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I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and am thinking "this is what all the fuss was about? I suspect it would have helped if I were more deeply immersed in the series and characters, because it feels as though we're supposed to get most of the characterization, and hence caring about most of the characters, from memories of the previous volumes. I had read the previous books as they came out, though.
Also, much of the second half of the book had a "collecting plot coupons" feel about it. And I'm tired of, and unimpressed by, large numbers of characters whose motivation for evil deeds appears to be that they have chosen to be Evil (rather than, say, greed, anger, fear, lust, or revenge).
Also, much of the second half of the book had a "collecting plot coupons" feel about it. And I'm tired of, and unimpressed by, large numbers of characters whose motivation for evil deeds appears to be that they have chosen to be Evil (rather than, say, greed, anger, fear, lust, or revenge).
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I also never understood why the Death Eaters chose to be Death Eaters. Especially the Malfoy family. They had plenty of power, wealth and influence already. I honestly don't see what they had to gain by hitching their wagon to that particular star.
And I'm saying this as someone who _liked_ the series for what it was -- a 1950s style English public school story, with magic as the backdrop. I'm currently having fun re-reading it and picking holes in the world-building.