[HPforGrownups] Re: Fly on the wall commentator

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 174942

>> zenonkowalewski wrote:
>>
>> Hogwartians,
>>
>> After finishing Deathly Hollows I decided to listen-in on this groups
>> messages to see what other people thought. Is it just me or is there
>> a lot of complaining going on in this group?  I felt like using
>> Crucio myself after reading some of the messages (I will not point
>> fingers!).



> Completely agree. To me (and my husband and our 13 yo an 8yo) DH is a
> magnificent conclusion to what is surely one of the best fantasy
> adventure series of the ages.  I am a verrrrrrrrrrrrrry long time
> lurker and it often seems that those on this list have been reading a
> completely different book.  The ultimate heroism of Harry, as well as
> Ron and Hermione is deeply moving and feels very real. All romances
> have lovely conclusions (long foreshadowed).
>
> The intricate plotting is amazing - just think of all the echos in DH
> of the first book - even Griphook and Gringotts dragon make an
> appearance, to say nothing of Serius' motorbike (on which Harry leaves
> Privet Drive just the way he arrived there) and Dumbeldore's broken
> nose (noted in the very first chapter of the first book)!
>
> And anyone who doesn't cheer when Bellatrix got hers from Molly (of all
> people) or understand that Snape really could not have been turned into
> a nice guy (his redemption was just right, giving him a noble purpose
> and showing his courage and, yes, loyalty while not pretending he was
> ever anything other than a sadistic jerk we have always seen)... Well I
> think, as you say, many posters got derailed into some parallel HP
> series that was in their head but never on the page!

Shelley:
The thing is- those of us who have a criticism of DH are criticizing only 
certain parts. Or, at least, that is my position. I confess I haven't read 
all of the ton of messages that have appeared here since the book's release, 
so I really don't know how others feel. Most of the book is great, but on my 
part, I have a few gripes. Airing those few gripes, and talking it over with 
other in no way implies that I have thrown the baby out of the bathwater.

Secondly, I don't think a negative thread about a limited parts of the book 
can be applied to saying we hate the whole book. Nor that the recent threads 
are representative of all the conversation about DH. The positive things 
that you mentioned here have been a part of other threads- not all the 
conversation has been negative! There have been threads about the "great 
moments" of DH- maybe those who think the talk has been all negative should 
reread those, just to gain some prospective.

Threads will come, and threads will go.