At last we come to the end of an epic journey-one that will surely go down with The Lord of
the Rings, Emma and Oliver Twist. This is most likely JK Rolwing''s masterpiece and is the story she has been leading up to for years. She does not dissapoint.
Deathly Hallows-unlike it''s predesesors, concerntrates soley on the war against the evil Lord Voldemort and how much Harry is like him. Harry finds himself in a number of odd places with Hermione and Ron in search for the infamous Horcuxes which are the key to finally defeating the evil Lord once and for all.
JK cleverally adds in details from previous books which one would think she had forgotten and makes them more important than we would''ve thought. It is probably her attention to detail which really captured the reader''s and the way she makes something which could be insicnificant into something big.
Deathly Hallows can be looked at as the answer after all the equals signs from the previous six books. Questions such as Who is RAB? Is Dubledore dead? Which side is Snape on? Will Harry die? Are all covered satisfingly twisted and unexpected.
There is, however, the question as to how much the actual deathly hallows come into the story and at the end one would wonder ''what happens to the hallows?'' A more suitable title such as Harry Potter and the Final Stand or Harry Potter and the Hocruxes would''ve been better from my point. I ask the question that JK did not answer whole to me-Now that Harry is master of the hallows-has he conquered death? This, being one of the themes, was dismissed at the end answerless.
However-the story is excellently delievered and the emotion in this book is portrayed to it''s utmost. You will find yourself laughing in this book and then crying and even feeling regret from Harry''s point of view at the climax. Death does feature in this book as JK shows that amongst the magic and the wands-death is inevitable.
However-in this book one would feel confused at times and sometimes the action JK tries to put in doesn''t really seem to fit into words as sometimes her images are confusing. The scene at the cottage in Godric''s Hollow, for instance, is hard to believe even though she has made one come to believe that there are wizards, wand and spells which is a great achievmant and one many authors did not succeed in doing.
The epilogue was not nessecary and one could not escape the fact that it was too much like the beginning fo another saga and there was no need to point out the obvious when it came to relationships which also tended to make it slightly hard to believe again as love, unlike death, is not inevitable and relationships don''t last. This epiligue does the opposite to what it was ment to and makes the reader unsatisfied and yearning to read more while it is supposed to give finality and a sense of ending while this one gives a sense of beginning.
On the whole-this book, no matter if you like or not, will be remebered for at least two hundred more years and survive with Dickens and Tolkien to be one of the greatest of children''s literature. She has done a good job with it and has been able to capture an audience of all nationalities and ages and inspire children which, no matter what you think of Harry Potter whether rubbish or not, is for the ''greater good.''