horror magic, 759 pages
English language
Published July 20, 2007 by Arthur A. Levine Books.
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him...
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.
El séptimo libro de Harry Potter salió en mi 14º cumpleaños y me pilló en Pensilvania. La peñita hizo unas colas enormes para conseguir uno a las 12 de la noche y me cantaron el cumpleaños feliz. Recuerdo ese día con muchísimo cariño.
Rohesilmse võluri põhisarja seitsmes ja viimane raamat. Viimane aasta Sigatüükas... ei, ei. Asjalood on tundmatuseni muutunud, eelmise raamat lõpp viis Harry mürinal täiskasvanuikka suurte inimeste probleemidega rinda pistma. Mingis mõttes on sellest kahju, mulle tegelikult meeldisid kuus eelmist osa koolilugudega väga, praeguses raamatus on midagi nagu puudu. Kuigi eks viivad ju kõik teed Sigatüükasse. Ning ma olen ka sellest raamatust siin vaimustuses, lihtsalt turvaline kooliaeg on otsa saanud.
See osa mingis mõttes üllatab ja ei üllata ka. On tegu ju siiski fantasy'ga, kus Rowling antud juhul läheb pigem mingis mõttes kindla peale välja, lugu on täis keerdkäike, lõpp on kataklüsmidest tulvil ning kokkuvõttes saab kuri teenitud palga, hea võimutseb. On see nüüd hea või halb, jääb juba lugeja otsustada. Mulle meeldis selline pikk lugu väga, ka lõpplahendus. Sest alati ei peagi olema kõik morn ja pekkis. Harry Potteri kujunemislugu, läbi paksu ja vedela rühkimine ning koos toetajatega lõpplahenduseni jõudmine - …
Rohesilmse võluri põhisarja seitsmes ja viimane raamat. Viimane aasta Sigatüükas... ei, ei. Asjalood on tundmatuseni muutunud, eelmise raamat lõpp viis Harry mürinal täiskasvanuikka suurte inimeste probleemidega rinda pistma. Mingis mõttes on sellest kahju, mulle tegelikult meeldisid kuus eelmist osa koolilugudega väga, praeguses raamatus on midagi nagu puudu. Kuigi eks viivad ju kõik teed Sigatüükasse. Ning ma olen ka sellest raamatust siin vaimustuses, lihtsalt turvaline kooliaeg on otsa saanud.
See osa mingis mõttes üllatab ja ei üllata ka. On tegu ju siiski fantasy'ga, kus Rowling antud juhul läheb pigem mingis mõttes kindla peale välja, lugu on täis keerdkäike, lõpp on kataklüsmidest tulvil ning kokkuvõttes saab kuri teenitud palga, hea võimutseb. On see nüüd hea või halb, jääb juba lugeja otsustada. Mulle meeldis selline pikk lugu väga, ka lõpplahendus. Sest alati ei peagi olema kõik morn ja pekkis. Harry Potteri kujunemislugu, läbi paksu ja vedela rühkimine ning koos toetajatega lõpplahenduseni jõudmine - see oli kokkuvõttes ikka väga äge. See, et lõppu ka natuke suhkruga võõbati ning roosamannat peale puistati - noh, kui meenutada eelnevat kuus koma üheksat raamatut siis natuke võiks ju elu ikka ilus olla ka.
Mis mulle veel silma jäi - läbi ulmeprisma jutustatud lugu puudega inimesest, Albus Dumbledore õest Arianast. Kogu spekter sellest, kui raske on ta lähedastel, kuidas igaüks ei suuda olla toeks, kuidas enda heaolu ning karjääri nimel jäetakse see õnnetu hing teiste "kaela". Väga huvitav, eriti kuna raamatut esimest korda lugedes ma seda tahku ei tajunudki.
Üldse on see raamat selline, mis põimib eelmised raamatud omavahel kokku, lisab paljudesse kohtadesse värvi ning joonistab karakterid märksa eredamaks. Kaabakatel on teinekord inimlikke jooni, säravvalged tegelased pole lähemalt vaadates teps mitte puhtad kutid-mutid. Minu jaoks on äärmiselt muljetavaldav, mille kõik on Rowling kokku kirjutanud, sest tõesti - lõpus võetakse igaltpoolt varasemast niidiotsi kokku, igal detailil on oma oluline roll mängida. Vägisi tekibki tahtmine uuesti üle lugeda, nüüd siis juba kolmandat korda. Sest paljusid stseene näeks nüüd hoopis teise pilguga. Eks mul oli eelmisest lugemisest üht koma teist ikka meeles, aga päris palju oli juba tuhmunud.
