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And done --
Jul. 23rd, 2007 02:55 amI didn't go to the parties, this time; attempting to sleep was more important. But W went off Saturday a.m. and got me a copy of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS as soon as we finally surfaced for air.
We then went off to see LIFE FREE OR DIE HARD, which was gloriously mindless, had a thread of plot to hold it together, and gave us Justin Long doing geek at his best, and Bruce Willis (not saying "I'm getting too old for this" but clearly thinking it). Attending had its humor -- Inky had a bad sleep night, so gave up and read her copy of Potter, finishing at 5 a.m. She then went to breakfast with her spouse and friends, faded and fell asleep on the couch. L went to join us and friends from out of town for the movie -- though the person who organized it decided seeing it four times was too much, and begged off!
I was feeling off after the movie, so we went home and I started reading. There was a break for dinner in there. I finished about 500 pages, then tried to sleep.
Today, some work got done -- hope to finish a bit more in the next few minutes. But I made the mistake of dipping into DEATHLY HALLOWS as a break, around midnight -- and now it is much too late, but I have finished the story.
I can say that Rowling did what she does best -- her exquisite talent for weaving plot brought every bird home to roost, her talent for characterization having only grown. I read the last battle twice, because I was as proud of Harry as I was of Rowling.
People die. A lot of people die, most of them fighting for what they believed in. And others live, to the reward of rebuilding the world that remains. It was pleasant to see my suspicions rewarded, my theories succeed or fail, and to be surprised several times.
Are there more tales of Hogwarts and its world? Possibly -- if that little voice in the back of her mind whispers to Rowling again.
In the meantime -- I got my money's worth. I will probably reread this series several times. It is not LoTR, or RIDDLEMASTER, or BRIDGE OF BIRDS and its sequels. But it's definitely top twenty, and I suspect top ten.
I hope that you, too, will be satisfied.
We then went off to see LIFE FREE OR DIE HARD, which was gloriously mindless, had a thread of plot to hold it together, and gave us Justin Long doing geek at his best, and Bruce Willis (not saying "I'm getting too old for this" but clearly thinking it). Attending had its humor -- Inky had a bad sleep night, so gave up and read her copy of Potter, finishing at 5 a.m. She then went to breakfast with her spouse and friends, faded and fell asleep on the couch. L went to join us and friends from out of town for the movie -- though the person who organized it decided seeing it four times was too much, and begged off!
I was feeling off after the movie, so we went home and I started reading. There was a break for dinner in there. I finished about 500 pages, then tried to sleep.
Today, some work got done -- hope to finish a bit more in the next few minutes. But I made the mistake of dipping into DEATHLY HALLOWS as a break, around midnight -- and now it is much too late, but I have finished the story.
I can say that Rowling did what she does best -- her exquisite talent for weaving plot brought every bird home to roost, her talent for characterization having only grown. I read the last battle twice, because I was as proud of Harry as I was of Rowling.
People die. A lot of people die, most of them fighting for what they believed in. And others live, to the reward of rebuilding the world that remains. It was pleasant to see my suspicions rewarded, my theories succeed or fail, and to be surprised several times.
Are there more tales of Hogwarts and its world? Possibly -- if that little voice in the back of her mind whispers to Rowling again.
In the meantime -- I got my money's worth. I will probably reread this series several times. It is not LoTR, or RIDDLEMASTER, or BRIDGE OF BIRDS and its sequels. But it's definitely top twenty, and I suspect top ten.
I hope that you, too, will be satisfied.
