Daily Archive for July 21st, 2007

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

Edited 7/23.

So, I first published this post half-asleep Saturday morning at 9am, which is when I finished.  :)

I’ve thought about it a bit more, and here are some musings.  Don’t worry - there are no real spoilers.

  • It’s much darker than the rest of the series.  Which, given the progression, is not surprising.  But there is a lightness that’s usually in the series that is much rarer in this book
  • Prisoner of Azcaban, Half Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows are the best of the series.  Thinking about it more, I really can’t say which is my favorite of the three - the tones are so different between them.
  • I’m sad it’s over.  It’s pretty amazing that the same book gets kids excited and also has co-workers slamming doors saying, “Don’t tell me how it ends!!”  Hats off to Ms. Rowling.. 

Original post:

I’m done. Great last book of the series. Have to admit it’s not my favorite - I think I liked Prisioner of Azcaban or the Half Blood Prince more.

But loved it. :) And sad that the Harry Potter series is now done.