Is anyone else getting "post-Potter depression"?

Question

Can't believe that series is over. What other books are as interesting as HP? Plus, how did you think the ending was? I thought the epilogue was a little extreme.

Answer 1

I kinda already went through that like a couple weeks ago, after it came out and I finished it. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is just as good. I thought the ending was really good. At least it did its best to give you closure.

Answer 2

Like a lot of people I love the series but was disappointed by the ending. I think epilogue was a mistake. Better to leave the future to the imagination.

As for post-Potter depression -- there's more great literature available than you'll ever have time to read. You can't stay at Hogwarts forever. Move on.

Answer 3

I have still not got over the depression. I am reading the book again because the first time was in a hurry. The last three , four chapters require careful reading . Otherwise you may miss out some thing . The epilogue informs that Harry and Ginny , Ron and Hermione got married & have school going children . So you are right in thinking it is extreme.
I have not yet got to the point to think about other books. Perhaps after one or two more readings.

Answer 4

There is always sadness at the end of something...the Harry Potter series has been here for around 8 years. That's like an old friend. There is often a feeling of letdown, often described as "anticlimactic". This is perfectly natural. When things are wrapped or ended, it can seem this way. There will be other books to read, although the Harry Potter's may hold a special place in your heart. Your tastse in literature will evolve as you travel your lifes' journey.

Answer 5

There are too many books out there to read to get depressed over Potter ending. The epilogue was all right; I wasn't a huge fan of it, but I wasn't up in arms over it like the hardcore fans were. Rowling is talented at constructing and paying off twists, but wrapping up a septology is another matter entirely.
There are hundreds of books out there that are even better than HP. Vonnegut, Gibson, Bradbury, Delaney, Chabon, Le Guin, they all write better than JK on their worst days.

Answer 6

After I finished the book I was a bit let down because I had nothing to read. With a house full of unread books, I just couldn't seem to pick anything up for a bit. So I reread some of the Buffy/Angel books I had.

I'm over it now but am wondering how long it will be before JKR writes that encyclopedia I heard tell she is writing for charity that will tell what happened to all the characters during the next 19 year that was not included in the very short, uninformative epilogue. I was very dissappointed in that. I wanted to know what happened to everyone that was a part of my reading for all 7 books. They were like family.

Answer 7

I have been suffering from post partum depression for the past one year when I gave birth to a baby boy. I couldn't stop thinking about how my husband loves him more than me and how things might be better if he wasn't born at all. Thus, I stayed away from him because I knew that I might do something I will regret for the rest of my life.

Almost instantly I went to a therapist and convince them that I need help. Among other things, I've tried herbal supplements and other book to treat depression but nothing works like the Depression Free Method. So now I'm proud to say I'm one of the happiest mother in the world. My husband loves us both very much and I thank the Lord for the blessing he gave us.

Depression Free Method?

Answer 8

Not I said the avid reader....

It had to end! Even through there were many untethered plot lines and unanswered foreshadowed events I think JK tried to wrap it up the best she could.

Here are a few books to read next:

Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
The Sprawl trilogy by William Gibson
Daughter of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.
The Hobbit and LOTR series by J.R.R. Tolkien
Xenogenesis Series by Nebula and Hugo award winning author Octavia E. Butler
His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman

Non-Series:

Fire Starter by Stephen King (more thriller than horror)
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Answer 9

I feel so empty without knowing there will be another HP book soon. Plus Harry could have done a lot better than a certain girl he married in the end. Don't want to spoil it.
Other books?... It depends on what you're into. Try stuff by Meg Cabot. There's a series about a girl who talks to ghosts. It's called "The Mediator".

Answer 10

ya know.. I did for awhile.. kind of a huge letdown.. But for now.. I'm stopping my post-potter depression by starting over from book 1 continuing thru to book 7.. See If i can catch all the subtle hints that were left behind now that I know the outcome.. So far.. very entertained. Lots of clues.. can't believe I missed them all!