color."
"Sir, I just want to know whether I'm dead or not."
Harry is the biggest Grindelwald x Dumbledore fan
Ah, well, I might be a bit biased, but I think this book was really really bad. The only thing good we got from this book was Dumbledore future gayness (or past gayness? future if we look at it from the book's publishing date's point of view) and Fleur and Bill's marriage, which I genuinely love A LOT. I mean, honestly, what more is there to this book? Snape makes me SEETH, Harry being the second coming of Christ gets old eventually, and Hogwarts sorting methods are still the most toxic thing you can put a child through.
Very happy this is THE LAST INSTALMENT of the book series and that NO OTHER BOOK OR PLAY has ever been written about this bunch of characters. the cursed child does not exist. It never has existed. I'm not gaslighting you, stop saying that.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Having recently re-read HP 6 in preparation for the movie, I found myself struggling to remember exactly what happens at the end of the story. Seeing as the next movies are more than a year away, I decided to re-read HP 7. Some thoughts below–SPOILERS AHEAD:
* I enjoyed the book quite a bit on the second reading. Knowing the general outline of the plot gave me a bit more leisure to savor it. In particular, I wasn’t frustrated with the ages of camping Harry and his buddies do in the first half.
* I've been thinking about how they might make it into two movies. On one hand, I can see why this would make a good two-part movie, as it has lots of good short sequences that need telling in the overall story. On the other hand, I think it’s really all about the Benjamins.
* This book has some excellent action sequences. I think the opening battle of the many Potters and the closing Battle of Hogwarts are both amazing. And the fall of Fred hit me right between the eyes, again.
* I found some of the metaphyiscal stuff at the end a bit hokey this time around — having Dumbledore visit Harry in King’s Cross station and exposition the story along is a bit of a cheat, but since we haven’t seen ol’ Dumby for the whole book, we’re happy to see him.
* Why oh why couldn’t we see Dolores Umbridge and Rita Skeeter get their comeuppances?
* This time around I read the British version, which Jenny’s dad brought us from a trip to the U.K. I don’t remember the other book well enough to spot the differences.
* I still don’t know what a Hallow is. I understand what the objects in the book were, but I don’t know why they were called Hallows. Correction: The Google definition function tells me they’re relics. Since the eponymous relics in this book belonged to Death, they are the Deathly Hallows. Sure, that works.
* Moments I can’t wait to see in the movie: escape from the Malfoy Manor, Hagrid carrying Harry’s corpse toward Hogwarts, Snape’s big death scene, Molly Weasley versus Bellatrix.
As an aside, looking at the Harry Potter wiki, I see that the series took place in the early 1990s, and ended in 1998. Interesting. All this stems from two dates provided in the text, Nearly Headless Nick’s death (and subsequent 500th deathiversary) and the dates on Harry’s parents’ tombstones.
* I enjoyed the book quite a bit on the second reading. Knowing the general outline of the plot gave me a bit more leisure to savor it. In particular, I wasn’t frustrated with the ages of camping Harry and his buddies do in the first half.
* I've been thinking about how they might make it into two movies. On one hand, I can see why this would make a good two-part movie, as it has lots of good short sequences that need telling in the overall story. On the other hand, I think it’s really all about the Benjamins.
* This book has some excellent action sequences. I think the opening battle of the many Potters and the closing Battle of Hogwarts are both amazing. And the fall of Fred hit me right between the eyes, again.
* I found some of the metaphyiscal stuff at the end a bit hokey this time around — having Dumbledore visit Harry in King’s Cross station and exposition the story along is a bit of a cheat, but since we haven’t seen ol’ Dumby for the whole book, we’re happy to see him.
* Why oh why couldn’t we see Dolores Umbridge and Rita Skeeter get their comeuppances?
* This time around I read the British version, which Jenny’s dad brought us from a trip to the U.K. I don’t remember the other book well enough to spot the differences.
* I still don’t know what a Hallow is. I understand what the objects in the book were, but I don’t know why they were called Hallows. Correction: The Google definition function tells me they’re relics. Since the eponymous relics in this book belonged to Death, they are the Deathly Hallows. Sure, that works.
* Moments I can’t wait to see in the movie: escape from the Malfoy Manor, Hagrid carrying Harry’s corpse toward Hogwarts, Snape’s big death scene, Molly Weasley versus Bellatrix.
As an aside, looking at the Harry Potter wiki, I see that the series took place in the early 1990s, and ended in 1998. Interesting. All this stems from two dates provided in the text, Nearly Headless Nick’s death (and subsequent 500th deathiversary) and the dates on Harry’s parents’ tombstones.
I found this to be one of the weaker volumes of the series. In a way, it was a good ending, but a lot of the action and story seemed a bit too stuffed, too intent on being overly dramatic.
Altogether I understand why these books enjoy their popularity, they are quirky, exciting and magical, for me personally however, they weren't quite as outstanding as others say they are. To me, they are a mixture of a variety of english books of similar story, I found a lot of other others ideas and style reused by Rowling. Not in a bad way, I think every story has its inspirations and this one did a good job in combining many beloved attributes of the genre. However, to be truly outstanding to me at least, it lacks just that certain bit of originality and character.
They are certainly good books and encouraging so many young people to read can only be admired and supported, for my taste however, Rowling lacks a unique style, to get up to the level of Diana Wynne Jones and others.
Altogether I understand why these books enjoy their popularity, they are quirky, exciting and magical, for me personally however, they weren't quite as outstanding as others say they are. To me, they are a mixture of a variety of english books of similar story, I found a lot of other others ideas and style reused by Rowling. Not in a bad way, I think every story has its inspirations and this one did a good job in combining many beloved attributes of the genre. However, to be truly outstanding to me at least, it lacks just that certain bit of originality and character.
They are certainly good books and encouraging so many young people to read can only be admired and supported, for my taste however, Rowling lacks a unique style, to get up to the level of Diana Wynne Jones and others.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes