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This is a great book! For only three dollars...wow. I completely agree with Brian...this is such a touching book, it really has quite a few morals - it teaches you a lot about life, surviving, etc. I actually cried when Snape showed Harry his memories of Lily Potter - I never cry in books! J.K. Rowling is such an amazing author - Thank you so much, Joanne, for these books; may you live a happy and content life! Thanks, Olivia S

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Awesome book!!!! That's all I have to see. Its great!

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This is the last chapter in the Harry Potter story. I've just finshed reading the saga again for the third time and I enjoyed it once again as much as the first time. Ms Rowling has created a lasting classic in these stories that will rival the original Peter Pan and The Wind in the Willows. Two more classics that I read at least once each year even though I'm on the south side of fifty. Harry Potter embodies the virtues of perseverance and belief in yourself. Two very worthy ideals. Besides whatever we Boomers read into the stories, Harry Potter will forever remain an entertaining saga that will capture the hearts of young readers for years to come and in the reading will highlight virtues that most of us can only wish we had learned and followed in our years gone past. The next time you pick one up, start at the beginning and follow the heroes along their path and remember what you too could have done, if only you had the gift of time.

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The best book by far that I have ever read in my life. The sereis is phoenomenal, the characters are so real I could touch them. It is beautifully written by an amzing author. Read this series. You won't regret it.

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I'm so sad this is over now, I actually cried when it ended because I was so sad the series was over. It didn't disappoint in terms of being the last book and I really hope J.K Rowling will continue to write maybe a Hogwarts based book. A great book!

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The conclusion of J.K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter series was my favorite book. It was able to draw out many different emotions through the entire story. I loved how she was able to create a sense of dereliction and hopelessness for the reader by "dragging out" the scenes where the trio keep traveling to stay ahead of the Death Eaters, leading up to Ron's departure. The entire story was intense, yet Rowling kept it lively with our favorite comic relief characters sprinkling laughter and lightheartedness throughout. Who else but Fred and George can make ear jokes following such an awful event? Rowling wrote with laughter, pain, abandonment, hope, disaster, and triumph. She perfectly demonstrates that its not about making the choice between right or wrong, its about the choice between what is right and what is easy.

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The best book of the best book series ever. This book is just a non-stop adventure. It doesn't take long for the action to begin and it never lets up. Rowling has created some of the most memorable characters ever.

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This was the best book of the series! It tied up all the loose ends and was satisifying to read but I'm still sorry it ended!

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You cannot discuss books in the first decade of the 2000’s without talking about Harry Potter. The kids books that everyone was reading. Deep down, we all knew Harry, Ron and Hermione were going to be OK. We loved them, and they were protected by our love. But we had to read the book to find out how. How would love trump evil. If a book is measured by how much it is loved by others; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (or better yet, books 4-7) is a clear winner for this decade.

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The series changed the known reading universe, and Rowling created an exciting and satisfying conclusion in The Deathly Hallows. No book could be more deserving of this award!

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One of the best books of all time. Great charcters, great action, great emotion, and a great ending.

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This may be my favorite book of all time. The series comes to a great ending.

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What a wonderful ending to a wonderful series! It's messy, poignant and uplifting all at once.

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J.K. Rowling is the best author I have ever read, and I read a lot! Her style of writing is amazing, she seems to get the message across in the reader's mind with a great visual picture in the least amount of words.

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Of all the Harry Potter books, this one kept me on the edge of my seat more than the others. Each chapter in this final book is the spine-tingling equivalent to an entire book in the series. Love the entire Harry Potter series but the final book is the best! What a way to end the story.

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I have read this book twice in the past 3 years, and I never reread books. It is nonstop action and an excellent conclusion to the Harry Potter series.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantastic pinnacle to the series that revived a generation through renewed love of reading.

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This seventh installment of Harry Potter's coming of age tale in a world fraught with obstacles and danger speaks to our imaginations with more gravitas than the preceding works, coming off the darkness of HBP. We who were entranced from the beginning by J K Rowling's masterful creation of the magical world shadowing our muggle existence learned valuable life lessons, including that even wizards are mortal, as are we, and misjudgement can lead to death. Not every mishap can be vanished with the wave of a wand. It is a somber summary, but we who have made the journey to this point, so many of us, have surely grown up with an increased awareness of our personal responsibility to ourselves, friends and families. Well done, indeed, Harry Potter!

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I'm not sure if this is my favorite book of the series or if the series is my favorite of the decade, but however you look at it, this series changed how everyone, young and old, reads. No longer is reading reserved for the "bookworm," Rowling made it cool for everyone to read and being the first one to possess any Harry Potter was the height of cool. I applaud Rowling for doing what so many before her tried to do - she gave all of us a hero who had to learn how to accept himself. She gave us a setting we've all wished for at one time or another. She gave us a story we could all accept as a reality, knowing full well it didn't exist. She gave me (us) a story I couldn't wait to read, then started to cry when it came to a close. She gave me (us) the story of the decade.

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JK Rowling kept us captivated for 10 years with her tantalizing words about Harry and his magical friends. Each book just got better and better with each new installment and I never tired of re-reading the entire series before the release of the new one. The release of the final book was bittersweet, because although it was by far the best in the series, it also marked the end of an epic adventure I'd enjoyed for many years. It reinvigorated an entire generation of children to read, brought families together, and is just fantastic in every way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows delivered everything - it was the perfect ending to an amazing story. It is a series that I will continue to re-visit, and I cannot wait to read it to my children.

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Counting only newly published books in the last decade, The Deathly Hallows is a treasure - not only did it neatly tie together the many colored-threads, themes, and threats of the 6 preceding novels into one satisfying tapestry depicting good triumphing over evil, it delivered satisfying, lingering final images. Loving families, reunion, redemption, and resolution. I was reluctantly convinced by a grandson to read the series, and enjoyed the surprisingly great ride from mid-October to just before Thanksgiving, reading one after another!

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It's hard to adequately describe how satisfying a conclusion this book is to the series. I have read very few books that so completely tie up loose ends, and illuminate so many intertwined connections, present yet unsuspected throughout the entire story arc. I think any fan of the series knows how the books inevitably must end, but the twists of plot and characterization keep the reader completely entranced. I was not prepared for the exploits, the secrets, the anguish and triumph carefully planned by Ms. Rowling. She is a true master of the craft, and this book is the pinnacle of a truly fantastic tale.

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I loved this book! one of the best in my opinion. it answered many questions i had, but the downfall is that many good characters died. anyway it was well put togeather and i congratulate J.K for comming up with an amazing series

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Before Harry Potter, I didn't read "young adult" books. I barely read any fantasy. And J. K. Rowling not only hooked my interest, she cemented it firmly in a genre I had overlooked. Deathly Hallows will always stick in memory because I've never been as sad reading a book as the scene when Harry returns to Godric's Hollow and sees his family's home destroyed. It's the scene that defines the series for me...he lost everything he never knew he had and decided to fight the evil that cost him his idyllic childhood. In addition to the sadness is the amazing ending, where many argue that he should have been killed (but I believe it ended perfectly, though a longer epilogue would have been fantastic). I recommend this book, not only to children, but to all who want to spend 7 books worth of highs and lows loving this amazing world J. K. Rowling has created and wishing it could last just a little bit longer.

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Fantastic ending to a fantastic series.

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Praise for the masterful story-telling of J.K. Rowling is sung for all of the Harry Potter books, but her brilliance culminates in the series' conclusion. Rowling brings the reader deeper into the purpose and weight of Harry's journey. He faces evil head on, and along with those who love and fight beside him, the joys and losses are remarkable. I did not want the story to end, but it ended so well that I was well satisfied.

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The final installment of the Harry Potter saga brings all the lose ends of the past six books together tied in a nice little bow. Not only does the book dip back into the past but gives us a glimpse into the future of our beloved characters. If you have followed the series you will find this book to be a great way to close the series; its full of growing up, lessons about life, and the importance of family.

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This is possibly the best book ever written. It captures your attention, in that you will never even think of sleeping, eating, etc. until you finish reading this novel. The breathtaking plot morphs your imagination, and your fingers madly turn the pages as the story unfolds. I would recommend this novel to any person; it would turn the most literature-hating individuals into genuine readers.

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A fantastic culmination to a series that has captivated me (and millions of others) throughout the past decade, as it will surely continue to do for old and new readers in the decades to come.

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I bought the first Harry Potter book to see what my grandson was excited about. I was hooked. I own every book and all the dvds released to date. I looked forward to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with great anticipation and great dread. What if I didn't like the ending? What if Harry died? Or Ron? Hermione? How could Harry defeat Voldemort? What if the entire book sucked????? So it was with relief, charm, wonder, and admiration for Ms. Rowling that I finished this book in less than two days. I did stop to sleep. I sighed in repletion, and started over, immediately re-reading it front to back at a much slower pace, savoring those bits I had skimmed over the first time through. Thank you, Ms. Rowling. It was magnificent.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows represents the culmination of an extremely intricate, imaginative and engaging series by J.K. Rowling. As the closing chapter on a literary phenomenon that delighted millions worldwide and managed to bridge the gap between children, teens and adults, book seven deserves to be the book of the decade.

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I like this book because it demonstrates JK Rowling's outstanding writing abilities. She carefully laid the groundwork for this grand finale from the beginning, including the many red herrings. What a wild adventure it's been!

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I could not wait to read this last Harry Potter book after reading the previous ones. I was hoping the author would not kill off Harry or his good friends. I read this book in a very short time, It was the best one of the series! I am 62 and have loved the Harry Potter books from the beginning. I was glad the series ended well, it would have been a huge disappointment to all of the Harry fans out there if Harry did not make it to the end.

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What an incredible book... let alone a series! The Harry Potter tales have grasped our interest since the 1st page of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", and haven't disappointed ever since! All of the Harry Potter books are brilliant, but I feel that the "Deathly Hallows" stands out in a way the others didn't quite do. It is only viewed this way if you have read the other 6 books first, otherwise, this book will make no sense. All the secrets the previous books have held, all the questions the readers of the books have had, are finally answered in this exciting, compelling, and true gem of a novel. J.K. Rowling has such a miraculous way of expressing each of the 7 stories that I've never read anything like them! If you are looking for true literature, not sappy vampire/werewolf books, this is your series! Enjoy!

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This is one of my favorite books, and series, I've ever read. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to share the "magic" with her.

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The END of a very great series!

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A great conclusion to an amazing series. Rowling connects all the plot threads.

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Harry Potter is a series that will last beyond ourselves. Deathly Hallows, the final installment of this historic series, broke all kinds of records and it deserved every one of them. Generations upon generations will remember this book and this series.

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I couldn't pick my favorite Potter, too many good moments in too many books. But I'll vote for this one.

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Very good story

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Just when you thought that Rowling had an impossible task to tie up all the loose ends to the series in a satisfactory bow, she astonishes us by incorporating the entire story arc of the deathly hallows into this perfect series finale. The writing is crisp, the plot is perfect, and every last emotion is exhausted in the reader by the end of the book (including the great epilogue). This is one of the most satisfying books I have ever read, let alone in this decade.

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Just what the end of a series should be, ties everything up neatly, while reminding you why you started the series in the first place.

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This last in the series is a most complex yet entertaining read. It should be noted as book of the decade as the finishing touch to the Harry Potter series that has inspired so many young people to actually read a story.

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Without a doubt, Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the best book of the decade! No other book was so highly anticipated, and so rewarding for excited readers of all ages. Like many, I waited in line at the bookstore until midnight, along with my young daughter, as we celebrated with trivia and predictions and counted down until the moment the book was in our hands. We read it cover to cover as quickly as possible over the next few days, pausing momentarily to discuss and to try to eat and sleep, then dove back in to the fascinating world of Rowling's creation. When we finished it, we cheered, discussed, then promptly began reading it all over again. The Puddly Award must go to the talented author who put an enchanting spell over us through the adventures of the boy who lived and captivated readers so powerfully!

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A TRULY RARE BOOK. ROWLING DEFINITELY HAS BRILLIANT CREATIVE IMAGINATION. BRILLIANT BOOK FROM START TO END. PLOT OF THE BOOK MAKES IT A LEGEND TO BE REMEMBERED FOREVER. EVEN A SINGLE CHAPTER ISN'T BORING. I WOULD SIMPLY SAY THIS IS THE BEST FICTION IN TERMS OF ADVENTURE AND FANTASY. MUST READ FOR ALL FICTION FANS.

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It was heart-breaking to end this book because I've been reading the series since i was 10. This is a great book, it has a lot of adventure in it and it's very hard to put down. My favorite part was when Harry enters the forest, that was such a great moment.BUY THIS BOOK!!!

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Great conclusion to a wonderful series. Honestly I thought she was running out of steam after reading Half Blood Prince, but she picked it right up with this conclusion to the in my eyes Best series ever written. This book flows easliy as you learn all the answers to all the questions you have had throughout the series. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will be left praying she will change her mind and write an 8th book. This is a must read for all Harry Potter fans. YOU CANNOT JUST WATCH THE MOVIES!!

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It is perfect. This final book is all that I could have ever imagined and asked for to close such a wonderful adventurous tale.

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Possibly the best in the series, but it's hard to say since they're all so incredible. It's even more than I hoped for. Everything comes together in this book. The only bad thing about it is that it's the last one.

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well what can i say the whole wizarding based series was completely new and fresh to start with and it definetly needed a defined ending to become the icing on the cake. This book is brilliant it really did top it all off kinda thing as Harry, as well as the other characters, develop more into well rooted and confident characters. The use of language and excellent description really capture the scenes as if you were there. well done j.k Rowling one of my favourite storylines lets hope the film of this book can do it just xx

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This book is AMAZING when I first read it, I was nervous because of how great the other six books were, I was afraid that J.K. Rowling wouldn't be able to make a book that was good enough to complete the Harry Potter series. I was wrong. This book is BY FAR one of the BEST books that I have EVER read, and probably ever WILL read!! I STRONGLY recommend the whole series to readers of all ages, there is no limit to how young or old you must be, these books are for EVERYONE!!! PLEASE read them!

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I was slow to the Harry Potter craze...but I was in on it soon enough to be at a midnight release party for the last book. And I wasn't disappointed! Her books are so amazing and well ploted. It's hard to suprise me in a book, or a movie for that matter, and when they can do that both successfully and believably, I am always impressed. And J.K. Rowling is a master at impressing me! This last book was wonderfully written and I loved how she ended the series. I was definetly satisfied. I just wish there were more books in the series!

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This book is wonderful! I read it in 2 days- read it 5 times more afterwards- cried through books 6and 7. I'm 61 years old and my grandaughter got me hooked on Harry Potter from the first movie. I think J.K. Rowling is absolutely fantastic - wonderfully gifted and thank you for your gift of Harry Potter! When my life becomes to complex, I can enter Harry's world and escape mine for a while.These books have touched my heart-and I will continue to reread them- they have become part of me.

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The harry potter books got better and better as the books went on. By the end of the series I was devasted of the ending!!! Probably just because....it ended!

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I'm luving it soooooooo much...

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This delightfully wonderful finish to a series that will forever last in the world of books leaves the reader with a feeling of accomplishment. After so many years of patiently devouring the wonderful books of J.K.Rowling this final book is her flourishing signature to the world of truly wonderful works of art.

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This book was the cherry on top of a great series. If you had any questions while reading the other books, you don't have to worry, because they all get answered by this exciting funny book.

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What a great finish to a wonderful series! I loved the epilogue.

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It is the best book in the whole world!Thank you J.K. Rowling!

