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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

71 reviews

unicorngirl's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows finds Harry and the Golden trio struggling to find the Horcruxes while learning more about Dumbledore and the Deathly Hallows. I thought it was one if not the best Harry Potter book in the series. But there were some things that I didn't like or was confused about. 
First, why did Hermione lash out at Ron like that when he returned? I know she is angry, but that seemed a little excessive. 
Next, I was wondering why the character changes with Lupin.

He was embarrassed that he and Tonks were going to have a baby that was possibly going to be a werewolf, because Tonk's family doesn't really like werewolves, so instead of being there for Tonks, he decides he is going to run away with a bunch of seventeen-year-olds!!

Gladly he had a character change and he became more loyal.

Also, Tonks' and Lupin's death were unnecessary and didn't add anything to the story, we just had to accept that they were dead.

 
Speaking of character changes, why did she make Dumbledore more of an anti-hero? Was it that J.K. Rowling wanted him to be a hero, but didn't want him to be a hero, so instead, make him an anti-hero? I feel like she wrote Snape like that. It felt like she didn't want us to like him, and then, oh, he redeemed himself in the last book because

we get to see his memories after he dies,

after making him an unlikeable character for 6 whole books. I don't know if it's me, but this stuff is kind of icky to me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, War, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Blood, and Genocide

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Slavery

sheeilag_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War

a_alves00's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Murder, War, Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Kidnapping

sunnycollins_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

I really enjoyed the last 1/3 of this book, but the road to get there was too drawn out for my liking. 

This book feels so different from the other 6 in the series and, while I think it closed it out well, it wasn't as enjoyable for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Animal death

bigskydolphin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, War, Classism, and Violence

jelliestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Death, Grief, Violence, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Body horror, Antisemitism, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Slavery, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

author2223's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: War

johannarose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow… just wow. My favourite book in the series BY FAR. Didn’t expect to be on the edge of my seat! 

Would have given it 5 stars if it weren’t for the goblin antisemitism :~)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Murder, War, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, and Confinement