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Lasereth · 07-25-2007, 03:00 PM

My official review:

I finished it. I'm pretty disappointed. The end fight between Harry and Voldemort was unspectacular. The middle section of the book was boring as fuck too. She crammed too much shit into too small of a book. The events in this book were so numerous that it could have been 3 fuckin books combined into one.

I will say that the realistic portrayal and humanistic qualities given to Dumbledore made the book a lot better (he basically grew up like white trash).

One outstanding element of the book was the one chapter at the end where it was explained that Harry had to die in order to kill Voldemort. The whole scene where Harry had to walk a death path straight to Voldemort and simply die was expertly written and had raw power and emotion attached to it.

It's a fucking shame that the entire sixth book was written about Voldemort's past, why he acts the way he does, and why/how Harry survived the death curse, yet when the final showdown happens Voldemort seems like a damned slapped-on kid's show villain with his stupid 1-liners and dismantled dialogue. Where was the emotion in the final fight between the two most important characters in the entire series. Where was the emotion when Harry enacted revenge upon the most evil person in the entire world. There should have been a no-fighting death sequence like Kill Bill Volume 2. Sometimes raw dialogue filled with thoughts, remorses, and understanding are more entertaining than wand vs wand fights.

Which brings me to another point: nearly all of the fight scenes in this book sucked dick. The action in the other novels (Ministry of Magic fight scene in book 5, Triwizard Tournament in book 4, dementors in book 3, the cave scene with the Inferi in book 6, etc.) was real and had your heart going. In this book it's just boredom.

Oh well, the series combined is a synergy: much more entertaining complete than seperate. I just wish there was more emotion in the final installment.

07-25-2007, 03:00 PM	#125 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	My official review: I finished it. I'm pretty disappointed. The end fight between Harry and Voldemort was unspectacular. The middle section of the book was boring as fuck too. She crammed too much shit into too small of a book. The events in this book were so numerous that it could have been 3 fuckin books combined into one. I will say that the realistic portrayal and humanistic qualities given to Dumbledore made the book a lot better (he basically grew up like white trash). One outstanding element of the book was the one chapter at the end where it was explained that Harry had to die in order to kill Voldemort. The whole scene where Harry had to walk a death path straight to Voldemort and simply die was expertly written and had raw power and emotion attached to it. It's a fucking shame that the entire sixth book was written about Voldemort's past, why he acts the way he does, and why/how Harry survived the death curse, yet when the final showdown happens Voldemort seems like a damned slapped-on kid's show villain with his stupid 1-liners and dismantled dialogue. Where was the emotion in the final fight between the two most important characters in the entire series. Where was the emotion when Harry enacted revenge upon the most evil person in the entire world. There should have been a no-fighting death sequence like Kill Bill Volume 2. Sometimes raw dialogue filled with thoughts, remorses, and understanding are more entertaining than wand vs wand fights. Which brings me to another point: nearly all of the fight scenes in this book sucked dick. The action in the other novels (Ministry of Magic fight scene in book 5, Triwizard Tournament in book 4, dementors in book 3, the cave scene with the Inferi in book 6, etc.) was real and had your heart going. In this book it's just boredom. Oh well, the series combined is a synergy: much more entertaining complete than seperate. I just wish there was more emotion in the final installment. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert