Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I finished reading the book on Monday; 2 days after it was released. Now I'm going back and reading parts of it but I'm sure I'll end up reading it again cover to cover. It was wonderful but very different from the rest of the series. They're not kids anymore in this book; they're very much young adults. There were some incredibly intense and scary parts too. The deaths were pretty sad and there were a lot of them. The first death in the book, which was not a human, came at the beginning and I was horrified and dumbstruck. It was so senseless. But then war is senseless.

The death eaters and the ministry of magic (under Voldermort's control) reminded me of Europe under Hitler's ruling thumb. Muggles and Muggle born witches and wizards were treated like the Jews under Hitler. It was sad, frightening and creepy.

Overall I knew she wouldn't kill Harry in the end and I was right. Who would put so much into a beloved character and then have them die? Frodo lived to see through his quest, so did Luke Skywalker. It was fitting that Harry conquered Voldemort. It felt good to see the bastard finally get his comeuppance; ditto for Bellatrix Lestrange. It was so awesome to see Molly Weasley calling Bellatrix a bitch too! Stupid death eater; you don't fuck with Mama Weasley or her kids. That's just asking for trouble.

I am a bit sad now though. I thoroughly enjoyed the series but now it's over. JK Rowling is saying that she is thinking about making an encyclopedia for the series. She says she wants to take a break right now, which I certainly can't blame her for. But she's got most of the back story written for a project like that. I would have to assume that a lot of the work would involve organizing and editing rather than actual writing at this point.

So now I have "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie waiting. I'm not ready to start it yet. I also really want to read "1984". We never read it in any of my English Lit classes and I've been putting it off for years.