Comments on: Harry Potter: and The Avid Reader (WARNING: Pieces of the plot and contents of the final book are dicussed in this blog) http://nefariousness.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-avid-reader-warning-pieces-of-the-plot-and-contents-of-the-final-book-are-dicussed-in-this-blog/ 'We are the target market. We set the Corporate target, we are slaves of what we want.' - Switchfoot Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pyrhus http://nefariousness.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-avid-reader-warning-pieces-of-the-plot-and-contents-of-the-final-book-are-dicussed-in-this-blog/#comment-2738 pyrhus Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:30:42 +0000 http://nefariousness.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-avid-reader-warning-pieces-of-the-plot-and-contents-of-the-final-book-are-dicussed-in-this-blog/#comment-2738 So anyway, I figured I may as well have some of it spoilt for me because I won't read it for ages because my reading age is beyond the immaturity of Harry Potter as I discovered this week. But I have to point out the biggest problem with your ideas. HARRY AND HERMIONE WHERE NEVER, EVER, EVER, GOING TO GET TOGETHER. As said above, it was Ron and Herminone all the way. It's gay that Rowling killed of the two, most baddddaasssss characters though, obviously being Sirius and Lupin. They were so so so amazing. Nice review(ish) though. So anyway, I figured I may as well have some of it spoilt for me because I won’t read it for ages because my reading age is beyond the immaturity of Harry Potter as I discovered this week.

But I have to point out the biggest problem with your ideas.

HARRY AND HERMIONE WHERE NEVER, EVER, EVER, GOING TO GET TOGETHER. As said above, it was Ron and Herminone all the way.

It’s gay that Rowling killed of the two, most baddddaasssss characters though, obviously being Sirius and Lupin. They were so so so amazing.

Nice review(ish) though.

]]> By: Jenny http://nefariousness.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-avid-reader-warning-pieces-of-the-plot-and-contents-of-the-final-book-are-dicussed-in-this-blog/#comment-2529 Jenny Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:08:45 +0000 http://nefariousness.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-avid-reader-warning-pieces-of-the-plot-and-contents-of-the-final-book-are-dicussed-in-this-blog/#comment-2529 Just passing through on the hatred of boredom. Thought i'd leave a comment, because, well, I don't really know. o_o It's always good to hear other opinions, anyway. I think the final book was pretty good, although not as "perfect" as it is being made out to be by so many fans. That's understandable, though. People who have grown up with Harry as you and I and many others have, are just overwhelmed by the conclusion for which they have been waiting so long for. I expect the hype will die down, and then it can probably be viewed with a more judgemental eye. The detail was there, but it was too crammed, too rushed. The deaths of people weren't really emotional like they should have been, and to be honest I, at least, didn't feel upset at any point, even though Remus Lupin is one of my favourite characters. The whole battle in the castle, wasn't really done very well. I'm not sure why, but it didn't feel quite right. It was too much in such a short space of time, quite confusing as to what was going on, in places. I read reviews and things, and heard people talking of how bloody and detailed and almost unrelentless Rowling was in her depiction of death and the characters. I didn't feel that way at all, but maybe because my usual reading material has people hacking each other to pieces. I'm not sure if it's really fair to say that Harry dies. :/ Does it count if they come back? There was almost a feeling though, that if Harry hadn't come back, they would have managed to defeat Voldemort anyway. I personally would have liked it, if when Harry pulled off his invisibility cloak, he gave some sort of memorable one-liner before blasting Voldemort. But hey. Andddd for the sake of typing: - It's boring if good always triumphs over evil, just as it is if "evil" characters are actually evil. (HAHA. I TOLD everyone that Snape would be good.) - Ron and Hermione all the way! They were hinted at for ages and ages. - The quality of Rolwing's writing is, to be honest, not that great. Good, but not amazing. Just passing through on the hatred of boredom. Thought i’d leave a comment, because, well, I don’t really know. o_o It’s always good to hear other opinions, anyway.

I think the final book was pretty good, although not as “perfect” as it is being made out to be by so many fans. That’s understandable, though. People who have grown up with Harry as you and I and many others have, are just overwhelmed by the conclusion for which they have been waiting so long for. I expect the hype will die down, and then it can probably be viewed with a more judgemental eye.

The detail was there, but it was too crammed, too rushed. The deaths of people weren’t really emotional like they should have been, and to be honest I, at least, didn’t feel upset at any point, even though Remus Lupin is one of my favourite characters. The whole battle in the castle, wasn’t really done very well. I’m not sure why, but it didn’t feel quite right. It was too much in such a short space of time, quite confusing as to what was going on, in places.

I read reviews and things, and heard people talking of how bloody and detailed and almost unrelentless Rowling was in her depiction of death and the characters. I didn’t feel that way at all, but maybe because my usual reading material has people hacking each other to pieces.

I’m not sure if it’s really fair to say that Harry dies. :/ Does it count if they come back? There was almost a feeling though, that if Harry hadn’t come back, they would have managed to defeat Voldemort anyway. I personally would have liked it, if when Harry pulled off his invisibility cloak, he gave some sort of memorable one-liner before blasting Voldemort. But hey.

Andddd for the sake of typing:
- It’s boring if good always triumphs over evil, just as it is if “evil” characters are actually evil. (HAHA. I TOLD everyone that Snape would be good.)
- Ron and Hermione all the way! They were hinted at for ages and ages.
- The quality of Rolwing’s writing is, to be honest, not that great. Good, but not amazing.

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