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amcriah's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know whether to laugh or cry? I'm feeling so bittersweet.
update: about an hour after finishing this book, I sobbed for 30 minutes straight while laughing randomly in between at the fact that I was crying so much (why was my reaction so delayed?). safe to say I was attached to the harry potter series. I don't know whether to laugh or cry? I'm feeling so bittersweet.
update: about an hour after finishing this book, I sobbed for 30 minutes straight while laughing randomly in between at the fact that I was crying so much (why was my reaction so delayed?). safe to say I was attached to the harry potter series.
It's just the fact that I'll never read another book with my favorite harry potter characters. I've grown so attached and I can't believe the fight against voldemort ends here. also, all 7 books have been about bringing down voldemort, so with him gone, I'm kind of left wondering what happens now. somehow it doesn't feel like harry potter without voldemort.
I can't even imagine how harry's feeling. Imagine your whole existence surrounding the fact that you were the sole survivor of the darkest wizard of all time. and then he's gone. what happens now? who is harry without having to worry about voldemort?
dobby and lupins deaths hit me HARD. I watched the movies, but I somehow forgot they die and I was caught so off guard. I'm honestly still reeling from their deaths.
I'M GOING TO MISS THE QUITTICH MATCHES SO MUCH. I'm also gonna miss harry and hermione and the visits to the burrow and their random venturing through the halls at night. It’s crazy because I already want to reread the series again.
can we talk about how much of a genius j.k. rowling is? from mandrakes to the whole ministry of magic system, she has made this world so detailed and magical that you can't help but lose yourself in it. I think it takes a lot of creativity to create something so intricate like this.
Overall: 4/5 stars because I felt so much emotion later on after reading this series, but to be perfectly honest, I was bored most of the time during the horcrux finding and the battle at hogwarts. probably because I already knew what the horcruxes were. as for the fighting, I think I just don't like reading battle scenes like that.
my favorite hp characters:
1. hermione 2. harry 3. ron 4. neville 5. Lupin
update: about an hour after finishing this book, I sobbed for 30 minutes straight while laughing randomly in between at the fact that I was crying so much (why was my reaction so delayed?). safe to say I was attached to the harry potter series. I don't know whether to laugh or cry? I'm feeling so bittersweet.
update: about an hour after finishing this book, I sobbed for 30 minutes straight while laughing randomly in between at the fact that I was crying so much (why was my reaction so delayed?). safe to say I was attached to the harry potter series.
It's just the fact that I'll never read another book with my favorite harry potter characters. I've grown so attached and I can't believe the fight against voldemort ends here. also, all 7 books have been about bringing down voldemort, so with him gone, I'm kind of left wondering what happens now. somehow it doesn't feel like harry potter without voldemort.
I can't even imagine how harry's feeling. Imagine your whole existence surrounding the fact that you were the sole survivor of the darkest wizard of all time. and then he's gone. what happens now? who is harry without having to worry about voldemort?
dobby and lupins deaths hit me HARD. I watched the movies, but I somehow forgot they die and I was caught so off guard. I'm honestly still reeling from their deaths.
I'M GOING TO MISS THE QUITTICH MATCHES SO MUCH. I'm also gonna miss harry and hermione and the visits to the burrow and their random venturing through the halls at night. It’s crazy because I already want to reread the series again.
can we talk about how much of a genius j.k. rowling is? from mandrakes to the whole ministry of magic system, she has made this world so detailed and magical that you can't help but lose yourself in it. I think it takes a lot of creativity to create something so intricate like this.
Overall: 4/5 stars because I felt so much emotion later on after reading this series, but to be perfectly honest, I was bored most of the time during the horcrux finding and the battle at hogwarts. probably because I already knew what the horcruxes were. as for the fighting, I think I just don't like reading battle scenes like that.
my favorite hp characters:
1. hermione 2. harry 3. ron 4. neville 5. Lupin
pzpelleriti's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Dumbledore really irritated me throughout a large chunk of the book. So many secrets and misleadings. Everything felt explained really well though by the end.
sanny2005's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jamie515's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
italorebelo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
sydbatezel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
4.0
Why Snape is my favourite character in Harry Potter series?
(Lots of spoilers)
Look at all Harry Potter characters. All the ones who fought on side of 'good' had parents who had previously fought on 'good' side. They inherited goodness from parents as sort of cutlure along with a belief system that was anti-racist. And they had friends were goody-two-shoes like themselves. It was not a choice for them to be good, it was just easy. A default choice. It would be harder for them to be evil. Same goes for evil souls. Most of them had parents who were into dark magic. They too inherited a culture and a belief system from parents and had friends who shares those values. Being evil was just easy, the default choice."
"There are very few characters who made an actual choice, different from default choice. There was that weasely brother who went agajnst his family and he had friends in ministry believing in him. But he wasn't entirely evil. There was Serious Black who though has the 'evil' family but didn't inherited the values and had goody two shoes friends and found help from them. So there were three things - belief system, friends and family affecting their choices - families, values and friends. Black had good friends and values and could thus make the change. Harry and Voldemort both had a real choice, as they came from outside world."
