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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
Reread 5/21/2020
Finally finish my reread of the Jim Dale audiobooks. Unfortunate timing since JKR is now just doing what she does all over the internet and I probably won't ever be talking about these books again, but I did want to at least finish discussing what I started. I think the Jim Dale audiobooks are good if you can get used to some of his interesting choices. If you know his pronunciations or random French accents will bother you, maybe this isn't the audiobook for you. But if you can adjust like I did, he does a really great job with the acting and emotion. He's such a wonderful narrator and it was well worth all the little weird things.
I also teared up a bit at one section (you know the one), which I've never done before. I think that was a testament to Jim Dale's narration.
***
A fantastic conclusion to the series. I was just as invested reading this as an adult as I was the first time when I was 13. I teared up at several different points and my heart was racing. There were so many details I'd forgotten over the years that make this book seem so much bigger and better than my memory. This one also has the most inconsistencies that I noticed throughout the series, though. All small things, but still annoying (for example, Hermione modifying her parents' memories and then later saying she understood the principle of memory modification but had never done it herself). It didn't impact my enjoyment too much, especially for the second half of the book.
One of my favorite things about this book is the redemption arcs, or lack thereof. Some characters have redemption arcs; they've done wrong and they get the chance to put it right (or at least begin putting it right). Others remain the same evil they've always been. But as much as this series is about good vs evil, this final books allows for a third category. Some characters who have done wrong, who have embraced evil, turn their backs on it without a full redemption arc. They can be as selfish and awful as they've always been without being evil, and I loved that.
All in all, this reread has been amazing and this finale was as good as it could have been. With all the hype leading up to the conclusion, it's astounding to me that Rowling managed to wrap everything up and not make this whole book a disappointment. It was just wonderful to read.
Finally finish my reread of the Jim Dale audiobooks. Unfortunate timing since JKR is now just doing what she does all over the internet and I probably won't ever be talking about these books again, but I did want to at least finish discussing what I started. I think the Jim Dale audiobooks are good if you can get used to some of his interesting choices. If you know his pronunciations or random French accents will bother you, maybe this isn't the audiobook for you. But if you can adjust like I did, he does a really great job with the acting and emotion. He's such a wonderful narrator and it was well worth all the little weird things.
I also teared up a bit at one section (you know the one), which I've never done before. I think that was a testament to Jim Dale's narration.
***
A fantastic conclusion to the series. I was just as invested reading this as an adult as I was the first time when I was 13. I teared up at several different points and my heart was racing. There were so many details I'd forgotten over the years that make this book seem so much bigger and better than my memory. This one also has the most inconsistencies that I noticed throughout the series, though. All small things, but still annoying (for example, Hermione modifying her parents' memories and then later saying she understood the principle of memory modification but had never done it herself). It didn't impact my enjoyment too much, especially for the second half of the book.
One of my favorite things about this book is the redemption arcs, or lack thereof. Some characters have redemption arcs; they've done wrong and they get the chance to put it right (or at least begin putting it right). Others remain the same evil they've always been. But as much as this series is about good vs evil, this final books allows for a third category. Some characters who have done wrong, who have embraced evil, turn their backs on it without a full redemption arc. They can be as selfish and awful as they've always been without being evil, and I loved that.
All in all, this reread has been amazing and this finale was as good as it could have been. With all the hype leading up to the conclusion, it's astounding to me that Rowling managed to wrap everything up and not make this whole book a disappointment. It was just wonderful to read.