Deathly Hallows is officially my favorite Harry Potter book, now. So many poignant moments/revelations. Harry, Ron, and Hermione venturing outside the confines of Hogwarts , finally able to use what they'd learned the past six years was refreshing. And they MAKE MISTAKES... they are still kids, after all.
Some touching parts to me were:
~ the fate of Dobby and its effect on Harry
~ finally learning why Petunia was so bitter toward her sister/Harry
~ when Harry, Ron, and Hermione (or was it just Harry?) discovered the mural on Luna's ceiling. My heart ached for her.
~ don't know why, but Kreacher becoming "good" really satisfied me
~ Snape
Anyway, I just read that JK Rowling is working on a detective novel at her old haunts in Edinburgh (though I'm sure it's just not the same- from struggling single mom to billionaire). I'll read it- I prefer that genre and I think she is a good writer. I'd be interested in the differences between her writing style for "children" vs. that for adults.
Any thoughts... Sil? Kim?
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I think that I am one of the handful of people out there who has yet to read any of the HP books. You'd think that working five years in a Barnes & Noble would have cured that! ...but I plan to get on it...soon!
Sorry for the assumption, Kim! You will enjoy them.
I sometimes feel like admitting that I haven't read any of the HPs is one step away from admitting that I can't read!!! LOL
I plan on reading the detective story, but I'm not sure it will be the same. Everyone's been a kid and felt out of place like Harry did, and what an awesome adventure he had once he figured out he was a famous wizard. I've personally never been a detective, so I who knows if I'll find it interesting. Deathly Hallows was awesome though. Here, check out this link. J.K. did some Q&A after DH came out and she could finally speak openly about what happened to all the characters she didn't cover in the epilogue (she has everyone's life story in her brain). http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript
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