OOO Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I guess we're to assume Luna and Neville are married? When she was first asked about the possibility of Luna hooking up with Neville Longbottom several years ago, Rowling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 i just rolled my eyes so hard they sprained. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I reread it over the past few days and I just have to say the scene where Harry buries Dobby was one of, if not the, most well written parts of any of the Harry Potter series. That was an amazing, intense scene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I reread it over the past few days and I just have to say the scene where Harry buries Dobby was one of, if not the, most well written parts of any of the Harry Potter series. That was an amazing, intense scene. Incredibly poignant. I agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Incredibly poignant. I agree. I've always been a critic of her literary skills, as I think she's an excellent story teller, but her writing leaves something to be desired at times. With that chapter (and with certain others throughout the series) she really showed that she can elevate her writing beyond simply telling a story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 am i the only one who was really let down by this book? sorry, not trying to spoil the party. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 i don't think you read it correctly, try again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 am i the only one who was really let down by this book? sorry, not trying to spoil the party. let down by the book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 let down by the book thank goodness. i was afraid there was going to be 3 pages of people telling me i read the wrong book or something. i can't exactly pinpoint what it is i didn't like about the book. it's just the entire story of the last book. i couldn't stand it. it went in a different direction than i felt like it should. and the entire book seemed really loose, and contradictive in parts. i've grown with harry. i read the first one when i was young. and now i'm 17 reading the last one. i kinda feel ashamed that i'm the one who doesn't like the final one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 I was sorry that this story was taking place almost entirely outside of Hogwarts. Kind of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer being in high school, I liked the idea that all of this was taking place inside a school, that this was just a normal life for these kids. I was also not thrilled with all of the hopping around from place to place that Harry, Hermione, and Ron were forced to do. It felt a bit repetitive, that they kept having to move on, set up camp, set up the protective spells... I understood the need for it in the context of the story, but I was less than thrilled with those scenes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 i think those scenes will translate well to the film, but in the book--not so much. Same with all the yackity yack especially from dumbledore. I am in the process of rewriting the final book, taking out all the exposition and back story regarding Tom Riddle, and Dumbledore and turning it into a prequel that would be released (in my time machine) after Goblet of Fire. I will post it here first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 i think those scenes will translate well to the film, but in the book--not so much. Same with all the yackity yack especially from dumbledore. I am in the process of rewriting the final book, taking out all the exposition and back story regarding Tom Riddle, and Dumbledore and turning it into a prequel that would be released (in my time machine) after Goblet of Fire. I will post it here first. Why thank you, Jen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Now see, I like the backstory stuff! The Dumbledore stuff, especially. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Now see, I like the backstory stuff! The Dumbledore stuff, especially. Me too. I agree about the repetitive camping to a degree, though it seems more tedious in retrospect than it did when I was reading the book. I kind of liked that the book took place mostly outside Hogwarts, just because it underscores how much has changed between the first books and this last one. I thought it was fitting that they were back at Hogwarts for the last battle, though. Though it was fun to get the 19 years later glimpse, I mostly wish the epilogue wasn't there. It seems like cheating somehow for J.K. Rowling to tell everyone exactly what happens to these characters in the future, but not have to go through the work of actually getting them there via storytelling. I realize that's kind of ridiculous since they're her characters, but that's still how I feel. Overall, though, I thought the book was amazing. I was really impressed with how well it was all planned out from the beginning. I did not get the sense that much had changed from her original conception of the storyline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Now see, I like the backstory stuff! The Dumbledore stuff, especially.i appreciated reading the backstory, but i think that the backstory could have been its own book, and a really awesome book at that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 i appreciated reading the backstory, but i think that the backstory could have been its own book, and a really awesome book at that. "Albus Dumbledore and the Burden of Brilliance" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 i appreciated reading the backstory, but i think that the backstory could have been its own book, and a really awesome book at that.This is a delayed reaction to this, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a series of "prequels" at some point. I also would not be surprised if JKR decides she can't be bothered to write them herself, and just licenses the characters for that purpose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I have read this book. I was disappointed by the lack of alligators. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I was under the impression that when Voldemort 'killed' Harry, the scar disappeared. Yet, it is there in the epilogue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I was under the impression that when Voldemort 'killed' Harry, the scar disappeared. Yet, it is there in the epilogue.He had it tattooed back on later, during his goth phase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 I was under the impression that when Voldemort 'killed' Harry, the scar disappeared. Yet, it is there in the epilogue.I tore through this one way too fast, and I should probably go back and re-read some of the more relevant parts, but I don't remember that happening at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I tore through this one way too fast, and I should probably go back and re-read some of the more relevant parts, but I don't remember that happening at all."Under the impression" may mean I just made it up in my head as I was reading it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 NYT Book Review from Yesterday: The Boy Who Lived By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS By J. K. Rowling. Illustrated by Mary GrandPr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BornToRun86 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 NYT Book Review from Yesterday: The Boy Who Lived By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS By J. K. Rowling. Illustrated by Mary GrandPr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 What an arduous read. I read that article twice and still don't get his point... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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