Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
In a seven-book series that saw you through your adolescence and that you’ve probably spent a hundred hours reading and re-reading, the tone has grown darker and darker until finally the conclusion leaves you rather disappointed. I always come back to the question of why did J.K. Rowling feel the need to make the end of her story so dark when it started off targeting children as an audience? Many coming-of-age stories feature a tragedy prominently to show how kids cope and to mark the end of their childhoods, but Harry Potter has to endure so much for than a token tragedy. Other readers might have their own complaints about romances or other story directions, but I’ll never understand why the books ended in such dark tones. I find it hard to believe any reader who discovered these books as a child would be happy with the way things turned out in the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
It’s also hard to believe any reader wouldn’t finish the series, so if you’ve made it this far, you’ll probably read the last book. Just be prepared that there are parts that you won’t like, and not every character finds a happy ending. There will probably be parts you do like, and there might be a touching scene or two that makes you cry. It’s quite an experience to read all these books, or to watch all the movies, and like life, there are far more downs than there are ups.
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2010's film adaptation here and the 2011 film adaptation here!
More Harry Potter book reviews here on Hot Toasty Rag!
It’s also hard to believe any reader wouldn’t finish the series, so if you’ve made it this far, you’ll probably read the last book. Just be prepared that there are parts that you won’t like, and not every character finds a happy ending. There will probably be parts you do like, and there might be a touching scene or two that makes you cry. It’s quite an experience to read all these books, or to watch all the movies, and like life, there are far more downs than there are ups.
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2010's film adaptation here and the 2011 film adaptation here!
More Harry Potter book reviews here on Hot Toasty Rag!