Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Product Details
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 784 pages
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; 1st edition (July 21, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0545010225
- ISBN-13: 978-0545010221
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
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.
Starred Review. Potter fans, relax—this review packs no
spoilers. Instead, we’re taking advantage of our public platform to
praise Rowling for the excellence of her plotting. We can’t think of
anyone else who has sustained such an intricate, endlessly inventive
plot over seven thick volumes and so constantly surprised us with
twists, well-laid traps and Purloined Letter-style tricks. Hallows
continues the tradition, both with sly feats of legerdemain and with
several altogether new, unexpected elements. Perhaps some of the
surprises in Hallows don’t have quite the punch as those of
earlier books, but that may be because of the thoroughness and
consistency with which Rowling has created her magical universe, and
because we’ve so raptly absorbed its rules. We’re also seizing the
occasion to wish out loud that her editors had done their jobs more
actively. It’s hard to escape the notion that the first three volumes
were more carefully edited than the last four. Hallows doesn’t contain the extraneous scenes found in, say, Goblet of Fire,
but the momentum is uneven. Rowling is much better at comedy than at
fight scenes, and no reader of the sixth book will be startled to hear
that Hallows has little humor or that its characters engage in
more than a few fights. Surely her editors could have helped her find
other methods of building suspense besides the use of ellipses and
dashes? And craft fight dialogue that sounds a bit less like it belongs
in a comic book? Okay, we’re quibbling. We know these minor nuisances
won’t dent readers’ enjoyment, at least not this generation of readers;
we couldn’t put Hallows down ourselves. But we believe Rowling, and future readers, deserved even better. Ages 9-12. (July)
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