Joining the merry Harry Potter bandwagon
It’s kind of a week late, but I finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Saturday/Sunday, pausing only to go to a movie with Pat. Since I’m too lazy to write a real review, I shall just put down my comments in bullet points. Luckily for those who haven’t read it yet, I’m in a generous mood and I won’t be writing any spoilers.
* Is it just me, or has Hermione and Ron never grown up since book one? You’d think that their personalities would start having some depth or that they’d be trying to “find themselves”, particularly at the age they’re in. Hell, I switched from party girl to punk poser to preppy nerd to just get me to a fucking college during my early and mid-teens. But Hermione is still her prissy, teacher’s-pet-irritating self, and Ron is as always, a very forgettable character.
* For a school headmaster, Dumbledore’s a little too emotionally involved with Harry. I find that a tad unrealistic and slightly scary.
* In spite of the flatness of the characters, which got on my nerves from time to time, I enjoyed reading The Half-Blood Prince. I figured that the Harry Potter series is more plot-driven than anything else because if Rowling included all the teenage self-discovery of the other characters, the story would become way too messed-up and convoluted. What I particularly loved about The Half-Blood Prince was the way the whole wizarding world was creatively described. It’s like watching a movie and while not all writers can pull it off without sounding stupid, Rowling was able do it quite well. The story itself was incredibly thrilling; I couldn’t put the freaking book down. Now I am eagerly awaiting the final installment of the series, like every Pothead in the world. I rate it 3.5/5
* Come to think of it, why isn’t anybody fat in the Harry Potter world? I mean, you’d think that they’d all be obese considering that they can use magic to do anything, from cleaning the house to going to places.
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July 28th, 2005 at 10:07 pm
I’m sure they have some kind of spell to take care of fat.
July 29th, 2005 at 04:33 pm
Either that or none of the main charas mentioned are fat, only the extras are.
July 31st, 2005 at 10:39 pm
Although, the Harry Potter books are not among my favorites, I thoroughly enjoy reading it because of JK Rowling’s amzing capacity to described in detail the wizarding world.
August 2nd, 2005 at 01:31 am
professor slughorn and mrs weasley are fat
August 6th, 2005 at 11:25 am
Neville Longbottom’s supposed to be fat.
August 15th, 2005 at 08:27 pm
Isn’t Horace Slughorn fat?
I, too, wasn’t able to put the book down or even shut it when I was reading it!