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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Worth The Read?

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Worth the Read?

Worth The Read!
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Never Read It.
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Waste of Time!
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Detris
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Worth The Read?

Postby Detris » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:31 pm

I have considered reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, even though it is a very long read, and want to know if it is worth the read. So is it a waste of time or is it worth the read?
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Zwangzug
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Postby Zwangzug » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:55 pm

Have you read the first six, and if so, how did you like them?

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Postby Gallade » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:27 am

Assuming you've read the first six books, it's certainly worth reading.
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Postby Serrland » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:05 am

I'm not fond of it compared to the first six, but I've you've put the time into the others you might as well finish the job. Also, it might be thick-ish, but it's a real easy read that you can burn through quickly, so don't worry about the length.

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Postby The Rich Port » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:12 am

Guh.

You may as well.

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Postby Lesland » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:14 am

You wouldn't want to read it first if you haven't read the other six books, as previously mentioned, but I really like it. It isn't as long as you think -- I read it in two days.

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Postby Lubyak » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:15 am

As everyone said, if you liked the previous 6 books, you'll probably like this one, and it'll be good to actually read the end to the story.

If you haven't read the series at all, then it may be best to start back at Book 1, or Book 4 if you don't want to read through as many books.

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Postby Nationstatelandsville » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:52 pm

It's a complicated tangle that wraps around the good parts of it (Dobby) and chokes them to death (nigh literally), leaving a corpse of overly-moody and dull writing that stretches on for about 300 pages too much. Rowling adds way too much to the saga, doesn't introduce the main focus of the story until much too late, and wasted way too much to time on a dead man's past. Not that great of a book, a poor conclusion to a fine series for the most part.
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Postby Oterro » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:56 pm

It's pish like the rest of the series.

So yeah go ahead if you enjoyed them.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Worth The Read?

Postby Maron » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:59 pm

Best book ever


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Postby The Romulan Republic » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:38 pm

As others have noted, worth reading if you like the rest of the series (even if it was in my opinion a severely flawed conclusion), but if you haven't read the rest of the series, you probably should read them first.
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