Mis veel... võib-olla seda mainin, et koostöö õpilaste ja õpetajate vahel, noorte ja vanade külg-külje kõrval ühise vastasega rinda pistmine - ausõna, ma olen püstivaimustuses. Kogu Harry Potteri lugu on kokkuvõttes ju siiski üks muinasjutt, fantasysaaga mis on pagana hästi kirja pandud ning räägib loo, mis on küll ulmekuues aga tegelikult vägagi realistlik. Vahet pole, kas vaadata Harry Potteri elu kasuvanemate juures, ülikute viha alamklassi suunas, koolielu internaadis, lapse kasvamist nooreks täiskasvanuks. Rowling on sidunud kõik tavalised, igapäevased mured ja rõõmud ilukirjanduslikku vormi ning pannud terve põlvkonna lapsi ning nende vanemaid raamatuid lugema. See on vägitegu, mis minu silmis väärib kõrgeimat tunnustust.
I think the best part of this for me is that I never once heard people refer to it as 'Harry Potter and the Excruciatingly Long Camping Trip' until after the first time I read it, and it was far easier for me to not feel negatively about it going in. I'm pretty sure if I'd heard it called that prior, I would've been a bit set against it at the outset; as it stands, the first time I read the book was after the eighth movie (or 7B) came out. In fact, I'd read the entire series after each of the movies because I wanted to see if I'd understand them at all without having read the text.
Unsurprisingly, only two movies held up and were actual functioning stories instead of Pretty Scenes With Interesting Fights Set in Magic Land (3 to 7B had a rubbish narrative for anyone …
I think the best part of this for me is that I never once heard people refer to it as 'Harry Potter and the Excruciatingly Long Camping Trip' until after the first time I read it, and it was far easier for me to not feel negatively about it going in. I'm pretty sure if I'd heard it called that prior, I would've been a bit set against it at the outset; as it stands, the first time I read the book was after the eighth movie (or 7B) came out. In fact, I'd read the entire series after each of the movies because I wanted to see if I'd understand them at all without having read the text.
Unsurprisingly, only two movies held up and were actual functioning stories instead of Pretty Scenes With Interesting Fights Set in Magic Land (3 to 7B had a rubbish narrative for anyone without prior knowledge). I remember spending a ridiculous amount of time asking why something'd happened and not knowing why because the necessary plot was lost in favour of one of the visually superfluous scenes (that are only really necessary in writing).
Anyway, that aside, having had such a negative experience with the movie (which really was the camping trip that wouldn't stop), it made the book that much more enjoyable when you actually found out the purpose of all the time spent in the various forests, of all the events that took place while they were in hiding, of the Hunt for the Horcruxes (which just felt like it poofed out of nowhere into the movies, it seemed), and how there was the pull between the Horcruxes or Hallows.
The internal and external debates between going after something that would, on the surface, weaken himself and his opponent (the Horcruxes) while not ever really seeming to gain power or going after the powerful Hallows was something that really only could've been done in the constant camping, the constant moving, the constant information gathering, etc. The realisation that people still supported Harry (overhearing the people in the woods, the messages of support on his parents' home) and the confidence that it inspired was something that really could only be gained from going into hiding.
And finally, in this one book, we are rid of the major issue for me: The fact that we're not in Hogwarts for much of it, so you don't have to deal with much of the "This is definitely a dangerous place who needs to be investigated by an agency who protects children."
But there are two things I absolutely am bored by:
How certain characters die. (I don't mind that Remus and Tonks died, but it's the way they're exhibited in the narrative as being dead. It just felt like an after-thought to change the next bit.)
The inclusion of the '19 years later' chapter, which feels like it totally ruins the story. It also makes some characters look ludicrously daft, like naming your child after Snape despite the fact he only swapped sides because the woman he 'loved' died, and he... didn't care if her husband and child died as long as he got her? No, gross. Honestly, the only characters I would've been interested in 19-years later would've been Neville and Luna (who should've had a lot more time devoted to them in the novels, but that's just my preference).
Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
Incredible! And only now realize the injustice of scoring this book four stars when it clearly deserves five. My memories of reading this book for the first time were a shadow when I read it now. My thoughts of how long it's taking to make progress, the torture of camping out and not having a plan for the Horcruxes and then everything accelerates to the end.
The concerns with pacing never seem as significant on rereads and now I find the book has an intentional progression. Instead of wondering "what happens next" I think "I can't wait for this next thing".
You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die, and understand that …
Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
Incredible! And only now realize the injustice of scoring this book four stars when it clearly deserves five. My memories of reading this book for the first time were a shadow when I read it now. My thoughts of how long it's taking to make progress, the torture of camping out and not having a plan for the Horcruxes and then everything accelerates to the end.
The concerns with pacing never seem as significant on rereads and now I find the book has an intentional progression. Instead of wondering "what happens next" I think "I can't wait for this next thing".
You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die, and understand that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.
The book is a great read cover to cover and it's still easy to get emotional during The Prince's Tale. It's been a decade since I read the book last and I remember scenes differently because of having watched the Hallows movies multiple times, so it was nice to get some unexpected locations and characters that didn't show up in the film.
It took a decade to reread the series and I'd like to not wait another ten years before I step back in to this world of wizardry and magic.
