It's over.
And I'm dissappointed.
I finished it sometime around noon today, and... I did it. I pulled an all-nighter and finished it, but I took quite a few breaks to look things up online and stuff, because I wanted to have fun guesstimating until the end. And you know what? I was still dissappointed.
Yes, the beginning was magnificent. Well-written, and everything to boot. And then somewhere in the middle, the narrative pace just... dropped off. And there they were: the trio, kind of aimlessly wandering around like Eragon or something. It was terrible. And when they went to Godric's Hollow? Nothing. No new information. I was pissed. JKR has always built up that night as something special. But no; no one else was there. It was exactly as we'd seen it a million times before.
But the stuff about Dumbledore was an interesting way to look at things; she showed a weaker side to someone who'd always been built up as so powerful. It was weird to think of Dumbledore as potentially evil, and Snape as potentially good within the same book. This book did weird stuff like that to my head, though it could have just been the early morning that was doing that.
Then, weirdly, JKR made something I never thought would work, work. I had always thought the "Harry is a Horcrux" people were especially nutty, but during The Prince's Tale ((which was my favorite chapter of the book)), I got shivers when Dumbledore was telling Snape about it. I did like that she went with the dying Dumbledore thing, because I had suspected it; it was easy. But it didn't make me immensely happy.
In fact, that's what I didn't like about this book; it was predictable. It was bland. It had no meaning in the end. I want my stories mixed with at least a little tragedy to show that everything is not always sunshine and raisins once you kill off the villain. I needed Harry to die, but it would have been more powerful if he had stayed that way. What if Neville had indeed been the one to finish off Voldemort? I would have enjoyed that. Or a total break in the prophecy. That would have been good. But no. The final duel was cheesy and full of crap. Also, no Slytherins were involved with fighting for the good side in the end battle. The only redeemed Slytherin was Snape. My new favorite character, btw. *makes fanart ridiculously*
It just sucks that there's not really...... any depth to this series. I was expecting something just a little more after all this reading. But no. We got good vanquishing evil and then going on to give it's children severely retarded names. Honestly; Dumbledore did have the name Brian. Seriously. Omg. Wow. I just... argh. That epilogue crapilogue did nothing to forward the story. It simply created Mary Sues. I felt myself grow physically ill as I read it. What about the reality of George having to find a way to live without his brother? What about poor Teddy Lupin? Hmmm? What about Luna, or Dean, or Seamus, or Lavender ((attacked by a werewolf the last time we saw her, no less!)), or Dennis Creevey, or Percy's family relations, or any of the characters I've grown to appreciate through these books. It's just... ugh. I don't think it lived up to the hype.
But honestly, it was never going to. So... it could've been worse, right?
No, I don't think so. Even though I found parts of it really enjoyable and whatnot. That just made it more difficult when I got to the end. I like big thought provoking endings to my books. This book did nothing to cause any thought process at all. I know I say this all the time, but KotOR, people! I couldn't stop thinking about KotOR for months after I read it because of Revan. The people he/she had trusted for guidance had really been responsible for his/her downfall earlier, and simply made him/her into a convenient puppet. There are moral issues there... issues that are interesting to think through. The ending of Deathly Hallows offers no such moral ambiguity. Voldemort was gone. Slytherins were still vaguely evil. Everything was exactly as before, except now Harry has a family that loves him and whee! Isn't life grand? I mean, sure! He had to sacrifice himself, but it's okay because yay!loophole and whooo... look! Pretty colors!
I sincerely hate the ending of this book, or at least the crapilogue with all my heart. I liked the beginning, and I liked the exciting parts of the middle. I can't justify the mediocre ending. I will wait for a good fanfiction to come along, and I will read it religiously instead.
In the meantime, I will begin fangirling Snape. ^_^
This is really rambly, but that's only because I haven't slept today; I've been reading and making videos. You might see what for later. ^_^
I finished it sometime around noon today, and... I did it. I pulled an all-nighter and finished it, but I took quite a few breaks to look things up online and stuff, because I wanted to have fun guesstimating until the end. And you know what? I was still dissappointed.
Yes, the beginning was magnificent. Well-written, and everything to boot. And then somewhere in the middle, the narrative pace just... dropped off. And there they were: the trio, kind of aimlessly wandering around like Eragon or something. It was terrible. And when they went to Godric's Hollow? Nothing. No new information. I was pissed. JKR has always built up that night as something special. But no; no one else was there. It was exactly as we'd seen it a million times before.
But the stuff about Dumbledore was an interesting way to look at things; she showed a weaker side to someone who'd always been built up as so powerful. It was weird to think of Dumbledore as potentially evil, and Snape as potentially good within the same book. This book did weird stuff like that to my head, though it could have just been the early morning that was doing that.
Then, weirdly, JKR made something I never thought would work, work. I had always thought the "Harry is a Horcrux" people were especially nutty, but during The Prince's Tale ((which was my favorite chapter of the book)), I got shivers when Dumbledore was telling Snape about it. I did like that she went with the dying Dumbledore thing, because I had suspected it; it was easy. But it didn't make me immensely happy.
In fact, that's what I didn't like about this book; it was predictable. It was bland. It had no meaning in the end. I want my stories mixed with at least a little tragedy to show that everything is not always sunshine and raisins once you kill off the villain. I needed Harry to die, but it would have been more powerful if he had stayed that way. What if Neville had indeed been the one to finish off Voldemort? I would have enjoyed that. Or a total break in the prophecy. That would have been good. But no. The final duel was cheesy and full of crap. Also, no Slytherins were involved with fighting for the good side in the end battle. The only redeemed Slytherin was Snape. My new favorite character, btw. *makes fanart ridiculously*
It just sucks that there's not really...... any depth to this series. I was expecting something just a little more after all this reading. But no. We got good vanquishing evil and then going on to give it's children severely retarded names. Honestly; Dumbledore did have the name Brian. Seriously. Omg. Wow. I just... argh. That epilogue crapilogue did nothing to forward the story. It simply created Mary Sues. I felt myself grow physically ill as I read it. What about the reality of George having to find a way to live without his brother? What about poor Teddy Lupin? Hmmm? What about Luna, or Dean, or Seamus, or Lavender ((attacked by a werewolf the last time we saw her, no less!)), or Dennis Creevey, or Percy's family relations, or any of the characters I've grown to appreciate through these books. It's just... ugh. I don't think it lived up to the hype.
But honestly, it was never going to. So... it could've been worse, right?
No, I don't think so. Even though I found parts of it really enjoyable and whatnot. That just made it more difficult when I got to the end. I like big thought provoking endings to my books. This book did nothing to cause any thought process at all. I know I say this all the time, but KotOR, people! I couldn't stop thinking about KotOR for months after I read it because of Revan. The people he/she had trusted for guidance had really been responsible for his/her downfall earlier, and simply made him/her into a convenient puppet. There are moral issues there... issues that are interesting to think through. The ending of Deathly Hallows offers no such moral ambiguity. Voldemort was gone. Slytherins were still vaguely evil. Everything was exactly as before, except now Harry has a family that loves him and whee! Isn't life grand? I mean, sure! He had to sacrifice himself, but it's okay because yay!loophole and whooo... look! Pretty colors!
I sincerely hate the ending of this book, or at least the crapilogue with all my heart. I liked the beginning, and I liked the exciting parts of the middle. I can't justify the mediocre ending. I will wait for a good fanfiction to come along, and I will read it religiously instead.
In the meantime, I will begin fangirling Snape. ^_^
This is really rambly, but that's only because I haven't slept today; I've been reading and making videos. You might see what for later. ^_^