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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J. K. Rowling, Hardcover, 2007)

Author: J. K. Rowling

ISBN-10: 0545010225

ISBN-13: 9780545010221

Format: Hardcover

Publication Year: 2007

Category: JUVENILE FICTION

Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

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Epic Showdown as Harry Potter Is Initiated to Adulthood
by: idealsound (12042)	Review created: 07/19/07
49 out of 66 people found the following review helpful. So, here it is at last: The final confrontation between Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One, the “symbol of hope” for both the Wizard and Muggle worlds, and Lord Voldemort, He Who Must Not Be Named, the nefarious leader of the Death Eaters and would-be ruler of all. Good versus Evil. Love versus Hate. The Seeker versus the Dark Lord. J. K. Rowling’s monumental, spellbinding epic, 10 years in the making, is deeply rooted in traditional literature and Hollywood sagas — from the Greek myths to Dickens and Tolkien to “Star Wars.” And true to its roots, it ends not with modernist, “Soprano”-esque equivocation, but with good old-fashioned closure: a big-screen, heart-racing, bone-chilling confrontation and an epilogue that clearly lays out people’s fates. Getting to the finish line is not seamless — the last part of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final book in the series, has some lumpy passages of exposition and a couple of clunky detours — but the overall conclusion and its determination of the main characters’ story lines possess a convincing inevitability that make some of the prepublication speculation seem curiously blinkered in retrospect. Harry’s journey will propel him forward to a final showdown with his arch enemy, and also send him backward into the past, to the house in Godric’s Hollow where his parents died, to learn about his family history and the equally mysterious history of Dumbledore’s family. At the same time, he will be forced to ponder the equation between fraternity and independence, free will and fate, and to come to terms with his own frailties and those of others. Indeed, ambiguities proliferate throughout “The Deathly Hallows”: we are made to see that kindly Dumbledore, sinister Severus Snape and perhaps even the awful Muggle cousin Dudley Dursley may be more complicated than they initially seem, that all of them, like Harry, have hidden aspects to their personalities, and that choice — more than talent or predisposition — matters most of all. It is Ms. Rowling’s achievement in this series that she manages to make Harry both a familiar adolescent — coping with the banal frustrations of school and dating — and an epic hero, kin to everyone from the young King Arthur to Spider-Man and Luke Skywalker. This same magpie talent has enabled her to create a narrative that effortlessly mixes up allusions to Homer, Milton, Shakespeare and Kafka, with silly kid jokes about vomit-flavored candies, a narrative that fuses a plethora of genres (from the boarding-school novel to the detective story to the epic quest) into a story that could be Exhibit A in a Joseph Campbell survey of mythic archetypes. In doing so, J. K. Rowling has created a world as fully detailed as L. Frank Baum’s Oz or J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, a world so minutely imagined in terms of its history and rituals and rules that it qualifies as an alternate universe, which may be one reason the “Potter” books have spawned such a passionate following and such fervent exegesis. With this volume, the reader realizes that small incidents and asides in earlier installments (hidden among a huge number of red herrings) create a breadcrumb trail of clues to the plot, that Ms. Rowling has fitted together the jigsaw-puzzle pieces of this long undertaking with Dickensian ingenuity and ardor.
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The perfect end
by: j-buy-design (124)	Review created: 04/10/08 (updated: 04/10/08)
18 out of 18 people found the following review helpful. I started reading the Harry Potter series when I was 13. It was perfect. I related to harry perfectly (even the whole wizard thing). Anyway, I kind of grew up with the characters, so you can imagine what a bitter-sweet feeling the last book brought me. Before the book came out, I naturally re-read the previos 6 books to this enveloping saga. I have to say, that although I was afraid of losing my adolescent friends, there could not have been a better way to end it. I highly recommend this book!
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Best of the Best
by: rayandjohnsales (1660)	Review created: 07/25/07
20 out of 26 people found the following review helpful. I don't think I ever waited on Christmas like I did for this book and Rowling did not disappoint me. Deathly Hollows picks up right where The Half Blood Prince left off and Rowling doesn't miss a beat. Our three favorite heroes know what they have to do but only have a few obscure clues to work from. They must find their own solutions on how to accomplish their misson. While this is a theme common in the other 6 books, this time there is no safety net provided by the adults. The fate of the world rests on their shoulders alone. As they go from one adventure to the next, gaining (at first) seemingly useless information and narrowly avoiding death, they slowly piece together how everything must fit together. Even then Rowling is not yet done: the solution itself is a test, and the hardest challenge Harry ever had to take. The book is dark and bloody, more so than The Order of the Pheonix. In case the reader had any doubt about that, Voldermort sets it straight in the very first chapter. The body count continues to go up and Rowling gives no indication of playing favorites. Nobody, and I mean nobody, is safe until the last spell is cast, somewhere in the last 10 pages or so. While it was sad seeing so many characters I had grown attached to die, I did not have the same sense of dispair that I did with Pheonix. I never doubted for one page that good would win in the end and I could take comfort in that their sacrafices would not be in vain. While I sincerly hope that Ms. Rowling will continue to write, I believe it is time for a new series. Harry Potter was as close to perfection as I'm likely to see in this world. I don't want that delicate balance upset. John Holland-Author of The Necklace of Terrersylvanous
