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Post by allegro on May 9, 2008 10:00:16 GMT -5
Like the topic says. [glow=red,2,300]Did you like HP and the Deathly Hallows? [/glow]
I'm disappointed. I mean, I was somehow sure Snape wasn't DD's enemy and was on his side. But how it was written...
Most of the book there was no mention about Snape and I was waiting for it. I was bored reading about the trio wandering through forests. I craved bits about Snape.
Then - when the end of the book was near - I didn't like the snake plot (I mean how Snape died) and somehow the relationship between Snape and Lily was poorly written.
Actually all the book felt like a fanfiction with only bits of Jo's work.
How about you?
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Post by allegro on May 20, 2008 9:12:30 GMT -5
Really noone to discuss it with?
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Post by mugglemichelle on May 25, 2008 6:43:48 GMT -5
Sorry allegro, I haven't responded because it's been that long since I read it (only read it twice in total) I can't remember that much of it. I remember the first time I read it I felt like I was rushing from one thing to another, lurching from one death/crisis/ problem to another. It felt a bit like a long tale to resolve those lose ends and deal with as much as possible.
I did get a bit bored when they were sitting around the forest so much. But, I did enjoy the book in total, even if it was touching on fan fiction, I suppose for Jo it was as much about wrapping it all up for her own satisfaction as well as the fans.
Hope some other people chip in with their thoughts!
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Post by maria8081 on May 27, 2008 6:29:08 GMT -5
I enjoyed Deathly Hallows. Yes it was a tie up but it beats some of the book series I have read where their were more loose ends when you finished then when you started. I thought it was interesting that the door was kind of left open at the end with the kids. Could be interesting to see if anything comes of that. It has been a while since I have read it. I am currently rereading the whole series to see the little things I had missed that might of given you hints as to what was going to happen in the last book. I am just starting to read again the Order of the Phoenix. There was a lot I missed in the Goblet of Fire, I was surprised. It won't be long before I hit the Deathly Hallows again and will be able to carry on a better conversation about it.
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Post by allegro on Jun 1, 2008 2:30:54 GMT -5
So you enjoyed it...
Frankly speaking, the last book left me so disappointed... I somehow KNEW Snape was on the good side but... the forest (so long!), father Lovegood (so unneeded! imo), so little about Snape (everybody was waiting for this!), Voldemort in the end so naive.... Uhm.
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Post by Henrietta on Jul 17, 2008 16:57:52 GMT -5
It was OBVIOUS from book one that Snape was good. It was also obvious that he loved Lily and was the most decent, misunderstood character in the books. However, I couldn't help but feel disgusted by the Snape and Lily story line because I loathe her character. Frankly, she's a hypocritical, evil b*tch and she deserved James. They deserved to die. Good riddence. Haha. Yes, I have strong feelings on those lot.
I just felt having Snape as a mystery man made him a lot more desirable and I like that. Telling his life story made him seem normal and it wasn't very Snape-ish. I'd have preferred it to remain a deeply hidden secret. I'm not sure I'll enjoy watching those bits on screen.
As for Snape's death... It was pitiful. Being bitten in the neck by Nagini was stupid. I thought he'd die a hero's death and jump in the way of a fatal blow to Harry from Lord Voldemort. I thought he would be the REAL victor. I knew he'd die, that too was obvious, but it was just such a crap way to die and nobody saw or understood it.
The actual end of the book was pretty rubbish too. Other than Snape, the Malfoys were my favourite characters and I have to say, I was sadenned not to hear what happened to them.
The ONLY information we got was what had happened to Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco I suppose. And Luna/Neville. But it wasn't enough. She may as well have written "Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny grew up and had babies that they named after every other character in the series that did something good, but Harry of course didn't realise they were good before because he's a thick tw*t". :]
xxx
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Post by allegro on Jul 19, 2008 13:13:26 GMT -5
True.
I only read DH ONE time. No need to come back to this.
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Post by amirab on Jul 20, 2008 20:50:43 GMT -5
I've only read it once...and won't go back to it until the movie comes out. Not that i didn't like the book. I didn't like how it was written.
