I finished the book this morning so now I can finally read this post ;)
Overall, I liked the story a lot better, compared to HBP. There were hardly any slow/boring parts, I totally approve of all the action and I thought the whole "travelling" idea was pretty neat. Ah, we differ. I found this book lacking in the writing department. It just felt hollow (no pun intended) compared to the previous books. Some things were glossed over and while other things were over described which didn't need to be. Maybe it's just me.
The Lupin/Tonks thing, however, annoyed me to death. That whole thing between them made me cringe a lot. I really liked her fanciful character in the OOTP book a hell of a lot better than her sulking in HPP and her lovesick and stupid in this one.
Speaking of romance: Dear JKR, if you ever decide to write another novel... just leave it out, alright? I'm not saying I could do it any better, but the whole Harry/Ginny thingy was just... nah. Thank you. The whole Harry/Ginny love story was forced from the very beginning. I figured he'd grow up and find someone different but no. Personally I'd rather him with Hermione as I don't really like Ron that much.
JKR said that two main characters die. Now which of the nine does she consider major? It's funny, but I don't considering anyone a main character unless it's Hermione, Ron, or Harry. Everyone else is support in my mind. *shrugs shoulders*
For some reason, the deaths of Hedwig and Dobby touched me a lot more than that of Mad-Eye. Me too. Mad Eye was never that close to Harry anyway. I mean the only time he was, he was an impostor.
Snape's death was described a little too quickly I agree. Considering how important of scene it turned out to be, you'd think she could have spared another 50-100 words to describe it better.
when Harry found out he indeed was supposed to die, I hated Dumbledore Me too. I figured he really was like his bitter brother described him as. In fact, I was totally fooled into thinking Harry was dead when that chapter started. I was so sure she was going to kill him and make him into this sort of Christ-like figure.
No. Just, y'know, no. That thing is... I tell you what. Let's just not talk about it, 'kay? For now, I'll just mentally cut off the book after the last regular chapter. Hell yes! It wasn't needed in the slightest and it totally felt tacked on at the last moment. Probably to please all those fanfic fans out there. It was so surgery that my teeth hurt just reading it.
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Overall, I liked the story a lot better, compared to HBP. There were hardly any slow/boring parts, I totally approve of all the action and I thought the whole "travelling" idea was pretty neat.
Ah, we differ. I found this book lacking in the writing department. It just felt hollow (no pun intended) compared to the previous books. Some things were glossed over and while other things were over described which didn't need to be. Maybe it's just me.
The Lupin/Tonks thing, however, annoyed me to death.
That whole thing between them made me cringe a lot. I really liked her fanciful character in the OOTP book a hell of a lot better than her sulking in HPP and her lovesick and stupid in this one.
Speaking of romance: Dear JKR, if you ever decide to write another novel... just leave it out, alright? I'm not saying I could do it any better, but the whole Harry/Ginny thingy was just... nah.
Thank you. The whole Harry/Ginny love story was forced from the very beginning. I figured he'd grow up and find someone different but no. Personally I'd rather him with Hermione as I don't really like Ron that much.
JKR said that two main characters die. Now which of the nine does she consider major?
It's funny, but I don't considering anyone a main character unless it's Hermione, Ron, or Harry. Everyone else is support in my mind. *shrugs shoulders*
For some reason, the deaths of Hedwig and Dobby touched me a lot more than that of Mad-Eye.
Me too. Mad Eye was never that close to Harry anyway. I mean the only time he was, he was an impostor.
Snape's death was described a little too quickly
I agree. Considering how important of scene it turned out to be, you'd think she could have spared another 50-100 words to describe it better.
when Harry found out he indeed was supposed to die, I hated Dumbledore
Me too. I figured he really was like his bitter brother described him as. In fact, I was totally fooled into thinking Harry was dead when that chapter started. I was so sure she was going to kill him and make him into this sort of Christ-like figure.
No. Just, y'know, no. That thing is... I tell you what. Let's just not talk about it, 'kay? For now, I'll just mentally cut off the book after the last regular chapter.
Hell yes! It wasn't needed in the slightest and it totally felt tacked on at the last moment. Probably to please all those fanfic fans out there. It was so surgery that my teeth hurt just reading it.