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07-24-2007, 05:33 PM
| | |  Deathly Hallows reviews online (spoilers!) (UPDATED)
With the release of Deathly Hallows on Saturday, reviews of the last Harry Potter book are slowly appearing online. It goes without saying that these will more than likely feature SPOILERS, so if you haven't finished reading the book, don't read this article.
Like with the Order of the Phoenix film, this article will serve to accumulate as many online reviews of the novel as possible. ------------------- The Scotsman: Quote:
But if readers are expecting an emotional wallop, I fear they may be disappointed. For all its epic swagger and portentous tone, the overall effect is rather like being pelted with softly boiled eggs.
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07-24-2007, 06:10 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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But if readers are expecting an emotional wallop, I fear they may be disappointed. For all its epic swagger and portentous tone, the overall effect is rather like being pelted with softly boiled eggs.
hmm have to disagree with the bove staitment
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07-24-2007, 06:25 PM
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07-24-2007, 06:58 PM
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^^ Agrees also
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07-24-2007, 08:16 PM
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The second spoiler quote made me angry. D: | |
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07-24-2007, 08:30 PM
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| | Veela
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I disagree with that statement too!  *pokes it* I have to say, her diction [word choice] is very amazing! I mean, where does she come up with fancy words, accents, and even names!  | |
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07-24-2007, 08:34 PM
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I think she did a great job.
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07-24-2007, 09:03 PM
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I like the idea that her dialect changes for everyone
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07-24-2007, 09:22 PM
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| | Jarvey
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I thought the book was fantastic and I won't heart one bad word about it - exept for you know who dying and - I don't mean Voldie!
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07-24-2007, 11:07 PM
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For some of those I would agree, but others, no way.
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07-25-2007, 01:11 AM
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I agree with the top, but I have no complaints about her prose.
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07-25-2007, 02:20 AM
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As for the clidhè parts, I just love them! tuppence of fluff in all that grief and hard life is quite the relief.
I'm about two thirds through, I love it, but emonionally exhausted!
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07-25-2007, 04:49 AM
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someone has to say it...
eat dung reviewers!!!!!!!!
Long Live Harry Potter
Long Live J.K. Rowling!!
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07-25-2007, 05:54 AM
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Don't be dishearten HP fans, critics tend to be frustrated writers that don't have the talent to write themselfs. Of course since he's a critic means all the millions of us that bought these books faithfully over the years have no taste! Guess we need to go back to only things like Broke Back Mountain and War & Peace. AS IF!!!!
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07-25-2007, 06:35 AM
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Fleur says "whezzer" for "whether", Krum says "vunce" for "once". It is hardly the subtlest form of dialogue.
Well duh, they are not from English speaking countries of course they are going to say it differently. I have to say that I disagree with just about everything that this reviewer has said.
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07-25-2007, 09:45 AM
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I thought it was very emotional, so I disagree with the top. I thought the epilogue may be a bit too light-hearted, but it provided closure and brought up curiosity and other tales which were interesting.
The second quote is very true.
hmm, I did think some parts were a bit cliche, but sometimes things just are cliche. I quite like JK's style of writing (obviously), I didnt think there was a problem with her prose.
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07-25-2007, 10:20 AM
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*ish never going to read the Scotsman* But I don't really have to worry because I'm in Wales, not Scotland  .
*SOOOO totally disagrees with the yucky newspaper man* *  s newspaper*
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07-25-2007, 01:43 PM
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I agree she couldn't of done a better job !!!! it must of been hard to get a suitable ending together in her mind to do harry potter justice !!!! and she did!!!!
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07-25-2007, 05:27 PM
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You know, there are some things that I not only did not like in the book. I HATED some things in the book. But that doesn't mean that I thought the book was poorly written or too cliche. I think this man was possibly thinking that JKR was going to write the last novel for him. She can't appease everyone in the world. She did what was best for the story as SHE, the author, the creator, saw it. As long as she knows it's the right ending, no matter what we think, we know it is the only way it could ultimately end.
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07-25-2007, 11:12 PM
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well i agree that the book was amazing
although it didn't have that much of a mood difference she wrote beautifully. she made me cry with the whole "snape" thing. | |
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07-26-2007, 12:40 PM
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woah. some of those are like, woah. lol
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07-27-2007, 07:25 AM
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dont agree with the last spoiler.
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07-28-2007, 05:16 AM
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08-02-2007, 06:23 AM
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| !!!!Awesome!!!! Jobberknoll
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great!!!!
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08-02-2007, 10:27 AM
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I disagree with all of that, i thought the book was awesome and very well written!!
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