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I finished Harry Potter - minor spoiler

Posted by DAisym on July 22, 2007, at 21:09:59

I am sad today. I am sad that the wait is over and the books are done. I am sad that friends I've watched grow up are faded into the pages and some have even died there. I did not have fun reading this book. I read it with dread, like watching a car wreck that you can't turn away from. I wanted to know how it all turned out. But there was too much death - too much. And heroes were made human -- why couldn't the really good guy remain the really good guy? - it was a story after all. Was it essential for us to see that he wasn't perfect? I liked him wise and perfect.

Is it silly, this grief? They were never really alive - just characters who charmed me or who intrigued me. But my grief feels real - I feel bruised and tired. And I have to say it, some of the deaths were so unnecessary. They weren't gallant or even well written. They were an after thought - it felt callous and cruel -- like a footnote somehow. I'm hoping they get their own story at a later date. I'm hoping there were chapters that were edited away and those will appear at some point, to say why and how they died.

I liked the book overall. I predicted lots of it and I was impressed with some of the twists. She let Molly cuss. That was cool. And, I think when I reread it, without the anxiety, I might like it better.

Wow - look at me. I feel like I felt when I read Little Women the first time and Beth died. :( Good thing I'm already in therapy.

 

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