Saturday, July 28, 2007

"for the greater good..."

I have finally finished the last of the Harry Potter series titled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The last book completes the whole series by tying up loose ends presented within the previous books but most importantly answering all questions that have appeared in the sixth book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The last book is certainly darker and contains a lot more twisted plots and presents more questions in the beginning, which J.K. Rowling ties up presentably in the end. I cannot say whether, in terms of literary merit, the book is brilliant but it presents itself, as a series, to be beautifully crafted and presented to the readers. The series as a whole presents itself to be a truly magnificent read that plays with the readers' imaginations. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows delves further into the mystery of Dumbledore's last wishes given to Harry, Ron and Hermione, it plays with the readers' minds and often I find myself questioning how it would all end when the plot seemingly enters into the realm of ambiguity. Of course the main question that readers have been dying to find out, "neither can live while the other survives...", plays an important role in the book alongside the trio's journey to find the Horcruxes.

I cannot say much about this book fearing I would spoil another's fun in discovering Harry's fate but all I can say is that it is truly a great hollywood-esque read with amazing twisted plots that you do not want to miss out on. If you have not finish the series I recommend that you do. The Harry Potter series is definitely a feed upon every person's fantastical imagination that only Rowling is able to craft into such a wonderful tale.

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