Thank god this is over, the final book in the Harry Potter series was the worst of the lot, up until this point I was able to read each book without hitting any walls, but this one was full of so much filler that I struggled to the end. I guess they call it a slow burner?
Harry Potter is on the run, he won't let anybody help him, which he says is because he doesn't know who to trust but I think it is because he just doesn't know what he is doing. There are huge chunks of pages where nothing happens, the kids are just siting in a tent....at one point they read another book. The end battle scenes are good, would have been spectacular if Rowling had shown it from different peoples perspectives, but she refused to move away from the focus on Harry, which was a …
Thank god this is over, the final book in the Harry Potter series was the worst of the lot, up until this point I was able to read each book without hitting any walls, but this one was full of so much filler that I struggled to the end. I guess they call it a slow burner?
Harry Potter is on the run, he won't let anybody help him, which he says is because he doesn't know who to trust but I think it is because he just doesn't know what he is doing. There are huge chunks of pages where nothing happens, the kids are just siting in a tent....at one point they read another book. The end battle scenes are good, would have been spectacular if Rowling had shown it from different peoples perspectives, but she refused to move away from the focus on Harry, which was a real shame cos the battle was big enough to have left you out of breath. She does a good job of tying up loose ends, answering all those questions about Dumbles and revealing whether Snape was actually good or evil, to me he'll always be the hero of this series. As for the epilogue??? this was one of the most sickening sweet things I've ever read, almost threw up, I would have loved Rowling to make one last little twist.
For the series as a whole it gets 2 stars from me. I am impressed that Rowling got millions of kids around the world reading some pretty hefty books, what I don't get is the adults and why they love it so much, there are better books out there...obviously not To The Lighthouse cos that is still the worst book ever!
Pretty decent
By breaking the usual formula and tossing our main characters into new situations and settings outside of Hogwarts, Harry Potter’s final novel adventure becomes one of the more satisfying entries and worthy of re-reading.
I avoided listening to the final epilogue for so long - just because I didn't want it to end. The journey, accompanied by the magical voice of Stephen Fry, was nothing short of beautiful. Farewell, Harry Potter. We shall meet again in future.
Blir bedre for hver gang jeg leser den.
"As the days stretched into weeks", "As the weeks crept on", "Slowly, the days stretched into weeks". 700 Seiten Handlungsnacherzähl- und Erklärhölle.
Have decided to re-read the entire series. Will not change the original star ratings, but will include my updated star ratings in the wall o' text.
4 stars
Like 5 (and 6, really) this could really do with a little editing. The aimless camping is pretty tedious. I have found it harder to read about adolescents from the perspective of adulthood than I had anticipated. I'm not sure I buy that (a) Harry could survive given the circumstances of the endgame or that (b) Harry would name a child after Snape; just because Dumbledore was right about Snape, doesn't negate all of the abuse Snape has put Harry through over the course of his Hogwarts career. I really hope that Harry grows up to be a less emo adult, because DAMN that boy can whine and hold a grudge -- or is that supposed to be the implication, given that …
Have decided to re-read the entire series. Will not change the original star ratings, but will include my updated star ratings in the wall o' text.
4 stars
Like 5 (and 6, really) this could really do with a little editing. The aimless camping is pretty tedious. I have found it harder to read about adolescents from the perspective of adulthood than I had anticipated. I'm not sure I buy that (a) Harry could survive given the circumstances of the endgame or that (b) Harry would name a child after Snape; just because Dumbledore was right about Snape, doesn't negate all of the abuse Snape has put Harry through over the course of his Hogwarts career. I really hope that Harry grows up to be a less emo adult, because DAMN that boy can whine and hold a grudge -- or is that supposed to be the implication, given that he's named a kid after Snape? One thing I did find particularly interesting on this read-through, that I hadn't really been so aware of the first time through, was the moral complexity of each of the houses.
Worth the re-read, I think.
May 22, 2013 *
Es junto al de Harry Potter y la Orden del Fenix de los que mas me han gustado (bueno, el sexto aún no lo he leido). Incluso ese final tan horroroso, no me pareció tan horrible despues de leer el libro.
J.K. Rowling's magnificent, 7-novel epic of "The Boy Who Lived" finally comes to its climactic conclusion in the fateful, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Despite its thorough predictability, "The Deathly Hallows" manages to present Harry Potter's last, fateful adventures in vivid detail. Easily the most well-constructed and well-written of the series, "The Deathly Hallows" clearly conveys that it was not just through the retelling of the ancient epic that created Rowling's literary empire, it was also her use of detail and the contribution of specific, realistic dialogue. With believable, relatable characters and enough detail to satiate the bewitched fans, Rowling draws her masterpiece to a close with no loose strings and the perfect, bittersweet ending.
Perfect book to be read during school days.
I remember reading the last part of the book hurriedly to know the climax.
But I must admit that of the Harry Potter series the first four are the best.
