Harry Potter – what the reviews are saying

Posted by heatworld on Friday 20 Jul 2007

Filed under: JK Rowling

Review: "Potter" comes to a fitting end
By Mary Carole McCauley for THE BALTIMORE SUN

When you have read the last sentence on the last page of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" -- and no, we're not going to reveal any plot twists here -- you will say, "Of course." That's how inevitable the conclusion to the seven-book series seems. And it's a tribute to author J.K. Rowling's skill that, once you have finished "Hallows," no other ending seems possible. The ending incorporates so many of the speculations, many opposing, that have been rampant on the Web for years… For more: THE BALTIMORE SUN

An Epic Showdown as Harry Potter Is Initiated Into Adulthood
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI for the New York Times

So, here it is at last: The final confrontation between Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One, the “symbol of hope” for both the Wizard and Muggle worlds, and Lord Voldemort, He Who Must Not Be Named, the nefarious leader of the Death Eaters and would-be ruler of all. Good versus Evil. Love versus Hate. The Seeker versus the Dark Lord… For more: New York Times