Disappointment Was: Deaths in DH WAS: Re: Dumbledore (but more Snape)

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> Cathy D <cldrolet@> wrote:
> > And that is my problem as well.  The further I get away
> > from my first reading (I have not even attempted to read
> > it again....uggh) the more disappointed I am and the more
> > just bloody horrible it is.
> > I am glad I am not the only one to be suffering at the
> > moment.
> >
> > In fact, I've mostly quit reading and posting to this list
> > because it just makes me more and more disappointed,
> > frustrated, and angry all the time.
> 
> 
> I had an opposite reaction. I loved Deathly Hallows and feel
> almost ashamed to admit how much I liked it. I was moved to
> tears several times especially during the Forest Again chapter
> and Harry's visit to his parents' grave. I didn't have any real
> ideas about how the book would end other than I wanted Harry
> to triumph in the end.
> 
> Kathy Kulesza
>


MusicalBetsy here:
Kathy, I'm glad to read that I'm not the only one who loved Deathly 
Hallows.  I too really enjoyed it, and you shouldn't feel ashamed.  
It's interesting to me that everyone I've spoken to where I live also 
loved the book, so it's frustrating to then read all the posts in 
this group, which seems to consist mostly of people who hated it.  In 
fact, I've often thought lately that maybe those of us who really 
liked the book should start a new group.  Let's face it - it's no fun 
to discuss the book with a group that you know will absolutely not 
agree with you.  I'm perfectly okay with the fact that not everyone 
likes the book (although I truthfully feel sorry about it - I wish 
everyone could see the book the way I do), but it just seems 
pointless to have "discussions" that really are just heated arguments.

I reread the book a few weeks ago, and still loved it.  In fact, I 
read "King's Cross" and "A Flaw in the Plan" last night, and still 
felt moved by both chapters.  To me, they were so exciting.  So MY 
disappointment isn't in the book - it's in the harsh exchanges that's 
been going on in this group since July.  So, anyway, Kathy, I just 
wanted you to know that you are not alone!

MusicalBetsy, who also wished for House Unity and more of a 
redemption for Draco, but still really enjoyed DH