Deathly Hallows - WITH SPOILERS! Options

[Mata]

So, what did you think?

I saw most of it coming, but I thought that she handled it far better than I had expected her to. The stuff with Snape was handled especially well, and the last few chapters were very strong. The middle of the book seemed to drag quite a lot, but I guess that was necessary to allow the end to build more convincingly and with a greater sense of pace.

I heard that she had ghost-writers help her get it right, but that might just be jealous industry gossip, but for the first time there was a sentence in there that I thought was superbly crafted. It seems odd that one would appear after seven books...

What did you think?

[Moosh]

I was quite disappointed with the book overall, although I have to agree the later chapters were better, especially Snape's Pensive stuff. I've never liked Rowling's style of writing, but I felt it was even worse in this one. Much of the book was too dragging, and quite contrived, and the less said about the epilogue the better. Saying that, there were some highlights, such as Kreacher's Tale, the aforementioned stuff with Snape, and the final battle.

I dislike the fact she's left Harry alive, as that can only lead to (official or not) further stories and I would have preferred a clean cut off to the series. I would however like to see a book about Grindlewald, he seems like he could be a very good character.