Re: OT: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Just finished it. (Actually them, I was re-reading the whole serie for the past two weeks.)
It's not LotR where Frodo's sacrifice prevents him to live happily thereafter, defeating Voldemort was the way for Harry Potter to become whole again. It's normal therefore that it would end in "they lived happily after that". Caduceus is dead right on the family thing.
I was half-expecting it to end with either Ginny and Harry or Hermione and Ron dying though (and that actually makes the book better, because you're not as confident the heroes will survive at the end, and you care more for them).
Atrocities, I don't understand how you can tell that... England was always known for it's great literature. The book that has struck me the most is I think 1984. Actually I think that there are many references to it in the Deathly Hallows.
I don't really understand why do you call it "nonsense". It's not because it's overhyped that it's not a great book. And, as always, there's truth to the hype. And it's not like LotR didn't have the Frodo Lives! graffities On New York subway walls, or "Gandalf President!" badges....
Me too, I didn't like the first two that much when I first read them, because I was 16-17 when I read them, and I've grown up with the Hobbit and LotR (and Narnia a little bit).
But the Prisoner of Azkaban had something, and I really appreciated the Order of the Phoenix when I read it for the second time.
I think the Deathly Hallows is the best of them. It might be because it was directed to a more mature audience, or because I've found the Half-Blood Prince somewhat of a disappointment, but I think it's probably because the 6th and the 7th book should not be read separately. It's really different from the other books, you don't have the whole Hogwarts business that was getting a little bit annoying, more dark also, even if that would not alone make the book great.
It's actually a LOT better than I expected, I thought the serie peaked with tome 3, and was wearing away with the 6th.
I'm now even looking forward to re-read them all when the last film comes out, because of the last book... I was not sure before, that I would do it.
BTW, I fear the last film will not be good at all. I don't know how they will be compress all the book in even as much as 3 hours. LotR will have been a piece of cake compared to it.
I would have preferred to read them all before seeing the films, but we live in a different world...
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