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IT WAS VERY GOOD BUT I DID NOT LIKED THE DEATH OF DUMBELDORE. HE WAS NICE. BUT IT WAS ADVENTEROUS.I WAS VERY ATTRACTED WHILE READING AND NOW I WANED MY OWN HARRY POTTER COLLECTION.+I WANT 8 THE EDITION OF HARRRY POTTER . FROM-BLABLAWAWA

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It was really upsetting to hear about all the spoilers floating around the internet, and I'm sure JK Rowling wasn't exactly pleased with it either. People like to ruin things for others, or maybe people just have nothing better to do than pretend to hate something so they can torture us all. But I digress. Hearing spoilers before the book came out didn't ruin it's impact on me, and it surely didn't impact sales any. It would be completely ridiculous to not read this book if you heard spoilers, especially after everything that we Harry Potter fans had been through. Six other books, five movies, so much merchandise that I'm surprised my room hasn't caved in or collapsed from my collection. It really is fantastic to be a Potterhead, isn't it? Really, a lot of people may not understand it, but they honestly don't know what they're missing out on. Now, onto the book. Obviously, I loved it. Each and every chapter. I gobbled the entire thing down in ten hours or so and literally could not stop until I had absorbed each word. In that ten hours, it was an obsession, an addiction, one of those things I desperately needed for my life to be complete. And I quite literally mean complete. Complete is such a taunting word, however. The end of something like this is always going to be eagerly wanted, but what happens when you finally get it and come to terms with the word complete? And over? Finished? No more? I don't really know. It's still hard to believe that so much time has gone by. In a way it almost feels like it's still July and there are people sporting Hogwarts apparel left and right. I loved each and every character in Deathly Hallows, and even if the fates of them all weren't entirely eagerly received from me, I still love them. It was the ending I wanted. I mean that both with the actual plot of Harry, that involving him and Voldemort, but also with my favorite pairings that I was desperately CRAVING to just get it on already. This explains why I'm in the majority who like the epilogue. This is a work of sheer genius. JK Rowling knows how to write a novel, and there will never be anything like the Harry Potter series again (so stop trying, people). I wish there could be 70 books instead of just 7, but I suppose it's time to let Harry finally enjoy that peace he'd been wanting all his life. Another great author worth reading is Tino Georgiou and his novel The Fates. An amazing read, highly recommended!!

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DOCTOR PETER TEIMAN FRANKLIN HERE, The adventure continues. Be a part of it! DOCTOR PETER TEIMAN FRANKLIN FRANCE

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I`m going to mis Harry Potter and all the characters, especialy Harry, Ron, George, Fred, Snape and the person without whom this book/novel would not have been so interesting : Lord Voldemort. Maybe J.K.R. will write an other novel just like Potter.

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harry may be meeting with sacred objects which may be hazardous or deadly to him & he One Who you know can not be named is embedded in these sacred objects & harry with his magical wand & strong will power will fight against it to save not only his life but also all other friends life too.harry will go to any horizones to find out what is behind these deathly hollows. By dipa sanghai

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A book of pragmatism. A dynamic plot which gradually unravels. Read it! Peter Teiman Lichtenstein

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Having read the 6 series of J.K. Rowling's unequal prose of Harry with or without a broomstick and wand is nothing but superb very re-readable.

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At last! All those niggling questions answered. The satisfaction of having everything wrapped up and the poignant moments contained in Rowling's final installment make up for the somewhat choppy action sequences. Also I noticed that the portrayal of Voldemort lacked the icy fear that a reader felt in earlier books. However the overall work was quenching for this reader's deep thirst.

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In addition to everything good that has been said about the writing, plotting, and creative skills exhibited in the entire series, I would add that this book, of all the series, connects most warmly and movingly with the human nature beneath all the wizardry. Harry Potter truly shines.

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This is such a fun story as were all the other ones. Who knew it would continue on? J.K. you've done such a good job of entertaining....So what's next?

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Amazing. All in all a great ending to to series. I laughed, I cried. You will too.

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Wow! Everyone wants this book. I really think I should read it, it sounds like J.K. did a great job, but I don't think this should be the end. Just the beginning! These kids love her!

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Jk rowling has really outdone herself here. the newest book of her epic series is where we find all the answers, more questions and love in places we never thought we would. who will live and who will die?...find out in the final installment of harry potter.

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THE COVER ART SHOULD BE THE BEST FOR THE BOOK

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So that readers do not misunderstand, permit me to introduce myself. I am 63, a retired 24 year US Military Veteran: three tours in Vietnam, courtesy back then of the US Navy and the First Gulf War, courtesy of the US Army Reserve. Long story. I have an extensive reading and research history that includes the Classics, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, and what passes these days, defined euphemistically, as ?New Age?. I am a student of very Ancient History. I have studied the history of ?Human Warfare?, emphasis mine, from the time of the very first Nuclear War fought on this planet to the rise of the Sumarian Empire, and up through the so called ?Modern Era?. From my perspective, the Harry Potter ?saga? is a clear tale born in the concept of what defines Human Moralities ?successes?, and ?failures? that have prompted Human Warfare through out history in all of its destructive forms. The rise and fall of Human Civilizations across the width and breath of History are clearly represented in this timeless tale of the rise of the ?Master-of-Evil?, his minions, and the efforts of the opposing Humans, who, having been taught the virtues off Morality, however ?magical? you wish to perceive it, conduct their campaign against EVIL. As in any WAR, there is always life and death! J.K Rawlings has presented the youths, and the elders, of our current ?Civilization?, again my emphasis, with a vast saga of the lone Hero and his Friends, struggling against the adversity of their place in Human History. It has a clear message that is MUCH needed today: Family, Friends, and the Schools in which they are taught, are the Cornerstones and Foundations of a Civilizations Morality. The bulwark, the dam, the building blocks if you must, for countering EVIL in all its many and varied forms.

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The 37-year-old Harry Potter fan that I am, I know I am not JKR's target audience. That said, I was disappointed by some of this installment's contrivances, repetition, and lack of smart and witty dialog. For example, some of the clues Harry, Ron, and Hermione seek just sort of appear out of nowhere, causing this reader to pause and raise an eyebrow, and more than a couple battles conclude with Harry regaining consciousness, having blacked out at the end. However these disappointments did not stop me from inhaling the book; I was definitely hooked. The battle cry of Dumbledore's Army was chilling and exhilarating, and the final show down pretty satisfying, too. One thing though: did an editorial assistant write the epilogue? Seriously?

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gosh guys, sorry for all you who that it was really good, i wasn't blinded, i hated how she just killed some people off, just to get rid of them. the ending was dumb, and i just really hated it, im disapointed with JKR

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JK Rowling has written a masterpiece! The underlying themes of honesty, truth, free will to make choices and bear the consequences, the power of love, forgiveness, redemption, sacrificial love, the preciousness of life are all strongly Christian values rebuking those who accused her of being anti-Christian or at the least, promoting witchcraft. Magic took a back seat to the values noted above. I am thankful that Rowling's book promotes reading and Christian values among young people when both are waning under societal pressures of shallow television and liberalism. A generation grew up with Harry, experiencing his teenage angst, loves and losses, choices and consequences. Many of those youth received impressions that will last a lifetime.

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Excellent review. If the overarching message of the book series does indeed come down to the importance of family, living well together in this dangerous world, and the power of love to conquer evil, then I understand why millions of people all over the world are reading this book right now in many different languages. We need this story. Can we use love to conquer evil, be guided by our wise elders, and live peacefully with those Muggles, those people who are so different, and just aren't as magical as us, whoever they are?

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Rowling tried to do too much here. Did there really need to be 7 Horcruxes? And the Deathly Hallows? It detracts from emotional themes that could draw you in more tightly. I think Rowling did have the whole series in mind when she began writing. But that was part of the problem. The overall plot took over, and characters became impoverished. Harry works as a symbol but not as a felt character in this book. Snape is irrelevant. Albus is made to look callous and manipulative, when it could have been otherwise. Ron and Hermione squabble while a world war is going on. And the role of magic seems confused. Sometimes defense against dark magic comes from love and sacrifice, but other times it seems to require magic too. And Voldemort may be evil, but here he comes across as dumb.

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I have to say this was the best book of the series, many things were clarified. Upon completion of the book, which I will admit I read slowly so not to end too soon, I wanted to read it all over again.

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I just finished the book this morning and it was an emotional finish to what is definetely the most amazing series of books and characters that I have ever experienced. I took my time in reading it and enjoyed every minute of it! I was extremely excited to read it and wasn't dissapointed at all. It was by far my favorite book in the series and I do hope that the movie proves to be just as awesome when it comes out in a couple of years. I was overall thrilled with the ending and cannot say much else besides that! I cried, I laughed, and I screamed several times at rough parts. However, I praise the book with all my heart! :)

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This is hard to review without spoilers, since making predictions for this last Harry Potter book was so much fun. I'll content myself with saying that Rowling resolved more plot points and lose ends than she left hanging, that many themes converged, and that it was a better novel than either Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince. Read Philosopher's Stone again, then Half-Blood Prince, then Deathly Hallows for the full effect of the chiasmus and resolution of the plot.

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I don't think I have ever been as excited for a book to be released as I was for the final installment of the Harry Potter series. I pre-ordered my copy weeks in advance and stood in line on Friday night to claim my copy as early as possible. I had finished it by the following afternoon, and probably would have finished it sooner if it hadn't been so upsetting. There was a point in the book when I was so disappointed that I thought I would probably come out of it hating the entire book. After some reflection and conversation with a fellow fan, I feel better about it. I do think it ended pretty much the way it had to, things made sense, some of my theories were vindicated, and the thing that I had feared most going in to it had failed to happen. However, I feel that some of the tragedies in the book were done, not to add to the story, but for the flat-out sensationalism of doing them. An example of this is the first death in the book, which seemed to be merely a tool for getting rid of a character Rowling didn't know what to do with during Harry's travels. I think Rowling has shown this type of sensationalism before. In Order of the Phoenix, it had leaked that a major character was going to die, so Rowling made us think it was everyone else before she finally got around to Sirius. On the plus side, as with all the other books in the series, I was completely involved in what I was reading. I cried at least six times during the book, and for pretty much the last four or five chapters. She also kept the humor that I have loved in all of her books. And, I think she was true to all of the characters. Nothing happened that I thought was out of character or didn't comply with the world she had created in the first six books. All in all, the book was ok, fine, decent for a Harry Potter book, which is a long way of saying that it was wonderful, but just not quite as wonderful as I feel Rowling is capable of.

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so, i started rereading the series a couple of weeks ago in anticipation of the movie and this book. what i noticed as i read was that the first couple of books bring in to play many things that are pivotal to the plot throughout the later books. heck, sirius is mentioned in the first couple of pages of book one. this took quite a lot of planning. this book was good. maybe not the best of the lot, but certainly a good way to finish. i need to reread the last few chapters again as i was pretty sleepy by that point and there are a few things that were unclear to me when i woke up this morning. if you haven't yet started reading this book and you haven't read the other books in a while, i highly recommend rereading the first 6. i only got to book 4 before i purchased my copy of the deathly hallows and had forgotten information from books 5 & 6 that harry guys would bring up w/out much background context. what really made the story move along in [t]the deathly hallows[/t] was that rowling finally stopped reintroducing things and explaining things to death. though this was also a flaw at times when i couldn't quite remember certain things. anyway, if you like harry potter, you'll be reading this book. hope you enjoy it. i know i did.

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This, the final installment in the Harry Potter series, does not disappoint, and is not, in any way, a tacked-on book. This thick, richly detailed, fast-moving story grabs you fast, and pulls you through to the very last page. Yes, I cried. I laughed. There were deaths, and some hit hard. But, there is a golden ray of joy running through this, which glitters and twinkles through the darkest passages. Well worth taking an entire day or weekend, putting on the kettle, and nestling in with.

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I am glad to see that JK Rowling does not write the final book without some reality (as much as you can get in a book about witches and wizards). It is good to see that all the characters are growing up and are dealing with real issues of love and loss and life in general. Once again, Rowling does a wonderful job and wraps up the tale in a neat and tidy way.

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--for the most part spoiler free-- I'm hard pressed to say this was my favorite of the books (three is very close to my heart-with the introduction of Lupin and the Maruader's Map and all), but it is certainly right up there. I know Rowling has been quoted as having this whole thing planned out since book one, but I never would have believed it until I read this one. I was frankly amazed at all the unresolved plot points I had forgotten about over the years between the numerous books. Questions I had been wondering about certain characters actions and why certain things had happened the way they did are all explained here. This is probably the darkest of all the books (Order of the Phoenix being a close second) but it's handled well and everything that happens makes sense. It pretty much had to be the darkest considering this is the one that everything has been leading to since book one. The 700+ pages move at a breakneck pace. I honestly could not bring myself to stop reading just having to know what was going to happen next. I won't give away anything about the ending except that it is EPIC. The last 100 pages or so you will not be able to stop reading. Enjoy!!!

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***Note: Some broad, vaguely worded spoilers.**** This is my least favorite Harry Potter book and it hurts to say so. I am a big fan, and have been since my older brother snuck me a copy (beneath my evangelical father's eyes) of Sorcerer's Stone. I am now all grown up and reading Harry Potter has been, in many ways, the mile marks of childhood for me. Let it be known that I don't give criticisms to JK Rowling lightly, and that while a great deal of what I have to say is negative, it's my honest opinion, and not disgruntled fanmenship. I was at my local bookstore by 5 p.m. on Friday night and hit about the middle part of the line at the stroke of midnight. By 9 am on Saturday I was finished, finished, finished... Despite my desperately anxious reading, many parts of the story dragged and it just didn't FEEL like Harry Potter. Hogwarts took second stage next to the hectic, dangerous travels of our fine trio. When the pieces started falling (from the sky, as it were) into place there was a hurriedness, a randomness, a helter-skelter dissonance that bothered me like an itch. The ending tasted like raw sugar by the spoonfull--it left me with a stomach ache, and frankly, it read like poorly written fan-fiction. Rowling thrives on dialogue, indeed, I'd say she's one of the best writers of dialogue I've ever read. Yet she doesn't capitalize on that large talent, instead relying on a tentative weakness: the contemplative Harry. This was a grand mistake on her part. We all knew, coming into this book, that there would be huge revelations about our favorite sadistic teacher. Sadly those revelations were anti-climactic, seen through the Pensieve and in the middle of a large...er..."disturbance" in the continuing present of Harry Potter Land. To remove Harry from the emotion of the present and put him in a calcified rendition of the past was jerky and rang false. In this sense there was no closure with Snape; Harry never got his showdown; Snape never got his moment of revelation where he shivers in all his bitters. I missed that interaction very much. I was looking forward to it. That is the crux of my disappointment in the book: Harry's isolation and silence. Harry has always, always relied upon a wide bevy of friends, even in Order of the Phoenix, only marching to do battle alone at the emotional climax, wherein with a stroke of luck, he saves the day. In this book he remained continually withdrawn. I didn't laugh much, I didn't cry, and I felt trapped in a bubble throughout. I felt ostracized from this last book. Some more problems I had with Harry Potter the Final: -The individual deaths seemed to have no meaning in relation to the overall plot and character progression. In this way, they seemed gratuitous. Rowling has said in interviews that she gave one character a reprieve and as a result gave two others the slash. I have an idea which character got the reprieve, and think, while I would have been devastated at that death, it would have been a better book with that death, and without the obvious two deaths she opted for. It would have had meaning to the overall arc and swing. As was, I blinked slightly at two of my favorite characters' demise and plunged on without a tear. -Too condensed. I felt like I was in a college lecture: Harry Potter 101. Interesting to the fan like me, but a novel isn't an encyclopedia, and shouldn't be made into one. Okay. Okay. Enough of the negatives. Let's face it: This is Harry Potter! And all of us here love Harry. What were the things I loved? -Just seeing my beloved characters. I missed them, and love them as if they were real. As long as they're around, even if they're not talking and even doing alot of dying, I'm happy. -Harry Potter all grown up. I kept wondering throughout the frantic travelings if Harry Potter had a moustacne? A beard? Ron did at one point. I wonder if Harry got all prickly. -Closure. Yeah. No more guessing. We know now. And the intricacies of plot were fantabulous. Thank you, JK. In the second to the last chapter I swallowed hard. The last page! I saw Harry exit the pages before my eyes, walk through an open door. I felt like my childhood had just waved goodbye and maybe it just did. Goodbye Harry Potter. We will all miss you!

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(No Spoiler)This was the BEST out of all the harry potter books. I couldent put it down. I perrty much read it all in a straight 17 hour periode. Only to stop to eat and get on the phone. Or sleep which i only slept for 4 hours. i love this book. 500000 STARS. HARRY ROCKS. I was the frist group in line at powells books in downtown portland. I was third to get the book. My friend was first.

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To quote Oliver Wood: "This is it. The big one. The one we've all been waiting for." And here it is hours away from being released! Whoooo-Hoooooooo

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I predict it will all turn out fine: Voldemort and Harry (and a resurrected Dumbledore) and all their friends and enemies will all make up over a huge and scrumptuous Passover Dinner presided over by Dobby in the Main Hall. ;-)

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The other titles which I suggest for this book are Harry Potter And The Last Stand, Harry Potter And The Burning Scar, Harry Potter And The Night At Godric Hollow, Harry Potter And The Riddle Of Seven,Harry Potter And The Serpent Lord, Harry Potter And The Death Of The Last Riddle and Harry Potter And The Pure Bloods.

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In my opinion Harry and Voldemort both will die. The night when Voldemort kill Harry's parents ( James and Lilly Potter) he accidentally make Harry a Horcrux . So in order to kill Voldemort Harry must have to destroy the last Horcrux which must be its Scar. It shall be a great book like the previous ones full of mysteries, fun, emotions and romance. I hope that it will beat all the previous books in that wonderful series.

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I don't think Rowling will kill Harry in the final novel of her Harry Potter series. Even if she does, Harry Potter will remain eternally alive!

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Will Harry Live? Will Harry Love? Will we survive until the book is released? Too many questions but our passion for Harry Potter and the magical world he lives in will help us wait to finally know how the battle between Harry and Lord Voldemont ends.

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My daughter and nephew love all the Harry Potter books. We look so forward to each one and just know that this one is going to be the best one yet.

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I can't wait to read it!!!!! I'm 14 and I started reading the harry potter books in the 2nd grade. I like advanced things. It took me two days to finish it and six weeks later I was done with all the books that were available at the time. I've read them over and over and can't wait to read the final book!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harry Potter 4ever, soccerstar410

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I'm glad to know I'm not the only Snape fan out there! How many people think Dumbledore is still alive? I also wonder if Dumbledore's brother will make an appearance in this book. Numbers 3 and 6 were my favorites.

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Can't rate it yet because I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure Rowling has a few tricks yet up her sleeve. I agree it is a bittersweet moment! And I wager that Snape is going to be revealed as having been trustworthy all along.

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All the previous books were excellent.

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What will happen in this book! I have litteraly no idea and I can not wait until it comes out! The title is so interesting but I can not tell right now what will happen dealing with the Deathly Hallows!!!

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i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ah, what a bittersweet moment. You want to know what happens so badly, but it is over. The end of an era. I hope there will be other books that young people can obsess about that are of the same caliber these stories are...but I doubt it. :)

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Can't wait to curl up with my hot, steaming cup of Stump Town, don my Harry Potter glasses (that I got from a midnight release party for book #6!) and read what happenes next! I am sure it will not disappoint!

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The thing I love most about the HP series is that when I read the books I feel like a kid again! I am so sad that it is all coming to an end. Luckily I can always re-read the books over and over again, which I know I will obsessively do for years to come.

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it is going to be the last book of the hero harry potter his battle between voldemort and himself as jk rowling has showed us about harry all the six books and i bet this is going to be the most extroadinary book of all the seven i am waiting for this book so much

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HARRY POTTER AND DEATHLY HALLOWS IS GOING TO TO BE THE BEST SREIES OF HARRY POTTER. THERE ARE MANY NEWS ABOUT THIS BOOK WHICH IS MAKING PEOPLE MORE AND MORE EAGER ABOUT IT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IN THIS BOOK THERE IS SOMETHING OF ALBUS DUMBELDORE FAMILY. IT IE ALSO BEEN HEARD THAT IN THIS BOOK TONKS AND LUPIN WOULD MARRY . BUT TO KNOW MORE AND THE TRRUTH WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE BOOK.

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I can't Wait!!! I hope it's not a letdown, cuz that would be bad. Don't dissapoint, J.K.!

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Can't wait to read this book.. Also can't believe it's the last of them :(.. As for the wait I think i can hold up, because it comes out on my birthday oh yeahhhhhh.

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cant wait to read this one all of the harry potter books have been good from beginning to end so i cant wait to see what is in store for harry potter this time

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Oh! My! Spells, flying orbs, Harry Potter and then some. Is it truely the end, or is there still more to come? It's been so much fun, why wouldn't there be? Only the author knows for sure....

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I am way excited! Can't wait till I pick up my copy and read it. To me the story gets better and better. I am so glad the final book has it's release date and I only have to wait impatiantly for another few months. Will I make it? I am sad that it's coming to an end, but I guess good things have to come to an end sometime. Can't wait to find out what happens. So, until July 21...

