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| Value for Money | 9.1/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.9/10  |
Full review by
oat345
on 1st Jun 2008
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Good Points: Finally provides answers to questions raised in other books, including the result of the "final battle". Tension and Suspense grip the reader throughout the story. Characters are believable and have human traits.
Bad Points: The reader never finds out what happens to Florean Fortescue, the ice cream maker. Very high death toll, higher than that of other books in the series.
General comments: This book takes up where Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince left off, a few days before Harry's seventeenth birthday. After Harry leaves the safety of aunt's house, the evil Lord Voldemort and his allies take over the Ministry of Magic, forcing Harry and his two best friends to go into hiding. The opening is tense due to the events at the end the last book, and there are deaths from the very beginning. The book details the events of ten months from July 1997 to May 1998 and provides answers to many questions raised in the first six books.
The story is told from the third person, but apart from the first chapter the events are seen from Harry's point of view. The setting changes frequently throughout the story, unlike the preceding books, which were all set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. Many characters' actions were not described in detail, as for much of the book Harry was in contact with only his two best friends. It was a good story because it finally tied up loose ends in the plots of the other Harry Potter books, and the reader finds out a lot of information about previously secretive characters, such as Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. I would like to have changed the death toll in this book as I feel that many deaths were unnecessary to the plot. This is well worth a read but only if you have read the first six books as many events lead on from the revelations of those books.
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The quality of mercy is not strained
on 30th Mar 2008
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione have decided to search for Horcruxes instead of continuing their education at Hogwarts. However, the Ministry has been taken over by Voldemort, so neither Harry or Hermione are safe. Because of this, Harry, Ron, and Hermione must travel in secret. Along the way, they learn some shocking things about Dumbledore's early life. This is an unforgettable story with something in the epilouge that makes Harry's calling Snape a coward seem regrettably sad indeed (yes...this is me ...
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Review by
welshgirl44
on 4th Mar 2008
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Do not buy this book if you haven't read the first six books or if you're not into magical plots, because you won't be able to follow it and you'll not enjoy it. Most people love the whole charisma of the book but if you're not into this sort of book then don't buy it as it's double dosed with magic, mysteries and heroism. The descriptions are great as are J.K Rowlings other Harry Books. I throughly enjoyed it as did my mother and my nan. A book suitable for all ages.
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Review by
roan
on 8th Nov 2007
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Harry Potter is now on the final steps of defeating lord Voldemort, going through twists and turns. Hiding in houses and tents. Harry is on his mission to destroy horcruxes and defeat the lord himself. This book shows true bravery and friendship through this epic adventure. I think that this book is a 'must read' book and is the best book of the series. This book is my favorite book and I would personally recommend it to anyone.
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Review by
Jamesk94
on 27th Oct 2007
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Last chapter was predictable... but still shocking.
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Review by
Maree
on 24th Oct 2007
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a good read, I loved the whole book.
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Review by
sonicmad
on 25th Sep 2007
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the best book in the series. I would not want to know anything before I went an bought the book. If you want to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, make sure you read the others first, as you won't understand most of the book.
I was shocked when Dudley Stuck up for Harry at the end. I thought that would never happen in the world, even if it had ended.
I will recommend Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to anyone who wants to read it.
Best ...
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Review by
sonicmad2006
on 25th Sep 2007
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I personally think Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the best one out of all of them. J K Rowling put all the answers that I was waiting for in this book. I would not like to know anything before I got Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows because I think it will spoil everything.
iIwas not really shocked about anything in this book. I was only shocked on the way Voldemout died.
If you want to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, then you must read all the others as well. You ...
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Review by
rich1990
on 24th Sep 2007
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an enjoyable book with many twists which would get the die hard potter fan worrying. Many potter fans will now be devastated due to this being the last book. Has a very good ending which ties up everyones questions that have been unanswered through the series. For example:
Is snape good or evil?
Does Dumbledore return?
Does harry find love?
And do Hermione and Ron fall for each other?
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Review by
jennyweasley
on 27th Aug 2007
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Best book EVER, even if you're not a Harry Potter fan.
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Review by
danieljwright
on 13th Aug 2007
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The last Harry Potter book and Rowling has ended it with a bang. The Deathly Hallows contains all sorts of great themes including a battle, a corrupt magical government, the heroes being outlaws, tearful deaths of many characters and a slight twist at the end.
The book follows Harry trying to find and destroy the last of Voldemort's horcruxes and hopefully finally killing the dark lord himself.
Mostly, I enjoyed the book but I think the ending seemed a little rushed MANY questions were left u ...
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Review by
dinodazer2000
on 7th Aug 2007
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This is the best book I have ever read and would LOVE to discuss it with my friends.
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Review by
angst
on 4th Aug 2007
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I must say I rushed out to purchase the final installment of the Harry Potter series with a mixture of excitement and melancholy. It was of no disappointment whatsoever, it was as enchanting as the 1st four books (the previous 2 being so so on the usual Harry Potter scale). It gave brilliant 'closure' to the saga leaving nobody disappointed I'm sure, thats all I'll say as I don't want to give anything away. A FIVE STAR READ ***** and one that will be read and reread for decades to come.
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Review by
Akkarin01
on 4th Aug 2007
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Read it! It's a great book and completes the series and has a more mature storyline so seems less like a children's story.
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Review by
TA
on 3rd Aug 2007
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that someone thought that the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was predictable. WHAT! Once he started to talk to Dumbledore at King's Cross you thought that he really was gone & that Voldemort had won. I thought the Resurrection Stone was going to come in handy again but it went a totally different direction altogether. Great book!
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Review by
piphorn
on 3rd Aug 2007
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I loved the book and felt sad when I finished it. Read the last five chapters again. The ending was great.
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Review by
stormin1679
on 3rd Aug 2007
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For me Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows was a real let down after all the ranting and raving. I found it hard to get interested, whereas normally I can't put them down. The first 2/3 are slow and in my opinion the ending might as well have been in a Mills and Boon.
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Review by
pottyness
on 2nd Aug 2007
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I always wondered how J.K. Rowling could have written the last chapter years ago. Now we all know. It really is a great ending and so happy and hopeful, just as we all have wanted.
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Review by
clavering
on 2nd Aug 2007
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a real page turner; the best in the series.
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Review by
Crockett
on 29th Jul 2007
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The last couple of chapters of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows really tie up all the loose ends. You end up thinking "oh I see, that makes sense now". JK Rowling has really saved the best till last!
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