Members Funkee1 Posted July 29, 2007 Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 No spoilers from me. Great book! Excellent way to end the series. It was an extremely involving story, with lots of action, and it's gonna make one hell of a movie in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted July 29, 2007 Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 No spoilers from me. Great book! Excellent way to end the series.It was an extremely involving story, with lots of action, and it's gonna make one hell of a movie in a couple of years. they're gonna need to make it about 4 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 they're gonna need to make it about 4 hours yeah, or else they'll have to delete a whole lot of stuff......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob O'Brian Posted July 29, 2007 Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 Yep, just finished it myself. I've been browsing HCBF with a filter enabled so as to avoid spoilers how paranoid is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted July 29, 2007 Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 Yep, just finished it myself. I've been browsing HCBF with a filter enabled so as to avoid spoilers how paranoid is that? haha i stayed off the internet until i finished it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 After seeing Order of the Phoenix, I now have a hankering to read every Harry Potter book. I've read none so far. The store where I work has some Deathly Hallows sitting out. I've seen more than a few people pick up a book, flip to the last few pages, and stand there reading it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 even though this is supposed to be the last book I don't think it will. Look at Sherlock Holmes. He was killed off and because of a great public outcry he was brought back. I think it will be the same for Harry Potter. At least I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 even though this is supposed to be the last book I don't think it will. Look at Sherlock Holmes. He was killed off and because of a great public outcry he was brought back. I think it will be the same for Harry Potter. At least I hope so. Well, JK Rowling has stated that she may write an 8th book that would essentially be an encyclopedia of Hogwarts, but that would be it as far as continued Harry Potter books go. I personally would love to see another series of stories set in the future when the next Dark Wizard rises (there were evil wizards before Voldemort, certainly there will be after), with another generation trying to stop him, possible with descendants of Harry, or maybe Harry is still around playing a role similar to Dumbledore. I don't see it actually happening, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Backstepper Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I finished Thursday night. Had to read it quick, 8 million copies sold the first day = 16million lips that might start spittin out spoilers. Good book, but like too many books, it all ends a little too neatly for my tasts. Sometimes in real life, we never get some of the answers we want. But the story was good, well done, and engaging. I have never cared much for Roslings actions scenes, just don't quite get it for me, but everyting else if great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I just want to know who ended up staffing Hogwarts and how the ministry reformed. I'd like to have a compendium of the textbooks, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members der oxenrig Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I just hope Cho marries me in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I just hope Cho marries me in the future. Hey!!! I was in line first buddy boy Oh, wait, I'm already married.... Good luck I felt it was draggy, too long in the middle, and didn;t really like the ending. Too pat, to neat. I wanted more "WOW" but only got "awww..." . But I'll gladly buy an 8th book if it comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I just want to know who ended up staffing Hogwarts and how the ministry reformed. I'd like to have a compendium of the textbooks, as well. My mini-spoiler site is here for your perusal in case you don't want to read. Otherwise the big spoiler is: "Rocks fall; Everybody dies." (hehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 My mini-spoiler site is here for your perusal in case you don't want to read. Otherwise the big spoiler is: "Rocks fall; Everybody dies." (hehe) Nono, I mean after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Nono, I mean after the fact. ah gotcha. that would be nice fo' sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 ah gotcha. that would be nice fo' sho. Your site is a killer reference, though. Bookmarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny6644 Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah, read it coupla days after it came out. Some pretty good writing, especially toward the end. I'm not a big fan of the series, having only read the last two in the series, other than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members el_duderino676 Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Definitely a good book. Finishes up the whole series nicely. About 3/4 through, I was sure that it was going to end how I assumed, but I was quite shocked at how it did turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Upon further review, I have one Teensy, little, niggling complaint...... Did it seem like JK Rowling worked a little too hard to include EVERYONE who was ever in one of the books? I mean, without giving away spoilers, Didn't it seem that there was a whole lot of "....and Harry opened the door and saw tha Patil sisters and Colin Creevey" kind of stuff? Who cares about those characters? They are mere window dressing in the stories anyway! BTW, Colin Creevey.......dead. .....and, since she brought everyone else back, where was Gilderoy Lockhart????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I thought he ended up permanently stoopid at the end of his book? And yeah, the constant character references where a bit much, but just think: you knew who EACH ONE was. And can tell me where they intersected with the "big 3" at any given time in any given book. Geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Well, he did...... But hell, she brought back people who were dead! Some might argue that Lockhart was stoopid beforethe confundus charm rebounded on him! How about something like this: The Order of the Phoenix gathers together to discuss a plan. In walks Lockhart, who says "Can I help" All look at him and say "NO!!!" That's not too different than the way she brought others back........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bonoman Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I finished it the day it came out so that I could avoid spoilers. Great book, great writing, great ending. I think it was almost perfect. She scrimped over the details of a few of the more important deaths, but other than that I can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think the reason she mentions so many "bit" characters is because she is trying to emphasize the weight on Harry's shoulders. Literally everyone he ever met, even in passing, is affected by his ability to finish his task. It isn't just his Ron and Hermione that are at risk, or The Order of the Pheonix, or Hogwarts, it is everyone. And by mentioning people that Harry (and therefore us as the reader) knows, she is able to more effectively portray the sheer magnitude of what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jateca Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I enjoyed it a lot, I felt the twists were well placed without being too excessive, and it was generally well written and engaging. One thing I would say though, the epilogue was quite dissapointing. To me it read almost as if J K Rowling decided just before publishing to put an end to the series for good and knocked up a few quick "happily ever after" paragraphs to that end. Maybe it was just reading it straight after the finale of the main story, but it just seemed much less imaginative than everything else. Otherwise, great read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 More HP Spoilers: Check my updated website. Rowling added stuff -after- the epilogue. wuwu (geeking out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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