It was great. Totally satisfying. The plot does sag a bit starting at page 160 and doesn't really really pick up until you're in the 400s, but everything you're hoping for is in there. The last 200 pages are asTOUNDing.
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Wow! Nothing like reading a book in one day. It's the best, like being in a movie theater except you get to be all the audience members at once.
I just hit page 400, and you're right, it's been a bit draggy. I'm psyched to hear that it picks up!
I have it at work in case of patient cancellations.
From EW,
What can I say, without giving away anything? I'm amazed, when I sit back, at the sheer, immensely complicated arc of the story; Rowling has always said she had the entire seven-book series plotted out from the very beginning, and it's clear she did. I'm stunned at the way she managed to tie up so many of the plot strands, even while weaving in new ones (and while introducing new characters too, albeit no one very important). Having just reread the first six books, I now realize how many small clues were strewn throughout (and how few I managed to pick up). Yet despite the complicated plots and subplots, despite the effortless allusions to mythology and classic tales (anyone else think Harry is a little like King Arthur, and Dumbledore like Merlin?), Rowling winds up her tale with a stunningly beautiful simplicity. As an added flourish, she gilds it with a moving epilogue, one that brought tears to my eyes.
I know Rowling wrote this series for kids, but I think I can say I have loved and cherished it as much as any kid. I think I can also say these books are going to be on my grandchildren's shelves, and my great-grandchildren's, and maybe even further down the line than that. I think these books are that important, and that great. Watching Harry grow from a boy to a man has, for me, been a joy — and a privilege.
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