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

11 reviews

tourmalinequeen's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Harry Potter and the Deus Ex Machina. The plot was not seeded in the preceding 6 books, despite them all doing the world building and the setup of the climax of the story. The worst of the series. Again action packed to distract from the lack of both plot and character development. Much of the beloved wider cast is killed off to distract from the lack of high stakes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

rich__h's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

cadybooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Police brutality

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Hate crime, Classism

jorose's review against another edition

4.5

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: Complicated

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

kristinisntokay's review against another edition

0.25

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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it took my three years to read what the f

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, War

waywardbard's review against another edition

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

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I could not wait to pick up this conclusion to the epic Harry Potter world, but I was also sad to finish this series and see it come to an end. Nevertheless, I flew through this book and loved every second of it.
In this conclusion, we get a much needed conclusion to the epic battle between good and evil. Harry Potter finally turns seventeen at the beginning of this book, which in the wizarding world means he is of age. This means that the magic that has been protecting Harry Potter from Voldemort while he is at his aunt and uncle's house is finally broken, and Voldemort can attack. Following his escape when he turns seventeen, Harry, Ron, and Hermione set off to figure out how to find the remaining horcruxs and determine how to destroy them, in the hopes that without the horcruxs, Harry will stand a chance against Voldemort when he inevitably has his final battle.
 

I loved every second of this book. There is so much action, adventure, scheming, and we FINALLY get to see Ron openly show affection towards Hermione (YAY). There were definitely moments that were difficult to read, but I understand their value and how they worked to propel the story forward. One of these moments was when Ron left Harry and Hermione in the woods because he was convinced they were having some sort of affair. Seeing Ron turn on them and doubt them, even for a moment, was devastating. Seeing the fallout and how much it hurt Hermione was heartbreaking. But I think this really highlighted how negatively the horcruxs affect people, and how much evil is really inside them. I screamed when Ron made it back to them safely, and saved Harry from a probable death! Another moment that broke my heart was Snape's death. Having already seen all the movies, I knew that he was a misunderstood character, but that did not make it any easier to read. Snape loved Lily, Harry's mom, he always did. They met as children, and he bonded with her more than he had bonded with anyone. He always sought to protect her and every action he took came from a place of love for her, even when it hurt him to do so. He watched out for Harry in his own way.
I loved how this book ended. The final battle was executed perfectly, and was filled with the highest of stakes, action, remorse, and the pinnacle of an example of good versus evil. I really enjoyed seeing Harry and the gang propelled in the future, taking their own children to the Hogwarts express. It was a poetic end to a beautiful story. I am so sad that there is no more after this book, but I do think this story ended exactly how it should have! 

 
I loved every moment of reading this series, and I already want to reread it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking, War

amiamor's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Gore, Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Pregnancy

A note on some of the content warnings. Although the transphobia is not explicit, the author very clearly believes in a “gender binary,” and therefore segregated bathrooms, dorms, etc. according to that discriminatory belief system. Furthermore, there are several remarks and depictions that I, personally, consider to be sexist because they reinforce stereotypes based on gender. (And, again, the author believes gender to be binary.) For example, most of the females frequently weep while the males remain stoic. At one point, the author describes Vernon and Petunia as looking as horrified as if their son, Dudley, had confessed he wanted to be a ballerina. While sexism and transphobia are not major plot points, I wanted to warn viewers for whom this type of content (even to a minor degree) is triggering, so that they may be aware and make an informed decision.

maincharacter_james's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Classism