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Pete Nattress
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18th July, 2005 at 19:12:07 -
If you didn't read the title, this post contains spoilers for the 6th Harry Potter book, and I would advise you not to read any further if you're a fan and haven't finished the book.
Who else has read the book yet? I have, and personally, I thought it was pretty crap. Seemed more like the first part of a 2 part book rather than a standalone story - yes, it is part of a series, but the previous books have managed to stand alone and draw conclusive endings. This one didn't. The insight into Riddle's past was interesting enough, and the death of Dumbledore was very well written, yet... I found the pacing off, the plot too formulaic, and the writing self indulgent. Love stories popping in and out every chapter, yet written as though the characters were 6 rather than 16. More questions asked than answered. Attempts to create a sense mystery (e.g. who the Prince was, what Malfoy was doing) were just tedious. And, most surprising of all, very little of the flair Rowling exhibited in her previous books. The whole thing was written as though she was rushing, just wanting to get to the final book in the series.
That said, I can't say I'm not already anticipating the finale, and the last chapter of this book did provide a good sense of grim foreboding. There's a sort of sense that it couldn't possibly be bad, like with Star Wars 3. All the buildup is now done. As a sidenote, do you think Snape is really bad, or just involved with a scheme of Dumbledore's that entailed his own murder? I like to think the latter: it would be a pretty raw deal if Snape really did turn out to have been "evil"; egg on Dumbledore's face at any rate.
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Peblo
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18th July, 2005 at 20:01:57 -
I thought they rushed the book. There was little suspence and the little there was was uninteresting. I could have cared less what Malfoy was doing, or who the half-blood prince was. Also, I think that becasue of the way it ended, there will be more than 7 books. Now that he's not at Hogwarts the plot could be taken anywhere. I did not like the book at all. Harry Potter is going downhill fast.
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AndyUK
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19th July, 2005 at 11:02:24 -
My sister seemed to like it, I think that she read it too quickly because now she has to wait even longer until the next one.
She told me about what happened but to be honest I don't really care too much, ive not read any of the books.
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Kirby Smith
Resident Slacker
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19th July, 2005 at 11:17:13 -
My sister finished it at 9 in the morning after we got it at midnight. She liked it too, but everyone else I've talked to thought it wasn't as good as the rest of the series.
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Phredreeke
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19th July, 2005 at 12:01:49 -
what the hell is a half-blood prince anyway?
- Ok, you must admit that was the most creative cussing this site have ever seen -
Make some more box arts damnit!
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JP
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19th July, 2005 at 16:01:58 -
it was 600 pages of nothing, after #4 it seemed to go downhill. the last two were like plot setups for #7. it is too bad. I didn't even feel very sorry for dumbledore. and that cave adventure was lacking at best.
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Retired Kliker Lazarus
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20th July, 2005 at 11:56:49 -
It took me two days to finish it.
I liked it- but it didn't seem to have a plot. There wasn't anything in-between to get excited about.
Plot-out line (if you can call it a plot): They go to Hogwarts (again). They fall in love (pointlessly, might I add). They try to solve a very obvious mystery. Harry takes privite lessons with Dumbledore. They go into a cave to find 'Horcauxs' or whatever. They come back. Dumbledore snuffs it.
Where was the adventure? Where was the danger?
Dumbledore dies in a really anti-climactic way. I wanted him to go down fighting rather then him just sitting there moaning for Snape's help (Snape turned out to be a b*****d after all). Tonks popped up everywhere just to be miserable, and Lupin was hardly in it at all.
Somehow I enjoyed it, but not as much as the previous installments.
I hope the next one is better...
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Peblo
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21st July, 2005 at 01:13:07 -
And there's a link to buy the book at the bottom too. How fitting.
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Retired Kliker Lazarus
The Ed Wood JR of TDC
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22nd July, 2005 at 12:53:22 -
Yeah, I noticed that.
OMG! JKR GOT THE PLACE RIGGED!
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Teapot
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23rd July, 2005 at 03:00:03 -
I think 4 was far too formulaic. 5 managed to break the formula and was bloody good but 6 was a little rushed feeling. The whole horcrux plot was alright, but just didn't seem to work that well.The best bits were Riddle's past.
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JP
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23rd July, 2005 at 06:00:16 -
i got tired of her explaining EVERYTHING with the pensive.
Steve Zissou: Anne-Marie, do all the interns get Glocks?
Anne-Marie: No, they have to share one.
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Teapot
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23rd July, 2005 at 08:56:28 -
I didn't mind the pensieve as a plot device, but then having Dumbledore explain how this affect's Voldy's character development was really stretching it.
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Mr Icekirby
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23rd July, 2005 at 22:58:14 -
poor poor smeby, so behind... oh well
i read the book pretty quickly, didn't buy it at midnight though
it kept me reading even though bits of it were rather dull
i kinda didn't care about malfoy but i did wonder about snape
always hated him, as if i actually, no...
spoiler: I am actually harry potter's evil twin
Mr Icekirby says so!
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Klikmaster
Master of all things Klik
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26th July, 2005 at 20:40:55 -
Just finished the book, not bad I don't think, but not as great as the previous books.
I liked finding out about Voldemort and the Horcroxes or whatever.
And Harry deciding not to go to Hogwarts, is this Rowlings way of extending the series of books past 7? That would be a bit crazy. 
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Teapot
Does he even go here
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02/10/2003
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27th July, 2005 at 05:40:58 -
I felt sorry for Dracy actually. Did anyone else notice the book uses the words 'slut' and 'ejaculate'?
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