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Does anyone else think Harry Potter 7 was rubbish?
Indeed, if you read the whole series, and book 7, you'd know why and how the sword acted the way it did. It's just too much to write to explain about the sword.
HP 1, 2, 3 may be considered fun kid book. Book 4-7 are definitely a lot darker and reflect much more of our world current affairs of late.
Anyway, literally hundreds of millions of reader, kids and adults alike, have read and liked the HP series, including book 7. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. But majority of people still find it good. Of course, every book will have holes you can poke at, sometimes a person are too engrossed with poking holes at a book that the actual story became secondary to that person.
Jack about 1 year ago
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It's really hard to explain why some of your concerns holds no water, one even said they lost count of how many swords there were. That's why they didn't enjoy it, they were counting swords. Engrossed with details. In reality, HP7 tied many loose ends, my only complain is the final chapter, after 17 years later... thingy. I would've thought by today's standards, HP would've divorced Ginny Weasley already and had affairs wit half he witches and definitely Hermione. And In the real world, the smartest witch in the world will never marry dumb-arse Ron Weasley.
Weng about 1 year agoIt was certainly the weakest out of the series, and yes the ending was a little anti-climactic. But then again... Voldemort is one of the most pathetic and least impressive villains I've ever come across in a story. If you really stop and think about it,he fails at everything and spends most of his time hiding with his non-too-enthusiastic followers. He worked well enough for the series, but he came across as a serial killer rather then a dark lord.
Johanna about 1 year agoI don't know what to say, I was engrossed from brisk start to satisfying finish. In the scope of the series, it made it clear just how deep Rowling's plot structure went, and brought closure to nearly every storyline while delivering the ultimate message for readers everywhere. As important a book in literary history as any in the fantasy genre.
Christian about 1 year agoOk here's my thinking.
1. The series is not just a "kids" or "adults" book. It transcends that kind of label, because although it started out rather innocent and fantastical, the themes it touches on like war, social and class distinctions, good vs. evil, etc, all speak to anyone with human feelings.
2. The 7th book was probably enjoyed more by true fans of the series. By fans I mean those that reread the series before they got the 7th book. A lot of these so-called confusions and plot holes are easily explained with appropriate history of the first 6 books. And as for the minute details - well, there's a thing in the arts world called willfull suspension of disbelief. You need it if you are ever going to enjoy a play or a musical, or a fiction book. Maybe we, the readers, have tried to to turn this book into something deeper and more meaningful and began reading it with that in mind, rather than just enjoying the ride.
3. You can look at the "slow" middle section this way. How annoyed were you when you were reading it? How much did you wish Harry (or ANYONE) could come up with some direction for the trio? How much did you wish that Ron would stop whining, Hermione would stop crying, and Harry would find a damn Horcrux? Perhaps as annoyed, frustrated, and angry as the three characters were? And when the action picked up again, we were feeling Ron, Harry, and Hermione's relief and renewed determination. I don't think that section was slow because JKR was having an off-day when she wrote it, I think it was intentional.
It may or may not change anyone's mind, but there you are.
Leah about 1 year agoBrilliant response to a stupid question, Robert! I too think that those who considered this book slow haven't read very many books or maybe do not appreciate books as much as they should. Good point about the duel too. It's a children's series for goodness sake. How hard is it for an adult to pay attention to something a child should be able to follow? Character development is crucial for a series this long. It can't be all action or it would get very repetitive and not to mention mind-numbing. I love this series. One of the most amazing children's series I have ever read... and that is saying something next to the greats like Tolkien and Lewis. This was not my favorite of her books. I was disappointed to know that Harry wasn't returning to Hogwarts because I love the wizard school setting, since it is so unique. However I realized that it couldn't have happened any other way. I also thought the ending where everyone got married was too cheesy for my taste. But as a whole, the series was brilliant... masterfully done. I'd like to see any one of these complainers do the same.
Katie about 1 year agoI'm beginning to wonder if everyone read the same book I read. I thought the book was great. I didn't find it confusing or slow or any of the negative responses I have read in this thread. As a matter of fact, I thought JKR did a great job of remembering that the kids that started reading the series are now grown up and able to comprehend the complexity of the book.
