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Old 08-04-2007, 11:19 PM   #71 (permalink)
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Finally finished 1-7. I will miss this series But it was amazing. Time well spent.
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:26 AM   #72 (permalink)
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The Deathly Hallows was good, perhaps the best of the series. Everything tied together well (perhaps too well*) and the plot, which veered from action to drama to fantasy to horror, was fast-paced and twisty. Just an engaging, fun, and intelligent read. Should adapt into a fantastic movie.

*If I had one problem with how J.K. Rowling ended the series, it was with the incredible tidiness of the epilogue. I was especially annoyed by the Harry-Ginny coupling. It just felt too... 'happy happy joy joy,' and perhaps a bit rushed. Otherwise,
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I finished #7 last night. I cried from chapter 33 till the end.
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:13 PM   #74 (permalink)
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I grabbed the latest H.P and read the last page... I mad faces at my girl friend, who is patiently trying to read her way slowly , pge by page..

I was by what I read!!
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:36 PM   #75 (permalink)
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The Deathly Hallows was good, perhaps the best of the series. Everything tied together well (perhaps too well*) and the plot, which veered from action to drama to fantasy to horror, was fast-paced and twisty. Just an engaging, fun, and intelligent read. Should adapt into a fantastic movie.

*If I had one problem with how J.K. Rowling ended the series, it was with the incredible tidiness of the epilogue. I was especially annoyed by the Harry-Ginny coupling. It just felt too... 'happy happy joy joy,' and perhaps a bit rushed. Otherwise,

I think we tend to forget that these are kids books

And I sobbed over Dobby. So hard.
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Old 08-06-2007, 02:46 PM   #76 (permalink)
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And I sobbed over Dobby. So hard.

We are all friends here so I can be honest. I held back tears over that.
 
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We are all friends here so I can be honest. I had big girl tears over that. I was so upset I had to change my panties

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http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/default.asp?sec=3

This is a web chat with JK Rowling where she answers reader's questions about the book
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