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Harry Potter 7-slight spoilers-

Sat Jul 28, 2007, 1:31 PM

Mood: Annoyed

Well...I've waited enough. I actually finished the last Harry Potter book the day it came out, even though I was supposed to finish my math homework. Come to think of it, I'm still not done. Oh what the hell, procrastination FTW!

Basically, the last book was a pure disappointment. I think I hated it on the same level I hated the 5th book, except this one had some redeeming qualities (as in, interesting deaths/chapters).

JK sure did a rush job on the book; the writing quality was pretty awful, and like many people have said, you can totally skip 3 pages and not miss a thing. Too much detail and badly written angst on unnecessary things. In fact, the entire middle part both bored me to tears and irritated me to the ends of hell, that's Rowling's definition of "teenage emotions/action".

I think I'm the most disappointed in the completely new elements she introduced last minute. I thought we were just sticking with the sexy Horcruxes, okay? And then she had to add in some uber-one hit K.O. objects from a fairytale that Voldemort was after. Yes, the Dark Lord is after fairytale objects, you know, since he's so powerless against a teenage boy!

And of course, the cliched Good vs. Evil battle...Voldemort seemed a bit like an idiotic and OOC villain in this book; why the bloody hell was he so nice? There were certain lines I had to reread, just to make sure my eyes weren't blurred.

Oho...he died in such an ungraceful and pathetic manner, I thought Voldie would have more class then that. The reason I liked the 6th book was because it showed Voldemort's past, and I thought, "Gee, he's a hip character!", and then it just completely backfires. Bleh, what a horrible end to a decent series.

P.S. Don't even get me started on the epilogue, even though it made me cry.

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~Mana16

Jul 28, 2007, 1:40:02 PM

Harry potter has got a little tired

, i hope she doesn't write another one, there are rumors... I'm suprised you're in that club, after everything XD. My new cg piece is almost finished, the hair is killing me, I've redrawn it around 3 times

~Akanei-Rin

Jul 28, 2007, 1:42:56 PM

Harry Potter is absolutely tiring. Personally, I'm just gonna stick with the 6th book and pretend that's the ending. I've heard that she IS gonna write another Harry Potter based book.

Aha, the club, eh? Note me for more info, I've got a funny story dealing with that.

I'm a staff member in there.

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~veychyryn

Jul 28, 2007, 1:46:42 PM

Well, she's not writing another HP book, but she did say she would write another story that takes place in the same world, just with all-new characters.

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~Akanei-Rin

Jul 28, 2007, 1:48:16 PM

Eck...it was a great series with a terrible ending. Hmm...so, an alternate universe/out-take on the already existing HP universe? Man, I don't know whether or not to be happy. I'll read whatever she writes anyhow.

And I haven't heard from you in a long time, what's up? Been busy?

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~veychyryn

Jul 28, 2007, 1:55:46 PM

I figured I'd give whatever she writes a chance, after-all, I didn't like the beginning of the HP series... As for the ending, there's just so much I wanted to know that I didn't find out about, and so many things in the book that weren't needed or left out.

Yeah, I've been busy...I still haven't gotten all my financial aid stuff for this year figured out.

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~Akanei-Rin

Jul 28, 2007, 1:59:47 PM

Yeah, that's it. I actually really liked the Sorcerer's Stone, but the third and sixth are my favorites. 5th and 7th are pretty awful, and you are right, too many questions still unanswered. For instance, who did Malfoy marry?

Mmmm...financial stuff.

I don't really understand that since I'm 14, but it seems like a headache, or at least a mountain of pressure and debt over your shoulders.

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The world isn't black and white; DA isn't split into "you must be jealous" and "omg i luv ur work!"

It's called constructive criticism.

`anachsunamon

Jul 28, 2007, 2:20:20 PM

Uhh, no polish edition yet, and I don't feel like rushing into it and getting myself the original just to KNOW how it ends. I can wait. Especially when you say so much bad stuff about it. I believe your senses, so you're probably right in most cases.

I enjoy HP books and films, even if there are worse and better ones. So I will read the last one and I will see all the movies, no matter what anyone says. My friend has just finished reading the last book and he pretty was disappointed with the ending as well. But you know, after reading the previous one, it all had to come to this "big and sparkling end", this "good over evil victory". So it was already said something like that can only be flat and lame. No suprises here

Well, I guess I'll have to find out myself, next year, in January, when polish translation will be ready. Thanks for the valuable opinion though!

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~Vasial

Jul 28, 2007, 2:20:57 PM

actualy she is going to write an 8th book, but in order to read it you have to rebuy ALL the books, because the chapters will be at the end of each of those books.. dunno its retarded but thats what they're doing... basicaly trying to figure out how to get people to buy the earlier books again.

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~Akanei-Rin

Jul 28, 2007, 2:38:54 PM

What is this? An 8th book....that's pretty awful. I wouldn't rebuy all the books, I've got the whole set already and it suits me just fine.

It's pretty retarded; I've also heard she's writing an Encylopedia of Harry Potter, or using the same universe but with new characters. Argh...that's pretty stupid. I think after the series, anything else JK writes will just be for the money.

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It's called constructive criticism.

~Akanei-Rin

Jul 28, 2007, 2:42:35 PM

Ah, sad. I was excited for the end, I admit it, but it's probably better to calm down and actually read it later. Waiting is good.

You've got a lot of patience.

Ah, well, I'm really tough on books. There's hardly any books I actually really value the writing and such, I prefer the classics. Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451, for instance; I love them.

The HP films are pretty bad/good...I liked the first and fifth movie. Considering how bad the 5th book was, the movie was enjoyable. Ah, a lot of people either hate it or love it; I'm in the first section, as well as your friend, it seems.

And you are right, no surprises. It was just annoying to see every single fan speculation and theory come true; a bit straightforward. Flat and lame is the ending, not a doubt.

Have fun waiting it out, trust me, you aren't missing out on anything big, so just enjoy while the Pottertards moan and groan.