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The 7th Harry Potter book is Pure Magic!
by: lal1958 (3925)	Review created: 07/23/07
9 out of 11 people found the following review helpful. From the first page to the last there is never a dull moment. The story moves quickly and keeps the action coming in every chapter as Harry and his cohorts gone on the quest to destroy Voldemort. It's great how Rowling, keeps the reader engaged. It was hard to put the book down!
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by: kristybarr (43)	Review created: 07/24/07
6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful. This book was amazing. I couldn't put it down. It ended perfectly. I want to reread the last 3 chapters over and over again! I'm so pleased!
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THE BEST ONE YET............
by: angswin (442)	Review created: 07/23/07
4 out of 5 people found the following review helpful. I have been an ardent ADULT fan of Harry Potter since before the craze ever started. However, I felt like the last 2 books or so were lacking something. This last one made up for them BY FAR! It was one of the best because it explained/wrapped up all the little mysteries and did not leave you hanging the way some series enders do. I sat down for about 6 hours and read the book straight through. It was that exciting and entertaining! I finished it feeling very satisfied with the storyline, yet somewhat sad because there will be no more.
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A Great Series comes to an End
by: latsyrhc (903)	Review created: 03/30/08
2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the 7th and final of the Harry Potter novels written by JK Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007 in Canada, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This book is by far the most interesting book of the entire series. Unfortunately, many cherished characters die in this book. The death's occur fast and furious. Within the first 100 pages you already have a character being killed off. :( The book deal's with a couple of main themes. The first is the escape from the Dursley's. Once Harry overcomes this issue the ministry of magic fall's and the end of the Weasley's protection occurs. Afterwards Harry, Hermionie, and Ron are on the run from Voldemort as they look for Voldemort's Horcrux's to destroy. You learn about the Deathly Hallows and start the search for them. Finally, you get to see the battle of Hogwart's. To me this is my favorite part of the book. Professor McGonagall is a true card in this fight. You can picture everything she does in your mind and you laugh as she get's the entire school to fight the Death Eater's. Even the desk's! A true classic. It is sad to see this series come to an end. 5/5 Latsyrhc Tamarack Collectibles
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The Harry Potter finale
by: mmworkfromhome (140)	Review created: 03/16/08
2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. The final battle was the most amazing thing in this book. I found that the time they spend alone on the woods was a little too long and sometimes boring but when they got to hogwarts they made up for the long reading.
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Harry Potter
by: vera7219 (9)	Review created: 09/24/07 (updated: 01/09/08)
2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. I liked this book alot it's an excellent book I just like the way he struggled for inner strength to get through
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I Have Seen A Lot Of Things, But That Was Awesome
by: kmsbart (18)	Review created: 07/25/07
2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. I was planning to finish re-reading the whole series before I dug into book 7. Though I was, of course, excited, I didn't pre-order, I didn't go to the release party and really had no plans to even purchase the book before I completed my third trip through books 1-6. However, even our best laid plans change. I picked up the book on the way to the airport. I arrived a little early and had nothing to do, so I brought the book in with me. Surely, reading the first chapter would not hurt. I would still be able to put it down and continue with my quest for knowledge before beginning book 7. Well, one chapter became two and at that point I was hooked. This whole book is a climax. I was going crazy after the first four or five chapters. All I wanted to do was read and it seemed as though life kept getting in the way of me reading the book. J.K. Rowling is a genius. This book had action, adventure, most thankfully answers and a little bit of teenage romance to tie it all together. It was wonderfully crafted from the opening scenes to the epilogue. I had to attend a meeting about 50 pages from the end and thought I was being tortured when I had to put the book down. I won't spoil it for any one. But truthfully, you need to drop everything and read the book.
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