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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (w/Spoilers)
Ernest:
I am ridiculously unsatisfied with this book. The rhythm that was present in the previous books was absent in this one. They spend the first half of the book basically not doing anything, and when the story finally picks up, it's too late to adequately wrap up all the loose ends, so we come out with some stupid deaths and some really quick explanations. I have to admit, though, the King's Cross chapter was quite good. And the epilogue was not nearly as long as it should have been.
TheFuriousWombat:
That's not unfounded actually. They did seem to repeat themselves a lot and the writing did the same. We didn't really need so much aimless wandering. A couple of scenes, maybe a chapter or two, of randomly getting no where and bickering would have sufficed. I think a good chunk of pages from this section could have been cut out and I wouldn't have really missed them.
TrekkieTechie:
I'm a little bemused by everyone talking about how "this one isn't a kiddie book. The series began with a double murder, and someone's died in every book since GoF.
I'm also having a hard time understanding how people could enjoy JKR's new writing style. For me at least, that was half of the Potter series' charm.
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--- Quote from: Caiphana on 21 Jul 2007, 22:40 ---Oh, I noticed something as I was re-reading the book... when they're all at the Burrow just after Mad-Eye died.... there were thirteen of them. When thirteen dine together, the first to rise will be the first to die. Lupin left first (with Charlie) to recover Mad-Eye's body.
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Unfortunately Fred died before Lupin.
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Except, since we never see Lupin die, we don't know that he died second. axerton, where are you hosting your fic?
Ernest:
--- Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Jul 2007, 08:14 --- I think a good chunk of pages from this section could have been cut out and I wouldn't have really missed them.
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Those pages should have been spent doing things that actually fucking mattered, like finding out what was up with the veil or something.
LeeZion:
Harry Potter slashfics I'd like to see:
1) Voldemort/Bellatix.
2) Crouch/Winky.
3) Draco/Polyjuiced Goyle/Polyjuiced Crabbe.
All of which are theoretically possible based on what we know of the Potter universe. And if any of these made you say, "Ewww," these are no worse than some of the other Potter slashfics out there.
Just sayin'.
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