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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

Posted on June 18, 2008 - Filed Under Hardcover |

Binding: Hardcover
Creator: Mary GrandPré
ASIN: 0545010225
Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books
Release Date: 2007-07-21
Average Customer Review: (From 3135 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

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Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling’s spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart–such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and wrong. Fear not, you will find no spoilers in our review–to tell the plot would ruin the journey, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an odyssey the likes of which Rowling’s fans have not yet seen, and are not likely to forget. But we would be remiss if we did not offer one small suggestion before you embark on your final adventure with Harry–bring plenty of tissues.

The heart of Book 7 is a hero’s mission–not just in Harry’s quest for the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man–and Harry faces more danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember Dumbledore’s warning about making the choice between “what is right and what is easy,” and know that Rowling applies the same difficult principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling’s skill as a storyteller that even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise.

A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. The journey is hard, filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as brilliant and blinding as a phoenix’s flame, and fans and skeptics alike will emerge from the confines of the story with full but heavy hearts, giddy and grateful for the experience. –Daphne Durham

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Begin at the Beginning

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Paperback 		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Paperback 		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Paperback 		Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Paperback 		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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Paperback 		Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Why We Love Harry
Favorite Moments from the Series
There are plenty of reasons to love Rowling’s wildly popular series–no doubt you have several dozen of your own. Our list features favorite moments, characters, and artifacts from the first five books. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive (what we love about Harry could fill ten books!) and does not include any of the spectacular revelatory moments that would spoil the books for those (few) who have not read them. Enjoy.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

* Harry’s first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys, when a boa constrictor winks at him.
* When the Dursleys’ house is suddenly besieged by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry. Rowling does a wonderful job in displaying the lengths to which Uncle Vernon will go to deny that magic exists.
* Harry’s first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid. Full of curiosities and rich with magic and marvel, Harry’s first trip includes a trip to Gringotts and Ollivanders, where Harry gets his wand (holly and phoenix feather) and discovers yet another connection to He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named. This moment is the reader’s first full introduction to Rowling’s world of witchcraft and wizards.
* Harry’s experience with the Sorting Hat.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

* The de-gnoming of the Weasleys’ garden. Harry discovers that even wizards have chores–gnomes must be grabbed (ignoring angry protests “Gerroff me! Gerroff me!”), swung about (to make them too dizzy to come back), and tossed out of the garden–this delightful scene highlights Rowling’s clever and witty genius.
* Harry’s first experience with a Howler, sent to Ron by his mother.
* The Dueling Club battle between Harry and Malfoy. Gilderoy Lockhart starts the Dueling Club to help students practice spells on each other, but he is not prepared for the intensity of the animosity between Harry and Draco. Since they are still young, their minibattle is innocent enough, including tickling and dancing charms.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

* Ron’s attempt to use a telephone to call Harry at the Dursleys’.
* Harry’s first encounter with a Dementor on the train (and just about any other encounter with Dementors). Harry’s brush with the Dementors is terrifying and prepares Potter fans for a darker, scarier book.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s behavior in Professor Trelawney’s Divination class. Some of the best moments in Rowling’s books occur when she reminds us that the wizards-in-training at Hogwarts are, after all, just children. Clearly, even at a school of witchcraft and wizardry, classes can be boring and seem pointless to children.
* The Boggart lesson in Professor Lupin’s classroom.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s knock-down confrontation with Snape.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

* Hermione’s disgust at the reception for the veela (Bulgarian National Team Mascots) at the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling’s fourth book addresses issues about growing up–the dynamic between the boys and girls at Hogwarts starts to change. Nowhere is this more plain than the hilarious scene in which magical cheerleaders nearly convince Harry and Ron to jump from the stands to impress them.
* Viktor Krum’s crush on Hermione–and Ron’s objection to it.
* Malfoy’s “Potter Stinks” badge.
* Hermione’s creation of S.P.E.W., the intolerant bigotry of the Death Eaters, and the danger of the Triwizard Tournament. Add in the changing dynamics between girls and boys at Hogwarts, and suddenly Rowling’s fourth book has a weight and seriousness not as present in early books in the series. Candy and tickle spells are left behind as the students tackle darker, more serious issues and take on larger responsibilities, including the knowledge of illegal curses.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

* Harry’s outburst to his friends at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. A combination of frustration over being kept in the dark and fear that he will be expelled fuels much of Harry’s anger, and it all comes out at once, directly aimed at Ron and Hermione. Rowling perfectly portrays Harry’s frustration at being too old to shirk responsibility, but too young to be accepted as part of the fight that he knows is coming.
* Harry’s detention with Professor Umbridge. Rowling shows her darker side, leading readers to believe that Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for young wizards. Dolores represents a bureaucratic tyrant capable of real evil, and Harry is forced to endure their private battle of wills alone.
* Harry and Cho’s painfully awkward interactions. Rowling clearly remembers what it was like to be a teenager.
* Harry’s Occlumency lessons with Snape.
* Dumbledore’s confession to Harry.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

* The introduction of the Horcrux.
* Molly Weasley asking Arthur Weasley about his “dearest ambition.” Rowling has always been great at revealing little intriguing bits about her characters at a time, and Arthur’s answer “to find out how airplanes stay up” reminds us about his obsession with Muggles.
* Harry’s private lessons with Dumbledore, and more time spent with the fascinating and dangerous pensieve, arguably one of Rowling’s most ingenious inventions.
* Fred and George Weasley’s Joke Shop, and the slogan: “Why Are You Worrying About You-Know-Who? You Should Be Worrying About U-NO-POO–the Constipation Sensation That’s Gripping the Nation!”
* Luna’s Quidditch commentary. Rowling created scores of Luna Lovegood fans with hilarious and bizarre commentary from the most unlikely Quidditch commentator.
* The effects of Felix Felicis.

Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem: A Conversation with J.K. Rowling

“I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I’m sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers.” –J.K. Rowling

Find out more about Harry’s creator in our exclusive interview with J.K. Rowling.



Did You Know?

The Little White Horse was J.K. Rowling’s favorite book as a child. Jane Austen is Rowling’s favorite author. Roddy Doyle is Rowling’s favorite living writer.

A Few Words from Mary GrandPré

“When I illustrate a cover or a book, I draw upon what the author tells me; that’s how I see my responsibility as an illustrator. J.K. Rowling is very descriptive in her writing–she gives an illustrator a lot to work with. Each story is packed full of rich visual descriptions of the atmosphere, the mood, the setting, and all the different creatures and people. She makes it easy for me. The images just develop as I sketch and retrace until it feels right and matches her vision.” Check out more Harry Potter art from illustrator Mary GrandPré.

Customer Reviews

A stunning conclusion to a truly amazing series by Kimberly Henry
I don’t even know where to begin. These books have touched my life and I am so grateful JK Rowling took the chance and persevered in getting Book 1 published. Book 7 is a stunning conclusion to a truly amazing series, and definitely my favorite of all 7 books. I got the book at midnight and finished it 12 hours later. Then I went to sleep, got up and started re-reading it more slowly. I don’t think I will ever feel this way about a book ever again, and I was depressed the adventure had come to an end. If you have not read Harry Potter, please give it a try. You won’t regret it! My favorite scene was probably the one near the end when Harry defends McGonnagal in the Ravenclaw common room. And of course the thrilling battle, which - as my friend put it - hit the stratosphere. And the Kings Crossing scene. And pretty much the entire book. Read it!

…the end. by D. K. Stokes
Book 7. The end. And really, kudos to Rowling for sticking with making it a finite series. Kudos, too, for writing something that captured the imagination of so many people of all ages. It’s incredible how widespread the appeal of Harry Potter is. I’m in awe of her imagination and ability to strike such a nearly-universal chord.

I very much enjoyed this book–all the wrapping up of various threads, the explanations, tying things together–it was a satisfying conclusion, fitting to the rest of the series.

That said, though, I’m not one of those who thinks these are the Best Books Ever(tm). Sorry, but I’m not. I acknowledge and applaud their popularity and entertainment value, but they’re not perfect.

Everybody knows the story already, yes? Basically, it’s Harry Potter, boy wizard, vs. Voldemort, the evilest dark wizard ever. And this is the last book, the showdown. Everything else is secondary to that. Right, then.

The biggest problem I had with Deathly Hallows is the Great Swampy Middle. Harry and only one or two of his friends (see how cleverly I avoided spoilers, there?) spend almost the whole middle half of the book wandering around pretty much aimlessly. Oh, things happen, but it’s mostly just by luck or happenstance, and they spend an inordinate amount of time bored and discouraged, and that emotion really gets passed on to the reader. Case in point: I’m currently reading it aloud with my sons at breakfast. We’re smack in the middle. At the beginning of the book, they were quiet, hanging on every word. Now, they interrupt, go off on tangents talking about other things–in short, they’re not involved in this part of the book. They’re bored.

My second biggest problem was the deaths. Oh, come on. That’s not a spoiler. Everybody knows there are deaths–people have been speculating for years about who it’ll be. I’m fine with there being deaths–it is a war, after all, and people die–but it’s the way Rowling writes them. It’s very casual, a behind-closed-doors sort of thing, the way some authors treat sex scenes. Which is also okay, in theory, except that generally, even if they close the door, you know the gist of what’s going on behind it. Not so, here. I’m all for leaving out the gory physical details, but not the emotional ones. They were so down-played that I didn’t even believe them, and that also goes for the previous two deaths in the series–I fully expected the characters to pop up again, because she didn’t make the deaths real. I’m not sure I’ve explained it completely–every time I discuss it, somebody ends up thinking I’m either wanting nobody to die, or I’m wanting blood and guts. I guess the main thing is I wanted them to be more believable, and I wanted them to mean something. Yes, yes, in real life death is often pointless. But this isn’t that kind of book.

Then there were the Deathly Hallows. Yes, they explain a couple of things, and answer a question I hadn’t even thought to ask, but they seemed to come out of nowhere, and we’re still burdened with the Horcruxes that came out of nowhere in the last book, and they really seemed to clutter up the plot.

The “romance” with Ginny was another pointless cluttering. She’s hardly in the book at all, except for the occasional wistful thought from Harry, and I’d have been happier without it.

And Dudley. There’s a Big Deal with him at the beginning of the book, but that’s it. Over. Finished. No follow-through. Reeaaaally annoying.

Don’t get me started on the epilogue. It was reminiscent of romance series epilogues, listing all the couples from the various books, and the number and gender of their offspring and pets. And it’s just as pointless.

But yeah, apart from all that–I did enjoy the book, and I’m glad I read it, and I really meant all those earlier kudos.

An Amazing Read!!!! by S. C. Whitlock
This book was bar far one of the best in the series. I always love how in depth she goes with the characters. You can not help but grow to love every single one of them, and feel their pain when something happens. Their were some parts however that felt like that drug on forever, but she always managed to throw in some twists and turns into those. Highly recommended, great read.

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