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jennandrolo
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Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Whatd you think??
It wasnt as GREAT as I expected. Maybe I hyped it up too much. I teared when a few of the characters died and when Harry went to face Voldemort and he was thinking about death. I think the epilogue was just so stupid but thats just me. It was too much like a movie ending. Other than that I really didnt finish that book shocked or amazed at what happened. Its still a must read though.
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ant n tilde
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
i felt the opposite i thought it was the best out of the series
the way she ended it was genius
its my new favorite book 
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Posted 7/27/07 1:19 PM
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jennandrolo
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by ant n tilde
i felt the opposite i thought it was the best out of the series
the way she ended it was genius
its my new favorite book
my favorite was half blood prince. i guess i was expecting something to blow my mind.
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Posted 7/27/07 1:29 PM
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bonitachyc
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
oooh oooh can i join? [07er crashing] i finished and i was sad but so happy that those rumors i heard about Harry dying were untrue (for the most part at least!) i teared up at the end but that's it! oh and the big battle was out of this world! i literally pictured it all in my head, like a war movie. crazy!
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Posted 7/27/07 2:46 PM
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JeanetteandSteve
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Posted by ant n tilde
i felt the opposite i thought it was the best out of the series
the way she ended it was genius
its my new favorite book
SAME HERE!!!!!!!
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Posted 7/27/07 3:11 PM
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jennandrolo
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Posted by bonitachyc
oooh oooh can i join? [07er crashing] i finished and i was sad but so happy that those rumors i heard about Harry dying were untrue (for the most part at least!) i teared up at the end but that's it! oh and the big battle was out of this world! i literally pictured it all in my head, like a war movie. crazy!
cant wait to see the battle on the big screen
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Posted 7/27/07 3:15 PM
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soon2BMrsMcD
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by ant n tilde
i felt the opposite i thought it was the best out of the series
the way she ended it was genius
its my new favorite book
same here! now goblet of fire is 2nd fav!
I thought it was SUCH a page turner. I got goosebumps when he opened the snitch!
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Posted 7/27/07 3:20 PM
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mao0426
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
I really liked it...I finally finished it last night and found myself getting more and more into it...she does such an amazing job with her descriptions that I saw everything so clearly in my head... but am not looking forward to the movie...I hated them all and I kind of feel like she didnt do enough to force them to be made more like the book
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Posted 7/27/07 3:32 PM
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jennandrolo
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Posted by mao0426
I really liked it...I finally finished it last night and found myself getting more and more into it...she does such an amazing job with her descriptions that I saw everything so clearly in my head... but am not looking forward to the movie...I hated them all and I kind of feel like she didnt do enough to force them to be made more like the book
i agree, ima afraid how the next movie is gonna turn out.
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Posted 7/27/07 3:38 PM
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mao0426
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No one believes me about all the stuff that is left out...and when I go back to explain its like a light goes off and they are like ooooohhh that makes more sense...duhhhh
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Posted 7/27/07 3:41 PM
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mrspalomino148
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
I actually was really disappointed with the book to begin with, but by the time I got to chapter 30 I thought she did an AMAZING job, and its turned into my favorite of the series!
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Posted 7/27/07 3:44 PM
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reneemarie2
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
I thought it was great. I could've done without the "fast forward 19 years" bit. I felt that it didn't go with the rest of the book...the writing felt rushed in that last section.
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Posted 7/27/07 5:31 PM
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ama1771
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by reneemarie2
I thought it was great. I could've done without the "fast forward 19 years" bit. I felt that it didn't go with the rest of the book...the writing felt rushed in that last section.
It does set it up for a easy transition into the next potential series though
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Posted 7/28/07 9:22 AM
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davenjess
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by jennandrolo
Whatd you think??
It wasnt as GREAT as I expected. Maybe I hyped it up too much. I teared when a few of the characters died and when Harry went to face Voldemort and he was thinking about death. I think the epilogue was just so stupid but thats just me. It was too much like a movie ending. Other than that I really didnt finish that book shocked or amazed at what happened. Its still a must read though.
