July 23, 2007
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The Dirt on Harry and no spoilers (because I’ve got skillz)
So, without spilling the beans, I’ve got a few words to say about Harry Potter’s final book. I’ve just finished it, and there’s some things that need to be said.
First of all, this is not a children’s book. Which is fine, I’m not a child, but there are children, some of them quite young, who are going to read this book, and they shouldn’t, not yet.
I mean, I learned to read on the Hobbit, and I’m quite warped. Some of the images in the Deathly Hallows are just not suitable for children of a young age. Some of the things in the Deathly Hallows aren’t even suitable for young, “young adults.” This is definitely a book belonging at the higher end of the young adult scale, if not in the adult books entirely. As little as I like to quantify the correct age-range of a book, feeling that children should never be limited by a book’s level, if the Deathly Hallows were a movie (and it will be eventually), I’d give it an R rating. There’s no nudity or sex, and only one bad word toward the end, but with the amount of death and torture depicted in the book, it might as well be a fantasy version of Hostel. Again, I like horror… I collect horror, but that only makes me better able to judge (I think) what is and is not suitable for children.
My second criticism is that there were parts of the book that seemed rushed or glossed over. Some of them are explained later, but parts just seemed awkward. I can’t be more specific than that without giving away spoilers, and as a booklover, I’d never do that to others. When you’ve read it, you can agree with me or not. I don’t mind either way. My third criticism, and it’s a bit petty, is a very serious typo near the end of the book. I won’t get into the story, but it’s just an unforgivable typo that should have been discovered and corrected. It’s not a mispelling or bad grammar. It’s a completely incorrect word (brother instead of sister). Things like that just irk me. It’s a pet peeve
, especially when the word is correct in every way except for the fact that it is entirely the wrong word. Oh and fourth, and this is neglible…. Snape really deserved better.
I was correct in almost all my theories for the direction the story would take. Kudos for me.
Comments (2)
I haven’t bought it yet. I heard though that there are several typos throughout the book. I get so aggravated at that kind of stuff. Not even because I have to do a lot of proofreading and tend to find them easier, but because this is a professional book, written by a professional writer and edited by a major publishing house.
yeah – I catch the mistakes all the time .. maybe we should do the proofreading instead? I think I’ll wait for the movie
and I duck as a book sails over my head lol anyway thanks for the help with the emotes .. I know where some are – if you don’t have em yet I’ll see if I can get them 
not sure if I can snaggle em though