{ 2005 07 17 }

HP 6 (no spoilers, only vague hints)

Not JK’s best, but still a fun ride. Sort of dragged through the middle (we’ve heard it all before) with occassional moments of entertaining “snogging” (my new favorite word) or concerns over “U-No-Poo: The constipation sensation that’s gripping the nation.” In short, the fun read she usually gives is there… only not driven by the usual gripping plot (until the end).

It is the story we’ve become familiar with: Harry against the world, no one listens or understands, etc. Only, more so. I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily darker as a whole, but it leaves on the darkest note yet as Harry comes to terms with growing up and facing his future. In short, the book leaves you feeling like you’ve read a very long first chapter for the Book 7; it almost doesn’t seem to stand alone as a story the way the rest of them have. But take that with caution, as my experience is often that the books improve with multiple readings, so maybe I’ll pick up more on future reads. I did like that the overall take-home message is that the only way to front evil is with love: we’ve heard this throughout the series but it becomes poignant here, without being too heavy handed or sappy. Oh, and a warning: the rumors are right. Read with tissues.

The book doesn’t answer as many questions as I thought it would. But the questions it leaves are ones we’ve had since the beginning. It does a good job of tying in a lot of loose ends to make way for the final book in the series… which is going to be a doosy.

Posted by holly on Sunday, July 17th, 2005, at 10:29 pm, and filed under Uncategorized.

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