"Now you have Snape. This guy believes in same values as Voldemort. He has family and friends who share the values. To him, the 'good' Gryfindors were bullies - as he learnt from personal experience. And yet he fought on the good 'side'. He spends years looking after a kid whose very face reminded him of his worst memory and a kid who hates him. He fights with people, most of whom never trusted him. Most of whom hated him and most of whom he himself hated (including Black who once bullied him). Only Dumbledore knew who he really was. Just imagine the loneliness, no real friends.
"And why? Because he loved a woman, who disliked him for his beliefs and never returned his love. Who, despite being his friend once, married the guy who bullied him. Who won't know what he had done for her. All this living against his own values, going against his own family, constantly fighting along with and often saving the lives of those who hate him and who hate him back while getting almost nothing in return - all this produces anguish. And he bears all this anguish for just one plain old fashioned unrequited and now lost love; that my dear friends, is the greatest Victory of love over evil. That is why Harry called him one of bravest wizards."
No one is perfect. Snape sometimes lets this anguish get better of him and shows in sarcasm and sadism. And it is natural for him to carry it out on those kids who,according to him, don't deserve to be in school."
(Lots of spoilers)
Look at all Harry Potter characters. All the ones who fought on side of 'good' had parents who had previously fought on 'good' side. They inherited goodness from parents as sort of cutlure along with a belief system that was anti-racist. And they had friends were goody-two-shoes like themselves. It was not a choice for them to be good, it was just easy. A default choice. It would be harder for them to be evil. Same goes for evil souls. Most of them had parents who were into dark magic. They too inherited a culture and a belief system from parents and had friends who shares those values. Being evil was just easy, the default choice."
"There are very few characters who made an actual choice, different from default choice. There was that weasely brother who went agajnst his family and he had friends in ministry believing in him. But he wasn't entirely evil. There was Serious Black who though has the 'evil' family but didn't inherited the values and had goody two shoes friends and found help from them. So there were three things - belief system, friends and family affecting their choices - families, values and friends. Black had good friends and values and could thus make the change. Harry and Voldemort both had a real choice, as they came from outside world."
"Now you have Snape. This guy believes in same values as Voldemort. He has family and friends who share the values. To him, the 'good' Gryfindors were bullies - as he learnt from personal experience. And yet he fought on the good 'side'. He spends years looking after a kid whose very face reminded him of his worst memory and a kid who hates him. He fights with people, most of whom never trusted him. Most of whom hated him and most of whom he himself hated (including Black who once bullied him). Only Dumbledore knew who he really was. Just imagine the loneliness, no real friends.
"And why? Because he loved a woman, who disliked him for his beliefs and never returned his love. Who, despite being his friend once, married the guy who bullied him. Who won't know what he had done for her. All this living against his own values, going against his own family, constantly fighting along with and often saving the lives of those who hate him and who hate him back while getting almost nothing in return - all this produces anguish. And he bears all this anguish for just one plain old fashioned unrequited and now lost love; that my dear friends, is the greatest Victory of love over evil. That is why Harry called him one of bravest wizards."
No one is perfect. Snape sometimes lets this anguish get better of him and shows in sarcasm and sadism. And it is natural for him to carry it out on those kids who,according to him, don't deserve to be in school."
ranee_samaniego's review against another edition
5.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a heartbreakingly beautiful and achingly magnificent end to the Harry Potter series. It is filled with grief, pain, loss, and despair... and equally with joy, triumphs, victory, healing, growth, and reconciliations. Despite having read this book many times, I am still brought to times of tears and moments of outward laughter.
JK Rowling is so expert at creating an incredible narrative. I never lost interest - I was captivated every moment of this book.
JK Rowling also masterfully completed characters and their arcs. None of Rowling's characters are perfect, but all are so well crafted and explored. Here are some final thoughts / character studies:
-- Ron is so much braver, smarter, and more loyal than he is depicted in the movies. He was the first to offer to go into the Forbidden Forest and try to kill Nagini alone. The locket horcrux brought to surface all of Ron's deepest fears and drove him to act against his character, yet he conquered it all in the end. Rons learns and grows so much throughout the series as well. For example, he, at first, follows the wizarding world's views on house elfs. But, by the Deathly Hallows, he sees them as creatures equal to humans and seeks to save them during the Battle of Hogwarts. Ron also struggles so much with feelings of worhtlessness and compares himself to his successful siblings and Harry. By the end of the series, especially when he destroys the locket, you see that he has learned his own value and worth. Book Ron is a friend I would want to have in real life.
-- Book Hermoine is more sensitive and human than Movie Hermonie. She, at times, panics in tough situations and tends to be more book-smart than street-smart. She is emotional and anxious. But I love this about Hermonie - she is human, sensitive, anxious, and imperfect while still being strong, brave, and beautiful. I see much of myself in Hermonie and love that JK Rowling created such a multifaceted heroine (unlike many of today's novels' heroines, who are often nearly flawless, fast-witted, physically powerful).
