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I'm actually indifferent to the last Harry Potter book because the author seems to have dropped any number of interesting threads in favor of excessive emo behavior on the part of a variety of characters. I really expected there to be more of an international element because of the tournament and the whole business with the giants, but it seems like that is going by the wayside. I'll read the book to finish the series, of course, but my complaint about the last few books is that I find them comparatively *bland*, not too dark. And don't get me started on Star Wars, as IMO they may as well have not made the "first" set given the hideously cliched plots and abysmal characterization. Heh. Everyone has an opinion. :D
Yes, very true. My husband and I both agree on your criticisms of the last two Harry Potter books. We'll probably borrow the book from some friends, once they're read it.
We got into the series late (2001), and while we liked parts of it, there were other things about it that were more or less irritating. Of course, if your protagonist is a child, then the child and his companions are going to have most of the action focused on them and what they do, but in reality, many of the situations Harry and his friends found themselves in would have been taken over and handled by adults. We're not even getting into the tacit allowing of child abuse and neglect by the Dursleys, some teachers at Hogwarts (Delores Umbridge comes most readily to mind), unprofessionalism (Snape's treatment of Harry), and a lot of other stuff. Some of the logic holes could easily accommodate an aircraft carrier.
But, the books - at least the first four, to my mind - were kind of fun to read. No book (or film) is perfect, right?
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Yes, very true. My husband and I both agree on your criticisms of the last two Harry Potter books. We'll probably borrow the book from some friends, once they're read it.
We got into the series late (2001), and while we liked parts of it, there were other things about it that were more or less irritating. Of course, if your protagonist is a child, then the child and his companions are going to have most of the action focused on them and what they do, but in reality, many of the situations Harry and his friends found themselves in would have been taken over and handled by adults. We're not even getting into the tacit allowing of child abuse and neglect by the Dursleys, some teachers at Hogwarts (Delores Umbridge comes most readily to mind), unprofessionalism (Snape's treatment of Harry), and a lot of other stuff. Some of the logic holes could easily accommodate an aircraft carrier.
But, the books - at least the first four, to my mind - were kind of fun to read. No book (or film) is perfect, right?
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