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This website earns a commission from online advertising. The advertising
model used is called affiliate marketing and enables websites to earn
money for promoting products or services. Amazon USA Associate Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's
spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations,
battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has
prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out
increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through
with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and
wrong. Fear not, you will find no spoilers in our review--to tell the
plot would ruin the journey, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is
an odyssey the likes of which Rowling's fans have not yet seen, and are
not likely to forget. But we would be remiss if we did not offer one
small suggestion before you embark on your final adventure with
Harry--bring plenty of tissues.
The heart of Book 7 is a hero's mission--not just in Harry's quest for
the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man--and Harry faces more
danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat
of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing
faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember
Dumbledore's warning about making the choice between "what is right and
what is easy," and know that Rowling applies the same difficult
principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the
answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and
you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling's skill as a storyteller that
even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise.
A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. The journey is hard,
filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered
with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as
brilliant and blinding as a phoenix's flame, and fans and skeptics alike
will emerge from the confines of the story with full but heavy hearts,
giddy and grateful for the experience. -- Daphne Durham |
