Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (7)

The final in the series - found myself glad it was over, though bittersweet, as it should be. Have to say that, halfway through, I would have given it 3 stars. Much of the story is melancholy and uninteresting at times. However, as things begin to unfold in the second half, the characters begin to come into their own, events take interesting and unexpected turns, and it is nearly impossible to put the book down. The ending is well done, though once again there is a long and drawn out passage where things are "explained", which I find similar the answers to a test. Still, taken as a whole, the book is a worthy ending to a great series.

Oh My God! The ending is soooooooo much better than the movie. I wish they would have had the fight scene with Voldemort on scene like they had in the movie. After seeing the movies, I thought they were good, but they were so much better in the books.

The book started out good but discovered as I was reading it that it's missing almost 50 pages in the middle of the book. Disappointing and frusterating

I enjoyed this book very much. So much is revealed in the character's thinking and about how events over the whole story are related in subtle and intricate ways. An incredible story. And still, there was so much not in the movie(s). You may know it took two films to tell the story within The Deathly Gallows. Even while reading what seemed like a whole story, I was surprised to look and see that there was still well over a third of the book remaining for me to read. As Henry Higgins said, "How delightful!" I wonder how many readers will recognize the quote shown several times in The Deathly Hallows, “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” as a verse from the Bible. (1 Corinthians 15:26) . I hope that many will because the start of that Bible chapter states the Gospel that saves us from death

My ten year old daughter read the entire series within a few months. One of the books is almost 900 pages and she read it in 2 weeks! Finding 1 book that keeps your child intrigued and helps him or her develop a love for reading is amazing. J.K. Rowling gave my daughter 7! And now she's reading Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them. Now I've been reading the books she's finished and her younger siblings are eager to read them as well.