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Sunday, August 05, 2007

BOOK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

One of the most anticipated books of the year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, the 7th installment in the series did stand-out to meet the expectations of us all, Potter fans. I’m actually just a convert I’ve only been a fan since the 3rd book (Prisoner of Azkaban), I used to think that Harry Potter is just for kids and I was wrong, so wrong.

The 7th book picks up as to where the last one ended. It shows Harry continuing the mission that Dumbledore left him, the quest to find He-Who-Must-Be-Named’s remaining Horcruxes. Harry no longer went to Hogwarts since he would be an easy target for the Dark Lord. He also parted ways with the last connection he had with his family, the Dudleys. Harry along with Hermione and Ron traveled all across the wizarding world looking for Horcruxes while at the same time hiding from the grasp of the Dark Lord. Along the way they learned that legend of the Deathly Hollows, which are three magical things whose possessor of all three would be the Master of Death. Harry then not only looks for the Horcruxes but the Hollows as well.

In this book it explains the complete story of Harry’s past, the true events that happened to his parents when he was young, the true connection that he had with the Dark Lord, Dumbledore’s life and his family and the shocking revelation about Serverus Snape. The answer to the question: “Would Harry be able to finally defeat the Dark Lord?” Yes, he did but that wouldn’t spoil your fun because you would need to read as to how he did it. For sure, you’d love it, I’d say that it could be the best or if not one of the best moments that you’d ever read in this book.

What I like mostly about this book are its twist and turns. There are a lot of surprises in this book or more properly shockers in this book. I hope this would not be a major spoiler but there would be a lot of deaths in this book and you’ll be astounded to know which ones would die. One of my favorites in this book is the “The battle at Hogwarts”, I imagined it to be as somewhat similar to LOTR’s “battle of Helms’ Deep”, only with wands. J.K. Rowling is for me, a genius. I love the way she writes and the imagination that she has, its magic. I love this book because its written in a simple way that both kids and adults alike would understand. I only got praises for this book. It’s really a must read for all Potter fans. For the occasional reader it’s definitely worth your while.

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