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I have been a fan of Harry Potter since my father first read it to me when i was 8 I am cruntly 18 and i belive that this book holds a great deal of expactation for all Harry Potter fans includin my self!The plot line of this remarkable story is indeed a great advanture. Any thing can be expacted!!! All we can do is to wait and late J.K. Rowling take us back to that Beautiful PLACE THAT IS HOGWARTS!!!

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i think that i am very excited to read this book..... and i have read all the harry potter books and i have loved them all and i am sure that i will like this one to. by the name THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, i think that i will like this book even better than any other book.

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The cover is a bit plainer than the others but still acceptable.

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Harry Potter and Deathly hallows... It's sound very interesting and provoke our coriosity. It cause this question appear;who are the deathly in this book? Personally, I'm really want to read this book soon.

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To the one that said $30 is too much well ... Powels normally is the cheep place for books but then not everyone can always have the best price. Powels will offer a better litterary assistance though outpost.com does offer pre-order at $18.99. outpost.com is a home electronics store. If you're local to Portland, Fry's home electronics is in Wilsonville; outpost.com is their site. I don't suggest being cheep all the time and well if you go all the way to Wilsonville just for the book, you spend a bit much on gas.

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I'm soooooo very excited for this book. What's going to happen??!!!!! It's going to be a thrilling adventure and oh my GOD!

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I can't wait for the 7th Harry Potter book to come out! All of the other books brought more questions and they all have to be answered in this final book. All of the other books were really interesting and exciting and I predict that this book will also be. I can't wait until July!

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I am rating the 7th book high because I believe alot of people are expecting alot out of the book. There are questions that people need answers to. I have read all the books and I am excited and nervouse because I won't know,for sure what the 7th book will bring since Harry Potter and Vauldemort are connected. I'm hoping to read the 7th ASP if I can borrow a book from someone $30 is a bit high a price for me to spend on a book.

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It will be interesting to see what Rowlings has in store for these teenage characters finally coming of age. Well, guess I will just have to wait till July to read it.

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With a title like Deathly Hallows, it forshadows of some horrible journey harry and friends may or may not encounter...but I tell yoiu whjat I am extremely excieted at its release.

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Hallows is a confusing word! This frustrates me because all of the other titles...WERE SO MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE! Except for the Philosopher's stone...buuuut that'sprolly cuz'a culture barrier between England and America keeps me from fully understanding the meaning of "Philosopher" from the British perspective. Which is probably why they changed the American publication's title to the "Sorcerer's Stone". Anyway, I guess what I'm kinda tryin' a say is "Hallows"is a trif'e inaccessible to the American public. MAKE IT BETTERER!

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I understand that in this book we are going to experience highs and lows but we will find the end very satisfying.

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I'm sure HP-7 will be the best of the best, and I'm having a hard time waiting for it to come out this summer. Meanwhile, I'd like to suggest a new series for those like me who "can't wait" called "FABLEHAVEN" by Brandon Mull. This book, like HP-1, starts out with younger children, a brother and sister ages 11 and 13, with promises to keep new books coming. (Book 2 will be out in May). I really enjoyed FABLEHAVEN, and the way Mull weaves the lives of modern-day kids into a fantasy world so believable, you'll start planning a family vacation to FABLEHAVEN until you remember it's fiction. My 17 year-old son (who is a Harry Potter fanatic) said he liked it more than HARRY POTTER! I don't know that I'd go that far yet, but FABLEHAVEN is a seriously fun and imaginative read for fantasy fans of all ages, and is available here on Powells.com.

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I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS BOOK SINCE A MONTH AFTER BOOK6. I READ HALF BLOOD PRINCE STRAIGHT THROUGH IN ABOUT TWO DAYS. I AM A HUGE FAN OF HARRY POTTER BOOKS. I CAN NOT WAIT TO READ THIS ONE, I DON'T CARE WHAT I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT

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I would rate it as the best non-fiction book of the series.

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I can't wait for Harry Potter 7 to come out and answer all of our questions.

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As all of us have been waiting ever so patiently for the seventh and (assumed) final book in the Harry Potter Series we, frankly, don't know what to expect. So many rumors have been running around some outrageous and some that make us stop and ask "Would JK Rowling really do that?". Personally I can't wait to see just what this author has in store for all of her avid readers. I am sure that I will be there opening night (along with many many more) waiting to get my hands on the book that will consume control of my life until it is completely finished being read. So I say to all you Muggles out there, I hope you enjoy this final glimps of the Wizarding World.

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OMG I cant wait. I want that book now. The 3rd, 5th and 6th where the best. I love harry potter. I love powells just as much we have trips to powells all the time. Powells ROCKS and so dose harry potter. I was frist in line for last years book. I WILL BE THERE AGIEN. I love harry potter.

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I AM SOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK!!! The last one in the Potter series! I have mixed feelings about it, not about the content that I'm sure will be wonderful, for me it's about the release. I've waited so long for it and yet its equivalent to the ending of an era. I've grown up reading these books, I've slowly watched myself grow up along with Harry. Because of that I am expecting alot from the last one, but knowing JKR, I'm sure she'll hand me something totally unexpected that will be so much better then I could have ever thought up. Like I said earlier SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

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Whooooooo at long last! Book 7!!! I love the name too... Deathly Hallows.... ooooooh. I know I wont close the covers until I've read every last last letter. Don't worry everybody, an author doesn't stop being an author, just imagine what will come next...