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kurtwombat 's review for:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
The latter half of 2007 was spent reading all the Potter books. In part I wanted to enjoy a well told tale, which the sum of these books certainly deliver, but also I was interested in the deeper social impact upon a world of children devouring these books with a rapt passion. What I found delighted my rebel heart. A main thrust of the books is to question authority with all the tools at your disposal including education, friendship and and your own gumption. The books put a surprising amount of time into discussing how politics work and how governments often shape reality for their subjects. While the obvious good and evil dichotomy is there, Rowling shades the gap between them with a myriad of grays. Also important, of course, is the concept of friendship and not choosing friends based on the usual clique mentality but rather by judging who they are through their actions. And the creation of family as more than just a blood bond is also there of course.