The Odyssey called Harry Potter!

Like millions of people, i had ordered my copy of the latest Harry Potter Book in advance and like most expectations i was disappointed!

Those 600 pages seemed so dry and devoid of passion that i literally blazed through the first 300 at least.. it was only when i'd finished half the book, did i find something interesting.. The speed at which i was reading reminded me of the time i read, One Night at a Call Centre.. Point being, books have to have to ability to make you want to go slow, they should compel you to think, feel, assimilate and then read... This book however, goes on and on without any pause and by the time you know it, you're done with it!!

It's literally been around 4 - 5 hours of reading and i'm through with the book.

Makes me wonder, whether killing off so many characters left Rowling with nothing interesting to build her story upon, or did she simply run out of ideas! There were no new spells, Harry's quest was more like last minute luck and chance rather than skill, Hermoine was as always brilliant, and Ron was terribly over-shadowed... All in all, i'm disappointed that the long-standing relationship that I've shared with Harry Potter had to end this way...

Comments

Radha said…

So did Harry die in the end?

July 25, 2007 at 9:07 AM

~ a said…

:D It's a story tale meant for kids.. no he doesnt, a hell of a lot of other people did! :)

but seriously.. it's best to read that book from pg no 300 onwards! :)

have you read anything good recently?

July 25, 2007 at 9:27 AM

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