I know no one will like this - but I think she copped out in not killing him. I understand that she didn't have to and I'm honestly glad that she didn't....but from the beginning we've been hinted that we'll not see Harry anymore. I also thought the flash forward, while sweet, didn't answer enough questions. Where's Luna, Neville's a professor - WONDERFUL(i heart him), but what about Ron, Harry, Ginny & Hermione - what do they do???
I'm concerned about the next movies - because they haven't established Ginny & Harry as a cute thing starting to happen. She should've been heavily involved in this past movie, but she was BARELY in it...
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Posted 7/28/07 9:55 AM
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sugarkube4
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
I have to say.. JK Rowling is a GENIUS... I couldn't put the book down bc I was so afraid for the 3 of them the whole book... I thought the end where he faces Voldemort and gives him that lecture was awesome.. I loved the Epilogue.. I thought the youngest childs name.. well.. it just brought me to tears... I can't wait to see this in a movie.. I can't wait to read this whole searies from start to finish again!!!!
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Posted 7/28/07 10:27 AM
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sugarkube4
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by davenjess
Posted by jennandrolo
Whatd you think??
It wasnt as GREAT as I expected. Maybe I hyped it up too much. I teared when a few of the characters died and when Harry went to face Voldemort and he was thinking about death. I think the epilogue was just so stupid but thats just me. It was too much like a movie ending. Other than that I really didnt finish that book shocked or amazed at what happened. Its still a must read though.
I know no one will like this - but I think she copped out in not killing him. I understand that she didn't have to and I'm honestly glad that she didn't....but from the beginning we've been hinted that we'll not see Harry anymore. I also thought the flash forward, while sweet, didn't answer enough questions. Where's Luna, Neville's a professor - WONDERFUL(i heart him), but what about Ron, Harry, Ginny & Hermione - what do they do???
I'm concerned about the next movies - because they haven't established Ginny & Harry as a cute thing starting to happen. She should've been heavily involved in this past movie, but she was BARELY in it...
I don't think she copped out on killing Harry... MILLIONS of children read this book and she would never let evil prevail... what would that say of her? I think she ended the series splendidly..
As for the other characters.. They are all together in the end.. the only one, I agree that they should have mentioned was Luna.. what happened to her?
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Posted 7/28/07 10:30 AM
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ant n tilde
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
Posted by sugarkube4
Posted by davenjess
Posted by jennandrolo
Whatd you think??
It wasnt as GREAT as I expected. Maybe I hyped it up too much. I teared when a few of the characters died and when Harry went to face Voldemort and he was thinking about death. I think the epilogue was just so stupid but thats just me. It was too much like a movie ending. Other than that I really didnt finish that book shocked or amazed at what happened. Its still a must read though.
I know no one will like this - but I think she copped out in not killing him. I understand that she didn't have to and I'm honestly glad that she didn't....but from the beginning we've been hinted that we'll not see Harry anymore. I also thought the flash forward, while sweet, didn't answer enough questions. Where's Luna, Neville's a professor - WONDERFUL(i heart him), but what about Ron, Harry, Ginny & Hermione - what do they do???
I'm concerned about the next movies - because they haven't established Ginny & Harry as a cute thing starting to happen. She should've been heavily involved in this past movie, but she was BARELY in it...
I don't think she copped out on killing Harry... MILLIONS of children read this book and she would never let evil prevail... what would that say of her? I think she ended the series splendidly..
As for the other characters.. They are all together in the end.. the only one, I agree that they should have mentioned was Luna.. what happened to her?
she answers some questions here - and actually addresses the problem of missing characters in the epilogue. She says that she HAD all of the characters in it but then from a literary standpoint it didnt read well so she had to leave some out. She may do an "encyclopedia" one day to really clarify all of the bios
MSNBC article from LIF
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Posted 7/28/07 11:21 AM
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Collweenie21
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Re: Those who finished Harry Potter (possible spoilers)....
I too agree that the book was AMAZING! I cried when he saw Tonks and Lupin, so sad! Poor son has no parents!! I agree too that we could've done without the epilogue. I thought it was a bit cheesy leaving it off that way JMO. My favorite still is The Prisoner of Azkahban, and my second is Half Blooded Prince. I still haven't seen the movies!
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Posted 7/28/07 11:32 AM
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