harry potter deathly hallows Thumbs up or Thumbs down?

Answer 1

Up. I did get a little bored with the camping stuff, but I thought the last chapters made up for it, especially the one about Snape's memories. But I really liked the book.

Answer 2

Uhh, both up and down. But more in the up side I guess. Jo certainly put a superb ending befitting a superb tale regardless of the unanswered questions in the end. For me, they're minor actually. Just let our imaginations fill in the gaps.

On the downside, I agree with the others that the camping sequence was quite longer than I thought was necessary. Seems like they spent ages looking for one Horcrux then found and destroying two in thrice less the time!

And my ultimate reason for the thumbs down bit, was her killing Fred Weasley! Utterly pointless!

But I don't want to think that she deliberately left many questions unanswered so she'd make more money out of the encyclopaedia thing. She doesn't seem to me to be that kind of person. I think that the readers have just become very scrutinous and very demanding in the process that questions mounted, aided by fansites and forum such as Yahoo! Answers.

Answer 3

Thumbs down, when you compare it to the rest of the series.

Thumbs sideways as its own book.

But, I was really expecting a better ending. And the epilogue ... well, that was just a whole other story.

It could have been loads better, so thumbs down. =(

Answer 4

Down. The epilogue was complete rubbish and shouldn't have been put in the book. The death scenes were short, and non-detailed. The camping part was boring. The three main characters fought with each other wayyyyy to much. And finally, there were to many unnecessary deaths.

Answer 5

Definitely Up..even though this was the darkest book of all

and has not much funny scenes and many people dying, I

would confirm say this is the best but in the entire series..or

lets say in the world..it is nice to see all the mysteries being

very nicely solved like the jigsaw puzzles fitting together..it''s

simply perfect..

Answer 6

Down, To many plot lines and marketing promises were left untethered. She worked to the best of her capacity but I believe it was not enough.

And I agree with Pax - there should be no need for an encyclopedia unless the book left to much unanswered. The back story and definitions should have been wtirtten before book one even came out...

... or maybe its just to make a little more$$$ :-(

Answer 7

Down. JK should have spent about 100 less pages on Hermoine, Harry and Ron camping and arguing and given her characters proper death scenes and send offs. And if she intended to write an epilogue, it should have answered questions instead of asking more. Now she is scrambling to go on TV, radio etc and give interviews, making up answers to the dozens of questions the book left her readers with. That is just wrong. And she is writing an encyclopedia to explain it. You shouldn't have to write a book to explain a book. Very bad form. Pax - C

Answer 8

Thumbs up, but I think the novel was a bit rushed.

Answer 9

UP.... i thought that the camping out parts were interesting to read as it was different from reading the usual classes and quidditch thing

Answer 10

up, I loved the epilogue and i wish that she made a book about harry and ginny and everyone grown up and with their kids...i thought it was really funny how harry and ginny's kids are named after people who died..