The end of the story, but Harry lives on in our memory.
592564
I have to say that this book is very appropriate for the ending of this extraordinary tale of the Harry Potter series. The story did explained and covered the holes that appeared throughout the series. The contents of this book is so rich and thick because of the loads of events that occurs during each chapter. They are no longer at Hogwarts, as many of you know, so their adventure is just filled with adventures, not how it used to be at Hogwarts. They no longer have to use the Invisibility Cloak just to sneak off into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom to brew Polyjuice Potions. This book is just very different. It doesn't have the whole security of the Hogwarts castle to protect the characters in the story; any of them can die. I guarantee many tears while reading this book. I will spoil nothing here, seeing as I hate spoilers and I wasn't spoiled (thank goodness).

It is just worth the read, it is truly an amazing book that readers wouldn't forget too soon.
1074981
For me, this final book in the Harry Potter saga was a little slow getting started.  Somewhere around page 200 I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't wait to find out what happened next.  It stays like that right to the end where all the big questions and mysteries are solved and resolved.  I won't spoil it for you, but the ending is satisfying and logical even though some of Harry's friends don't make it to the end.  J.K. Rowling is a master story teller.  I'm going to have to read the whole story again just to see how everything ties together.  I thought this was the best of the seven books.  It's one of those books where you say "Wow!" when it's all over.
2306426
This book was long but it was a satisfying ending to the story.  Everyone's story got wrapped up and they all lived.....well you will have to read it to know.  But I bet you can guess.
2711414
The Deathly Hallows wrapped up all the questions that remained from the other 6 Potter books.  Very good story.  It is a shame that the series has ended.
4272928
We know the ending going into the book but it still very engrossing and fascinating story of mans will to survive and the need and ability to create community.
2593130
Here we get to know the residents of the Pine Haven Estates retirement community. The author fills us in on what they were feeling and thinking during this last episode of their lives, and how they see each other. I found it touching to the point where it occasionally brought tears to my eyes. Thinking about people's lives as whole stories instead of just daily episodes kind of makes you put your own life in perspective. I wish it had ended better.
1108274
Taken from us too soon. These songs were in various stages of production before Harry's untimely death. They show his talent as a songwriter and singer. He was a great storyteller. A modern day troubadour. Harry, keep the change!
2028506
I enjoyed this immensely, although it's such a tragic story. I'm only going to give it 4 stars because I don't like books that start out telling you the end. That's like reading the last pages of the book before you start.  I'm still amazed at Ronald and his ability to forgive.
3385590
After spending so much time reading through this series,  A Memory of Light was a fitting end to the story. It's exciting and ties up loose ends nicely.  Personally, I was sad to see the story end because I have truly grown to love the characters and the world that Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson) created. It's been a few days since I have finished, yet I still find myself thinking about the story. I'm looking forward to rereading the series later to see what I have missed!
1690486
The final book in the Harry Potter series yet the most important of all.  This book brings closure to fans' questions:

What happens to Harry relationship with Ron, Hermoine, and Ginny?
Who dies?
Does Percy Weasley make peace with his entire family?
Did Harry defeat Voldemort once and for all?

For every hard core Harry Potter fan, this book is a must-have in their collection.
3740076
It was GREAT to ride with Bosch again...
I was saddened by the ending... but well understood why Harry did it... I walked out that door with him.
1212415
I didn't think we'd get another piece from Harry's journey so to have this, even if it's in play form and so unlike Rowlings 7 books, I'm so thankful! It's a beautiful epilogue to our beloved tale. This is great for anyone who is a passionate fan.
3188356
It is amazing that the author "wrote" his story when he was in his mid 90s. The Invisible Wall refers to the street where Harry grew up with Jewish residing on one side and Christians on the other. The trials and tribulations of growing up in poverty.
3290060
Jennifer Worth tells the stories of a London that will be only a distant memory too soon. Such a delightful recollection with a bittersweet lesson in the end. Thank you, Ms Worth, for reminding us how far we have come and how far we have to go. Most importantly, how we should treasure our communities and especially our elders.
3057004
Only the most cynical bystander could think that the Harry Potter series could have ended with anything but the triumph of good over evil.  The specific methods might range from complete slaughter of everyone to a fairytale ending, but good over evil was never in doubt by Rowling's faithful.

