As an adult I think I had a much different reaction to this book than many of the younger readers. It was a decent story and wrapped up the series well, but the revelations and events didn't come as so much of a shock to me as they did for many of the younger fans.
That's to be expected, though, as this wasn't the first time that many of those themes were presented to me. I've had favored characters die, be mauled or changed dramatically. I've seen characters grow from child to adult, t... (show more)

As an adult I think I had a much different reaction to this book than many of the younger readers. It was a decent story and wrapped up the series well, but the revelations and events didn't come as so much of a shock to me as they did for many of the younger fans.
That's to be expected, though, as this wasn't the first time that many of those themes were presented to me. I've had favored characters die, be mauled or changed dramatically. I've seen characters grow from child to adult, to do great and terrible works in turn.
That doesn't make this a bad book, far from it. Rowling does a good job in the entire Potter series of matching the writing style to the age of Harry, and the Deathly Hallows is no exeption to this. (show less)