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I want to be careful not to give anything away to Harry Potter fans who have followed Harry through the first six books but have not yet read the outcome of this final story. J.K. Rowling leads the reader to accompany Harry and his loyal companions, Hermione and Ron, on their quest to find the essential keys that will give them a chance against Lord Voldemort and his evil henchman in this last book of the seven-book saga. No longer in school at Hogwarts, Harry manages to stay hidden from evil hunters who search for him, thanks to Hermione's enterprising preparation for their evasion. The story of Harry's effort to stay hidden, moving from one disquised camping place to another, becomes a little long and drawn-out, leading the reader to be eager for the eventual confrontation. As the story moves toward the conclusive final showdown with Voldemort and his army of evil, Harry is again virtually alone and out-gunned. However, as in earlier volumes, help comes from unexpected sources. In the finale, Harry demontrates remarkable courage and determination as he goes to meet his fate. I especially liked the portrayals of heroism among some of Harry's friends in the last days. Jenny, Neville, and Luna are especially key in the battle. But, all of Dumbledore's Army demonstrates its valor in the great fight. The book provides answers to some of the major questions raised in this and earlier volumes. Was Dumbledore truly good? Did he manipulate Harry? Why did Dumbledore seem to trust Severus Snape and why did Snape do the things he did? How are Harry and Voldemort connected? Can Harry destoy Voldemort without destroying himself? The answers are given, but with a complexity I found difficult to trace, even after a couple of re-readings. Eventually, however, Rowling does bring closure to a long and complicated tale. After I read this American version of Deathly Hallows, I was stimulated to read the entire seven-volume story again. I decided I wanted to read the original British versions. That second straight-through reading of the books brought clarity to the overall story and answered some of the small, puzzling aspects found in each of the first six books. All in all, Rowling has written a masterpiece; one that will last for many generations of new readers.Read full review
There has not been anything quite like it since the crowds waited agog on the quayside at New York harbour in 1841, to learn, from the final episode of The Old Curiosity Shop, whether Little Nell lived or died. Of course, the excitement, then as now, was commercially generated. But the hundreds of thousands of families who have, since midnight on July 20, been obsessed by the contents of the volume under review, were not grabbing the book out of one another’s hands as a publicity stunt. We have all been on a long journey together, with JK Rowling weaving her spell over our minds, just like one of the teachers at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which Harry first attended at the age of 11. The pure unalloyed enjoyment of the earlier books was of course darkened as soon as the story took us beyond Hogwarts to the other areas of the magical world – that very uninnocent place where Rita Skeeter writes her sensationalist drivel for The Daily Prophet, the Ministry of Magic allows itself to be infiltrated by the forces of darkness, the victims of malice – such as Neville Longbottom’s parents – languish as maimed patients for life in St Mungo’s Hospital, and the few who join the resistance, the Order of the Phoenix, huddle in the dingy “safe house” of Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. By the close of the sixth book, however, even school has lost its glow. Albus Dumbledore, the beloved headmaster and greatest wizard of all, is dead, killed by the master everyone hates, Severus Snape. Hogwarts is in the hands of the enemy, and is certainly no place for Harry Potter and his two closest friends, Ron Weasley, the redheaded good bloke, and the frizzy-haired clever-clogs of Muggle parentage, Hermione Granger. In the seventh and final volume, Rowling left herself a formidable array of narrative challenges. She had to tie up the innumerable loose ends, every one of which is about as safe to touch as a live electric wire. And she had to complete a readable narrative in which – surely to goodness (literally) – Voldemort would get his comeuppance.Read full review
It wasn't just children who waited with bated breath to soak up every glorious word of the Harry Potter series conclusion. Book 7 for me, was bittersweet, all the way through. On the one hand, I couldn't wait to find out how J.K. Rowling would wrap up her story, but on the other hand, I didn't want it to be over. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows did not disappoint. I loved everything about this book (even the parts that got the most criticism like the pages and pages of camping and the epilogue). I was most impressed, I think, with how many seemingly insignificant details from the preceding six books were dealt with in this final book. The whole series is just fantastic but this book, for me, is a true masterpiece.
This popular latest book from the magic pen of Ms Rowling was easy to find and obtain on the Amazon web site. It arrived in two days! Fantastic efficiency. The story has the now familiar characters from Hogwart a year older and facing more internal, teen-age tensions among the characters. Harry again must face "He whose name shall not be used" (but seemingly always is). This time the arch evil one is ever more physical and present in the brewing confrontation. Who will win and which of the characters in fact do not survive? Read it!
I must admit that like many fans I read the Deathly Hallows when it was first published as quickly as I could. Now with the release of the 5th movie, Half Blood Prince, and in anticipation of the next 2 films, I need to reread the Deathly Hallows. J.K. Rowling's books have included such detail and such intricate plots and subplots that they deserve to be read over and over. It was sad to know that the series was over with this last book, and that the films will come to their own conclusion. But this wonderful world that J.K. Rowling created will continue with all of us who have loved (or hated) every word, every character, every plot twist, and its very highly debated conclusion.
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