We will probably not read it again.
Or, if we will, then not in the following three years.
It was OK, but not much more.
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We will probably not read it again.
Or, if we will, then not in the following three years.
It was OK, but not much more.
The book was ackward and a bit boring and SHE KILLED OFF ONE OF THE TWINS! she should be prosecuted!
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Am I the only one that stopped reading this book half way through and desired never to look at it again?
It's exactly what happened to me with The Dark Tower. I got to the 7th book, read half way through, and could no longer continue.
I think there's something about the number 7 ;)
as with many things that i like (return of the jedi, return ofthe king, matrix revolution, etc.), i just love endings, especially if they are well done.
i think the epilogue is meant to say they all grew up and harry found peace through ron's family.
there's 1 detail that's slightly disturbing. was harry's kids snogging with ron's kids... cause harry+ron are now related by blood through ginny... ewww >).
anyways, it was pretty fantastic ending and i really dig it, especially the christ-like ending.
That was Harry's adopted son, Teddy (Teddy Lupin, the son of Remus and Tonks) snogging Victoire, Bill and Fleur's kid. Nothing disturbing about it.Quote:
there's 1 detail that's slightly disturbing. was harry's kids snogging with ron's kids... cause harry+ron are now related by blood through ginny... ewww >).
anyways, it was pretty fantastic ending and i really dig it, especially the christ-like ending.[/QUOTE]
I just want to say that i loved the book and am already onto my second time reading it! But i dont get the "christ-like ending" reference??
Nope. This last book was so bad it made me cringe. Wish I could throw it out my window like i did with that accursed Great Expectations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dublo7
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Originally Posted by Bakiryu
judeo christian notion of jesus christ sacrificing himself in order to save the world. just like harry did.
specifically, the garden of Gethsemane:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_Gethsemane
parallels harry's acceptance of his own death to save the world, etc. as he was walking in the forrest towards Voldermort :)
I just want to say that i loved the book and am already onto my second time reading it! But i dont get the "christ-like ending" reference??[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by Chem
I liked it. Everything was quite fine, well, except the epilogue! All was well annoyed me a bit. And I had not the slightest idea that my previous lit-net signature (and the first one, this one now is the second one) if someone remembers would be something I would come across again in HP series, and not once or twice, even more times! :p
This was it:
Wit Beyond Measure Is Man's Greatest Treasure! :)
i think the epilogue was put there to illustrate that the children have grown up into adults... just as the children who read HP will one day re-read HP to their kids and realize that the very last epilogue was written just for them! =P. it's a very nifty idea.
I have now read the final installment in the Harry Potter Series - The Deathly Hallows. The morally ambiguous character Severus Snape turned out to be a hero after all. Love - the Power of Unrequited Love - seems to redeem him.
What say you?
Is Severus Snape a Hero?
Did his love redeem him?
I wouldn't say he was a hero, more like he was morally ambiguous. If he'd had the power to turn Lily's love away from James, and that power was evil, he'd have used it.
I don't think love redeemed him either. Love made him bitter, and angry. Love was both the cause and the cure of his problems.
Of course none of it was real, or was it?.....
Don't know about redeeming, but it did give his life a purpose - to save Harry and to work as Dumbledore's agent. Poor Snape, I felt pity on him as well. But don't know why can't bring myself to call him Severus yet! Yeah, can't bring myself to get on first name basis with Professor Snape!Quote:
Love - the Power of Unrequited Love - seems to redeem him.
I told ya (in a thread I don't remember), love is not always about being on the receiving end. :)
I'm not sure he's really a hero either. He has heroic moments, but that's mixed in with a lot of unpleasantness.
And as for the love thing, I'm not so sure. Does that make him less of a hero, because he wasn't doing good for the sake of good - it seemed a bit like an attempt to bring Lily back almost, as if he could undo the past by helping Harry.