I loved the "simple escapism" in the early books. But I thought the series really got interesting when the plots became darker and more complex. I too am a prolific reader and a hard core Harry Potter fan. My kids started reading the series when they were very small. That's how I got hooked on the series, by reading it to them. My oldest is now in college and my youngest in Junior High. All of us, including my husband, have read and re-read the series more times than I can count, including book 7. We have had many enjoyable discussions on the topic, and the conclusions we came to was that JKR didn't resort to any more exposition, plot or character development than what was needed.
I think that we had to see the relationships between the main characters develop into something more than just childhood buddies off on a lark. What we saw through the middle part of the book, which some found slow and boring, were the three major characters maturing into adulthood faced with tremendous adversity. Adversity isn't just the battles, it's also the mundane day to day existance figuring out what to do next and how to do it so that everyone comes through it together. I liken it to soldiers who have been through a fire fight sitting in their bunker waiting for the next attack. In my opinion the waiting, uncertainty, and fear are tougher to deal with than actually being in the middle of battle.
Annalisa about 1 year agoYou people are obviously not true Harry Potter fans. If you didn't finish the book then you missed out. Not all, but most loose ends were tied up. I was satisfied with it. Its the last book- she needed it to end it in every way, and thats why it was long.
Alex Brown about 1 year agoit wasnt my favorite book. i hated the epilogue. just way too much name dropping. you couldnt even keep up with what was happening. just name name name name name name name.
the 7th book was interesting i guess. but as i try to think about it, its hard to even remember bits and pieces. it just wasnt riveting.
Ashley about 1 year agoI'd say the whole series was pointless, just a story, has little messages if at all. I reading and maturity level of the people world wide is so futile, how can HP be bestsellers!
Jason about 1 year agoit's totally not a rubish!
Delvirah Sabatini about 1 year agoi mean, it's a masterpiece..
details are great,, n u find clear explanation about things u dont pay too much attention on the previous series..
well you couldnt have a perfect happy book if it started out really sad it had to end somewhere.
Jackie about 1 year agoI SO AGREE!!!
Jackie about 1 year agoIt wasn't obvious at all! She didnt kill them for no odd reason either, she killed them to show harry how many people truly loved snd cared for him
Jackie about 1 year agoYou really described that well. I agree with you head on! Doesn 't any one really look around and compare our world to theirs!
Jackie about 1 year agoI thought 7 was GREAT. I liked it MUCH better than 4,5 & 6. I am glad the series ended with a real ending and not a cliffhanger for the next series.
Judy about 1 year agoi didn't think it was that bad, but it definitely wasn't the best of the bunch.
Cristina about 1 year agoi really didn't like the epilouge either. i think we all could have guessed
all of that would happen.
Dara, if you read book 7 at the end of the battle, you will see Neville, and the sorting hat that comes flying out of the castle. Voldemort slams the hat on Neville's head and the sword comes out of the hat just like it did for Harry back in book 2. USING the sword came on last minute thought. READ the end of the battle scene and you will find these facts. Harry told Neville to kill the snake by ANY means. I'm not being mean or rude in any way, I'm just letting you know the answers to your questions. Please don't take this the wrong way, and if you do, then I'm sorry you feel that way. The WHOLE plot was for good to triumph over evil. And what happened? Good WON. I can't believe so many people don't see that.
Paul Stinnett about 1 year agoJen, WHAT questions were left UNANSWERED????? I found NO unanswered questions. Maybe you need to go and re-read the book again.
Paul Stinnett about 1 year agoREAD THE FUCKING BOOK!!! THE SWORD CAME OUT OF THE HAT ON NEVILLE'S HEAD!!! GOD YOU PEOPLE ARE SO FUCKING STUPID!!! DID YOU NOT READ THAT PART??? JESUS CHRIST ON A CRUTCH!!! ITS RIGHT THERE IN FUCKING BLACK AND WHITE!!
Paul Stinnett about 1 year ago