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I am very very impressed with the seventh Harry Potter book.
Considering all the hype and marketing blitz that preceeded the book, it had huge and massive expectations on its head!
And it delivered on every single one.
I laughed, I cried, I got goosebumps, I squealed in delight, I read the book in just over seven hours. 4 hours straight at first and then I had to attend an obligatory birthday party where I moped by myself in a corner and drank a whole bottle of wine. All the while with a clear sense of expectation and impatience to get back to my book.
Now it's done. The story has ended in a very typical and traditional sense. No unexpected and bold twist to the end, although there are plenty of twists and turns to delight the conspiracy theorists. But Oh my Goodness!!! The ride to that end was a roller coaster!
I am obviously trying not to give away anything of importance here, for those of you who havent gotten a hand on a copy and intend to. I will stop here before I do.
And so ends Harry Potter. Or is it a beginning? Kids will ALWAYS be turning eight years old. You can be sure that in the same way Charles Dickens, C.S Lewis, Roald Dahl etc are still being read many many years after their deaths. The bank account (and then her estate -damn her lucky kids!) of Joanne Rowling will be receiving a cheque in the mail for a very LOOOOOOONG time.
Let me see what the world is saying about the book... I think I'll start by reading that New York Times review...
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Hi!
I got hold of the book on Sunday and finshed it yesterday. I live in an apartment with 10 other girls and have been locked up in my room for 3 days. How unsocial can one get? They have called me all sorts of things, mostly geek. :)
But I was really looking forward to reading it and now it feels strange that it is over. It feels like saying goodbye to an old friend. I was really happy with the book though. Felt like it was suitable that there would be a last one now.
I agree with you that this will be like the Lord of the Rings and those other books.
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