Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
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Book Summary Author: J.K. Rowling Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published) Format: Audiobook, Unabridged Published: 2007-07-21 ISBN: 0739360388 Reading Level: Young Adult Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) |
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Book Reviews of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Customer Review: The Final Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
It's certainly fair to say that J.K. Rowling has done it again. Although this is the last book in the series, HP fans will not be disappointed by #7 - 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" offers more of the same - much more!
I went out and bought it and read it immediately from start to finish - so for me at least, it was certainly no less unputdownable than its predecessors. The plot is as exciting and dramatic as ever, and Rowling's remarkable gift for keeping readers guessing until the end remains strong, even though the eventual reveal of the novel's secret felt like familiar territory. In fact, the novel's climactic pages contain so much drama that they left me positively exhausted.
Every novel has seen Harry grow both physically and emotionally and this one is no exception. This book is was JKR's final masterpiece to the Potter series, her final explanation of all things Potter.
Whereas previous novels have seen Harry isolated for a period, this time the sense of isolation is his major emotion throughout the book. And Rowling is so eager to crack on with her weighty plot in this novel filled with suspense, thrills and lightened by moments of humor and romance.
Rowling is no longer really writing books for young children, so it's probably fortunate that her original audience will have aged with Harry. Pre-high school children may find the book's more intense and adults emotional world hard going - so perhaps it's lucky that its length makes it that much more difficult for younger readers to get through!
The earlier delight as Rowling articulates new parts of her wizarding world is wonderful, with new surprises that again gives the reader a feeling of wonder that made the earlier books such a success. She's a long way from the Roald Dahl-esque creative whimsy of the first few novels now - no longer the feats of sheer imagination we saw even in Book 4's Quiddich World Cup. By the end of it all, Potter's world is not greatly enlarged - this book is about seeing old relationships in new ways.
While it was still an exhilarating ride, it was a pretty grueling one. No fan will be disappointed by this last installment to Harry's world - you can see why it took Rowling so long to write, and why she was apparently in tears at one point. But it was so great to see Rowling balancing up her surfeit of shade with more light and substance.
I suspect that within the series as a whole, Book Seven will come to be seen as the final piece to the puzzle, the " Return of the Jedi" - a rich exploration of character and sense of wonderment at being shown the reasoning behind all of the events leading to this story's ultimate climactic conclusion. Thanks JKR for a great ride!