Apparently I'm the only person who didn't like Deathly Hallows Part 2. I liked part 1 and thought it did the story justice. I cannot say the same for the second half.

( And here's why, with book and movie spoilers, of course )

Apparently Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is going to be rated PG ( Read more... )

OH. EM. GEE.

So, I just bought the Tales of Beedle the Bard Collector's Edition, and it is phenomenalThe book and its outer container (a library-book looking package, so Hogwarts students can conceal what they are actually reading) are amazingly put together and beautiful. The cover of the book is a reproduction of the original handwritten ( Read more... )

So, I saw the movie again, this time in IMAX, but not 3D, which was fine with me, because I still think the idea of a movie that's mostly normal then switches to 3D 20 minutes before the end is strange ( Read more... )

I've removed the Fidelius Charmcustom friends locks from my Deathly Hallows spoiler posts. I figure by this point, anyone who's trying to avoid spoilers and still doesn't know what happens isn't in much danger of clicking on my lj-cuts out of idle curiosity ( Read more... )

( here be DH spoilers )

So here's my extremely long 'review' of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

As of posting, this is locked only to those who have indicated they have finished the book, but by the end of July, it will be made a public post.

It will, however, always be behind an lj-cut tag.

( the deathly hallows, chapter-by-chapter, more or less )

I have finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsI'll make quite a detailed post later in the weekend. It will be locked to a custom group, and if you comment here when you've finished the book, I'll add you and link to the post ( Read more... )

The New York Times has apparently obtained a real copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from a bookstore in the city that sold it early ( Read more... )

and of course, everyone I know who's into Harry Potter is avoiding livejournal until the weekend, so this post will not be read by anyone, but it's on my mind, so I'm posting it anyway ( Read more... )