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Post by allegro on Jul 21, 2008 5:42:49 GMT -5
Maybe I'm weird, but sometimes I really suspect Jo had had some bits of Deathly Hallows written before Deathly Hallows came out and she didn't feel in mood to write another book, the last one (a very tiring job!) so she asked somebody to write the rest.  I write so because the book doesn't read like hers. The story plot is so poor there. And previous books were so brilliant. Also the writing style is quite different in some parts. Too shortened plot somehow. |
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Post by amirab on Jul 22, 2008 20:31:25 GMT -5
I agree that the style of writing was different. When I was reading the book, I thought that this was so different than the other books. Maybe she sort of rushed the book so she could get it over with. Probably not though.
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Post by allegro on Jul 23, 2008 4:25:29 GMT -5
I thought she didn't want to write another OotP book, so she was trying to write it short. But I really feel only bits were written by her ;D The story had so many unneeded plots while we didn't know much what was going to Snape, Draco etc. Besides some characters were behaving out of the blue. F. ex. Neville. I don't believe in magic change of a boy who in HBP escapes when he sees Peeves.  |
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Post by billywiggy on Jul 31, 2008 16:16:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I didn't much care for this one either. Plot holes you could drive trucks through and themes which had been seemingly carefully planned and fostered, totally abandoned for cheap thrills. Sigh. Maybe I was expecting too much. I did enjoy the book for the most part while reading . . . just left a bad aftertaste when I'd finished, and the more I thought about it - the more items came up that really pissed me off. I doubt I'll ever reread this one. But I look forward to the movies, and the series overall is still one of the best, I think!  |
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Post by allegro on Aug 6, 2008 0:42:59 GMT -5
^ Billywiggy, I don't want to read DH again either We must be really disappointed  |
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Post by ahsatan on Aug 8, 2008 5:14:58 GMT -5
Yes I like Deathly Hallows then again I only read it twice. I think it started off well then it sort of dropped but the finale was fantastic I thought.
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Post by maria8081 on Aug 8, 2008 8:05:33 GMT -5
I kind of liked that Snape became more a less an anti-hero. Reading through it I wondered if she had someone in her life that was left to live the life they had because of having made just plain bad decisions when young in life. For all that it was worth that was actually Snapes character was in a nutshell. Not a good guy, not a bad guy just a person trying to cope with the life left after bad life choices. I was a little disappointed in the beginning of the book but thought it achieved respectibility by the end. Grant it, it is not the best book by any means and really doesn't seem that she was entirely into it. But who am I to judge what her thoughts or intentions were or were not with this book. Looking forward to see how it translates out to film, will be interesting.
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Post by gaeaskywalker on Aug 15, 2008 17:55:18 GMT -5
No, the book was disappointing. I expected more especially from the 'final battle'. After two months I decided to read it a second time and was still disappointed in it. Although I'm happy that we know everything now.
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Post by patricia on Aug 16, 2008 15:23:31 GMT -5
The forest part was boringgggg,and the end left many unanswered questions. And she killed Snape. I hated this book.And why kill Tonks and Remus? Rubbish. I prefer the fan ficts really.
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Post by amirab on Aug 16, 2008 20:54:41 GMT -5
There were a lot of deaths in this book, which sort of surprised me.
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Post by R.L. on Aug 24, 2008 11:10:03 GMT -5
I was excited when I first got the book. I came home and immediately started reading it. It wasn't long before I was saying to myself, "Did J.K., write this thing?" I read it again 2 more times just to try to make sure if I was missing something or trying to see if I wasn't expecting too much since it is the last of the series.
I came to the conclusion that I hadn't missed anything, or I wasn't expecting too much. The plot, sub-plots, and side-plots were not in keeping with J.K's. style of writing, and if I didn't know any better, I would've thought the book was made up of left-over story ideas that were meshed together.
Characters were behaving unlike themselves, and Snape was turned into a hopelessly tragic figure that met a pathetically written end. Voldemort, despite the fact that he was a brilliant though evil wizard, didn't have a clue about the wand thing. The camping and hiding out in the forest lasted far too long. All in all a big disappointment, but this time I hope Warner Brothers takes creative license with it as it might turn out better than the book.
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Post by allegro on Aug 24, 2008 14:09:32 GMT -5
^ I totally agree with you, R. L.
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