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A review by laphenix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3.0
An enjoyable book, though not the best of the series, the final book sees us through Harry’s final battle. And while Rowling’s series ended strongly, it had several shortcomings as well.
The pacing was both a strength and weakness of the book. It was exciting, boring, thrilling, dull (and a bit trite once or twice); always appropriate for the circumstances but going back and forth between long uneventful periods to momentous discoveries and encounters made the book feel disjointed.
As the last book in the series, exposition is to be expected, but not to such an extent. Several chapters are dedicated to it, and while, often in a semi-creative way, the earliest portion went on far too long.
The backgrounds that are revealed give flaw and thereby flesh to the characters; they become much more human and alive.
All in all, it’s a great read and a befitting finale.
The pacing was both a strength and weakness of the book. It was exciting, boring, thrilling, dull (and a bit trite once or twice); always appropriate for the circumstances but going back and forth between long uneventful periods to momentous discoveries and encounters made the book feel disjointed.
As the last book in the series, exposition is to be expected, but not to such an extent. Several chapters are dedicated to it, and while, often in a semi-creative way, the earliest portion went on far too long.
The backgrounds that are revealed give flaw and thereby flesh to the characters; they become much more human and alive.
All in all, it’s a great read and a befitting finale.