In this final installment, Harry, Ron, and Hermione have dropped out of Hogwarts instead of taking their final year, to concentrate on defeating You-Know-Who.  Because Voldemort's powers grow ever stronger, they find themselves on the run, only mildly insulated from the discomforts of the road by magical spells and items.  I appreciated that even though Harry and his classmates are on the verge of being graduate wizards, the powers of mature witches, both good and evil, are huge, the way the driving skills of a newly licensed driver are to a stunt driver or racing driver.  Even "accio broomstick" is magic to me, but it's baby stuff to real wizards.

The devil is in the details, and this book is so cram-full of details I should have gone back and started from the first book rather than the most recent in order to be up on the story.  I didn't remember anything about the Shrieking Shack at all, or the features of the Chamber of Secrets, or dozens of the various elements from books one through six that Rowling threw at me in this one.  But that's OK, I just rolled with it and it all worked out fine.  My only criticism of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is that, although it's a great read, the plot is so baroque that Rowling has to pause intermittently for Harry or another character to explain events to someone (who stands in for the reader) or to have a villain confess to Harry when he is sure that Harry is in his clutches.

The facet of Harry's increasing maturity that's under the microscope in what should have been his final year at Hogwarts is his perception of the adults around him.  Harry spent most of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-Book-7/dp/0545010225/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)</a>angry with his headmaster Dumbledore.  Harry repeatedly ignored his requests, and withheld information from him.  In Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Harry gets a more three-dimensional view of Dumbledore.  At first Harry is intolerant of any flaws in his idol Dumbledore.  Harry can't complete his quest until he appreciates Dumbledore as a complete human being.  Seeing adults (especially parents) as flawed human beings, and loving them anyway, is the final lesson of growing up.  Ultimately Harry's most important lessons, and his most valuable strengths, are the ones that we Muggle readers can aspire to.
989002
This book isn't perfect.  It's a young adult's book at the very least, not a children's book.  There's a lot of death and hints at some adult themes.  The pacing is extremely uneven:  nothing happens in the first half (as the reader's frustration begins to mirror Harry's), and then the second half is non-stop fingernail-biting.  There are a lot of threads that are left hanging loose.

But it's still an extremely satisfying end to the best children's series ever  - for me comparable to The Once and Future King, to which bereft Harry Potter fans should turn for comfort.  The action in this book is absolutely amazing, relentlessly exciting, and completely unpredicted.  If, like me, you were haunting message boards trying to figure out what was going to happen, don't worry.  You didn't read anything that approaches the actual events.  In fact, you may not even remember encountering a lot of the characters who play important parts in this book.  We do, however, get very satisfying insights into many long-time characters' back stories.  The resolution of the enigma of Snape is a little pat, but makes sense.

Previous books played on themes of trust and vulnerability.  Was Dumbledore a fool for trusting Snape?  Was Harry's failure to master Occlumency a sign of weakness, and how much danger did it expose him to?  What could protect Harry, now that he was of age and Dumbledore was no longer around?  Dumbledore is the focus of these questions about trust in The Deathly Hallows.  J.K. Rowling develops these themes to their logical conclusions, with the consistency that has been one of her hallmarks.

This series is over, but I'm hoping for prequels!
33119
This is one of those stories that is almost a true old Henry type. As the strings you followed through out all the books are drawn to a conclusion you are left wondering if the story has ended or is it just a pause before it starts up again. If you are a reader that likes to read alternative history that stays true to the general historical time line then this is a series for you. Each of the previous books ended with the cliff hanger suspense of the movie serial film. This final book ends leaving the issues with the Japanese War unresolved even with hostility in Europe ending - I was left wondering will all the fighting just end or is there more to come. Great book in a series of great books written by Turtledove.