dimanche, juillet 22, 2007 Harry Potter: Seven Points for The End of the Affair  (spoiler-free... mostly)1. Yes, I queued up outside Borders from 5am till 8.15am, when we finally managed to procure the book. 2. Year: 2007, Birthday: 27th, 2 beloved friends, 7th book as a present. 3. Yes, I cried. At many points while reading the book. Tissue casualty count was quite large. No, I'm not a wimp, you just don't understand. 5. I feel vindicated about a certain controversial character. 6. Mrs Weasley is my hero: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" rocked my socks off. (Don't worry, this is not important to ANYTHING, just funny.)  7. I want to say that some of my favourite characters died, but really, they're all my favourites, even the baddies.With the end of the series, it feels like the ending of a very long-term friendship... not exactly death, but the parting of ways with a long-time, close friend who's migrating permanently somewhere where you can't visit or call to. I wish I could say that this was my first time, but I feel like that for some of my favourite books - Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence made me cry at the end, Pullman's His Dark Materials made me bawl a few years ago (it really tore me up inside), and so did Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain. And - to my great embarrassment - Lackey's The Last Herald Mage series - specifically in Magic's Pawn when Tylendel is Repudiated by Gala. Massive tissue casualty count there. To a certain extent, it feels like an amicable breakup: it hurts, but you accept it, and wish it could continue, but it's not possible, and you know you have to let it go, but you keep going back and reading old letters, and relive the good (and bad) times, and you're afraid to go out and invest that same time and energy into someone (or in this case, something) again... but I hope kids will keep reading after this. The bittersweet taste of a series ending (or relationship) never really fades, but the pleasure that it brings while living it... better to have loved, some say. I concur. Libellés : harry potter [Harry Potter: Seven Points for The End of the Affair] |
2 Comments:I can't wait for you to really give an honest review of the book! The good and bad parts.. Everything!
By I so understand. I didn't cry, but I felt like there was closure. |
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