Reviews & Overviews by Rod Cameron

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - J.K.Rowling

Publisher:	Bloomsbury
Date:	2007
Size:	607 Pages
Format:	Hardback
Price:	£14.99 – but massive discounts available everywhere
ISBN:	978-0-7475-9105-4
Reviewed by:	Rod Cameron
Review Date:	September 2007

Finally, the last volume has been published. I see little point in telling you what the books are about. If you have no idea then you must be living in a time vault, and I would suggest that you start writing your own story! If you have been reading these from the beginning, then you have been waiting for close on ten years for this volume, and it must come as a great relief. I have not been waiting so long as I read the first four back to back.

I enjoyed this one more than some of the others, although I still think the third one is the best (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). J. K Rowling’s characterisation continues to be more than adequate. Worry not, I have no intention of spoiling the book for anyone. The ending is satisfactory, and there is a 5 page epilogue set 19 years in the future which will answer most questions not already answered in the main book(s).

All the plot lines are tied off neatly, and a number of clues from previous volumes were made use of – some of which I must confess that I missed. I am tempted to go back and re-read, but on the other hand there is just so much good fiction coming out that I cannot afford the time. One definition of a good book is that you would be happy to go back and re-read it. By this definition, the whole series must get a big “thumbs up”. Could there be any more stories? Of course there could, but it remains to be seen whether Joanne wants to. It will be very interesting to see what she does next.

Finally, I would just like to say a big thank you to Joanne for an excellent series. And a word of advice to any of my readers who have not yet read Harry Potter - start at the first book (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) and do not be tempted to read this one on it’s own. Oh and if there is anyone who cannot be bothered to read the book and is waiting for the film. Come on! They have to cut out a lot to fit the film into 2(ish) hours. And you can see the pictures better in the books …