Comments on: Review | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows *No Spoilers* http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/ A part of the Aidan Moher network Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling | Books of Mee http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3368 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling | Books of Mee Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:34 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-3368 [...] Hidden Side of Leaf who then set up this blog to discuss | Stuff As Dreams Are Made On | A Dribble of Ink | The Symposium | 3 evil cousins (funny!) | Reading Rants! | Things Mean A Lot | Literary Escapism [...] [...] Hidden Side of Leaf who then set up this blog to discuss | Stuff As Dreams Are Made On | A Dribble of Ink | The Symposium | 3 evil cousins (funny!) | Reading Rants! | Things Mean A Lot | Literary Escapism [...]

]]> By: Article | The (multi-volume) Telling of a Story - A Dribble of Ink http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Article | The (multi-volume) Telling of a Story - A Dribble of Ink Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:54:32 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-453 [...] come to an end. I felt the same way when I read the final Harry Potter novel (spoiler-free review HERE), I loved the characters, the world, the struggles taking place, that the series coming to an end [...] [...] come to an end. I felt the same way when I read the final Harry Potter novel (spoiler-free review HERE), I loved the characters, the world, the struggles taking place, that the series coming to an end [...]

]]> By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-108 aidan Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:35:05 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-108 <strong>Re: Graeme</strong> I'd say you're probably right about the reason she happened to kill off so many supporting characters. I don't want to go into spoiler territory, but I will say that I feel that Rowling made the correct choice when it came to who died and who lived. <strong>RE: The Book Swede</strong> A lot of people seem really divisive about the prologue and it's need in the story. I'm rather impartial about it, though, and don't really see what all the fuss was about. It wasn't particularly needed... but I didn't think it really got in the way of the story, either. I get the feeling that you are talking about the epilogue, though, which comes after the last chapter. That I will say that I am wholly in favour of for reason that I won't name here in fear of spoilers! Re: Graeme
I’d say you’re probably right about the reason she happened to kill off so many supporting characters. I don’t want to go into spoiler territory, but I will say that I feel that Rowling made the correct choice when it came to who died and who lived.

RE: The Book Swede
A lot of people seem really divisive about the prologue and it’s need in the story. I’m rather impartial about it, though, and don’t really see what all the fuss was about. It wasn’t particularly needed… but I didn’t think it really got in the way of the story, either.

I get the feeling that you are talking about the epilogue, though, which comes after the last chapter. That I will say that I am wholly in favour of for reason that I won’t name here in fear of spoilers!

]]> By: The Book Swede http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-103 The Book Swede Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:51:37 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-103 A good review, Aidan. I also miss the world that got me into reading in the first place. From the HP books I have gone onto many new and different areas (hell, i even have my own fantasy/SF blog!) but I'll also love the Harry Potter series. I was not at all fond of the prologue, though. I think she should have scratched that and finished it were it finished. A good review, Aidan. I also miss the world that got me into reading in the first place. From the HP books I have gone onto many new and different areas (hell, i even have my own fantasy/SF blog!) but I’ll also love the Harry Potter series.

I was not at all fond of the prologue, though. I think she should have scratched that and finished it were it finished.

]]> By: Graeme http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Graeme Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:41:26 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-102 I got the impression that Rowling killed off a load of the supporting cast in order to avoid having to kill a main character (apart from the obvious!). Although it was a good read , I felt she missed an opportunity to really go out with a bang and do something that people would be talking about for a long time afterwards... I got the impression that Rowling killed off a load of the supporting cast in order to avoid having to kill a main character (apart from the obvious!). Although it was a good read , I felt she missed an opportunity to really go out with a bang and do something that people would be talking about for a long time afterwards…

]]> By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-98 aidan Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:13:36 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-98 I think, though, in the end the novel is still aimed at young adults and children. I'm not sure how many parents want to be reading out graphic death scenes to their young children. Harry Potter has never been overly gruesome and so I think if that were to be the case in this novel it would turn off a lot of fans and disappoint a lot of parents who have trusted Rowling in the past. Also, the Harry Potter novels are almost exclusively told from Harry's point of view and, well, he can't be everywhere at once. Off-screen deaths are pretty much inevitable (and probably more true to life). I think, though, in the end the novel is still aimed at young adults and children. I’m not sure how many parents want to be reading out graphic death scenes to their young children. Harry Potter has never been overly gruesome and so I think if that were to be the case in this novel it would turn off a lot of fans and disappoint a lot of parents who have trusted Rowling in the past.

Also, the Harry Potter novels are almost exclusively told from Harry’s point of view and, well, he can’t be everywhere at once. Off-screen deaths are pretty much inevitable (and probably more true to life).

]]> By: Bookie Monster http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2007/07/reviews/review-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Bookie Monster Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:09:03 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=35#comment-97 One thing that disappointed me, apart from the "trough" in the middle when the book slowed, was the "off-screen" deaths. Rowling promised a blood-bath, but a lot of the characters who bite the dust do so in such a way that we don't know what happened. I think a lot of excitement could have been created if we'd actually had the scenes when said characters met their end. One thing that disappointed me, apart from the “trough” in the middle when the book slowed, was the “off-screen” deaths. Rowling promised a blood-bath, but a lot of the characters who bite the dust do so in such a way that we don’t know what happened.
I think a lot of excitement could have been created if we’d actually had the scenes when said characters met their end.

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