Why down on all the characters?

[slytherin_jenn]

No: HPFGUIDX 179337

> Jeanette
  It just might be me but since the release of DH there seems to be a 
> very negative feel to a lot of the posts.  People are trashing JKR as a 
> writer, people are trashing the various once-loved characters. 

Celoneth:
I just think a lot of people were disappointed by the last book, which
is a letdown after investing so much time and emotions into the series
to have it end in a disappointing manner. I actually liked the first
2/3 of DH, liked the camping, didn't mind the unrealistic bits b/c
we've seen that from JKR before. I didn't mind the Hallows, didn't
like them much, but there have been plenty of red herrings/stuff that
hasn't been developed. 

What really killed it for me was the last half, its not that it didn't
end the way I wanted, it was just so different from what we've been
reading in terms of how it was written, in terms of content, etc. It
felt really rushed - we have 4 horcruxes destroyed, a bunch of deaths,
an epic battle, Voldemort's demise, Harry being dead/undead, and
happily ever after - all in a few chapters, as opposed to 3,000 pages
of build-up. Having everything crammed into a few chapters like this I
think diluted everything that went on. Also a lot of the resolutions
felt very contrived. The entire wand ownership thing came out of
nowhere and ended up being some weird technicality that ended up
saving the entire WW. The idea that Harry has to voluntarily sacrifice
himself also didn't make sense to me and seemed like a very cruel
thing to do to the character. Nor did a lot of the characters'
actions/dialogue make sense at the end - it seemed forced/OOC/movie
dialogue type. Then, of course, everything ends with a syrupy sweet
epilogue, 19 years later with no context whatsoever.

I don't think that it changes characters we like or don't like, just
people being disappointed with how JKR chose to end the series & the
manner in which she wrote it.
Celoneth