Aug 9
Harry Potter and the Deathly Fans
As with most of my reviews (as Marty or Andrew) I made an effort to read the comments that are made below my reviews of whatever it might be. As you can imagine my review over at Blogcritics, the first on the site after the release of the book, has so far gotten 355 reviews and they come in almost hourly.
Even the link to the review on this site has nearly 60 comments. For the most part the exchanges over the book have been fairly civil with only a few fanboyz and girlz having a go at me or any others who are the slightest bit critical of the text.
What has struck me most amusing in the indepth analysis provided in the comments by some. There is at least one person who has read the book three times already. There is more indepth analysis of the latest Harry Potter book in the comments than we hear about the latest Bin Laden video nasty.
I, and others, have been criticised for reading the book to fast, taking it too seriously or not taking it serious enough. There is certainly mixed opinion on this book especially about the ending and the epilogue. The manner and outcome of Harry’s final contrestemp is a source of great debate.
One thing that is for sure, is that baring very few troll commenters, the comments universally praise the series and its author. Time will tell if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Adult Edition]
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher’s Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around… per the Watcher’s instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
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Way to go for sticking to your guns and not letting popular opinion sway your true feelings for the book. I too am in the minority when it comes to liking the book. In truth, the book was horrendous in my opinion, and I have heard the run of it from those who think I’m insane for not loving the sunshine & cupcakes Ms. Rowling left for all of us at the end of the book.
What really grated were the spelling and grammer mistakes. Not a good example to the children reading it now is it?