-- Ginny is much stronger, bolder, and more capable than she is in the movies. She doesn't let people walk over her and has more gall than her brief appearences in the films showed. She is a powerful witch who also fully understands Harry's need to complete his journey and lets him go.
-- Dumbledor is flawed - but redeemable and understandable, in my opinion. I feel like he gets a lot of backlash, but, in the books, you see that he truly cared for Harry. Dumbledor struggled to share with Harry the truth of his destiny because he loved Harry and wanted Harry to be a child - a carefree, happy child, unburdened by the knowledge of his impending death. True, he doesn't share everything with Harry - and maybe he should have. Yet, his intentions were honorable. He didn't want Harry to follow in his footsteps, blinded by the powerful possibilities of the Hallows. He wanted Harry to come to his own decisions in the right time. Furthermore, Dumbledor provided Harry with comfort as Harry walked to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest by giving Harry the Resurrection Stone. And, all along, Dumbledor guessed - hoped - that Harry would survive this final Killing Curse by Voldemort. Finally, Dumbeldor apologized - truly apologized for his mistakes in the process, when he had been driven by his own fears.
-- Snape is more gray than Alan Rickman's portayl. Yes, Snape did many brave acts to save Harry throughout the series. But he still tormented and bullied children. He is truly a gray character - neither good (because of his cruelty to others) nor bad (because of his choices to save and protect Harry).
-- The movies simply didn't have time for Percy, but I adore his arc. He was a selfish, rude, pompous, career-driven man who realized his flaws and came to his family's aid at the end. I enjoyed reading his arc very much.
-- Finally, I adore Kreacher. He so desparately longed for love and affection, and, once he recieved some of Harry, he turned fully around. He was caring, supportive, and kind to Harry, Ron, and Hermoine. And, the image of Kreacher leading all of the house elves into battle was so endearing.
Overall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a magical end to this series.
JK Rowling is so expert at creating an incredible narrative. I never lost interest - I was captivated every moment of this book.
JK Rowling also masterfully completed characters and their arcs. None of Rowling's characters are perfect, but all are so well crafted and explored. Here are some final thoughts / character studies:
-- Ron is so much braver, smarter, and more loyal than he is depicted in the movies. He was the first to offer to go into the Forbidden Forest and try to kill Nagini alone. The locket horcrux brought to surface all of Ron's deepest fears and drove him to act against his character, yet he conquered it all in the end. Rons learns and grows so much throughout the series as well. For example, he, at first, follows the wizarding world's views on house elfs. But, by the Deathly Hallows, he sees them as creatures equal to humans and seeks to save them during the Battle of Hogwarts. Ron also struggles so much with feelings of worhtlessness and compares himself to his successful siblings and Harry. By the end of the series, especially when he destroys the locket, you see that he has learned his own value and worth. Book Ron is a friend I would want to have in real life.
-- Book Hermoine is more sensitive and human than Movie Hermonie. She, at times, panics in tough situations and tends to be more book-smart than street-smart. She is emotional and anxious. But I love this about Hermonie - she is human, sensitive, anxious, and imperfect while still being strong, brave, and beautiful. I see much of myself in Hermonie and love that JK Rowling created such a multifaceted heroine (unlike many of today's novels' heroines, who are often nearly flawless, fast-witted, physically powerful).
-- Ginny is much stronger, bolder, and more capable than she is in the movies. She doesn't let people walk over her and has more gall than her brief appearences in the films showed. She is a powerful witch who also fully understands Harry's need to complete his journey and lets him go.
-- Dumbledor is flawed - but redeemable and understandable, in my opinion. I feel like he gets a lot of backlash, but, in the books, you see that he truly cared for Harry. Dumbledor struggled to share with Harry the truth of his destiny because he loved Harry and wanted Harry to be a child - a carefree, happy child, unburdened by the knowledge of his impending death. True, he doesn't share everything with Harry - and maybe he should have. Yet, his intentions were honorable. He didn't want Harry to follow in his footsteps, blinded by the powerful possibilities of the Hallows. He wanted Harry to come to his own decisions in the right time. Furthermore, Dumbledor provided Harry with comfort as Harry walked to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest by giving Harry the Resurrection Stone. And, all along, Dumbledor guessed - hoped - that Harry would survive this final Killing Curse by Voldemort. Finally, Dumbeldor apologized - truly apologized for his mistakes in the process, when he had been driven by his own fears.
-- Snape is more gray than Alan Rickman's portayl. Yes, Snape did many brave acts to save Harry throughout the series. But he still tormented and bullied children. He is truly a gray character - neither good (because of his cruelty to others) nor bad (because of his choices to save and protect Harry).
-- The movies simply didn't have time for Percy, but I adore his arc. He was a selfish, rude, pompous, career-driven man who realized his flaws and came to his family's aid at the end. I enjoyed reading his arc very much.
-- Finally, I adore Kreacher. He so desparately longed for love and affection, and, once he recieved some of Harry, he turned fully around. He was caring, supportive, and kind to Harry, Ron, and Hermoine. And, the image of Kreacher leading all of the house elves into battle was so endearing.
Overall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a magical end to this series.
broetnak's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25