Thursday, October 13, 2005
Rand Skypotter Breaks The Horcruxes On Darth Voldemort’s Prison, Saves World, News At 11:00
Today I finished the latest Harry Potter, which I read back to back with the one before it, as previously I’d only read the first four.
I felt like Order of the Phoenix was slow; not the most compelling of them to date. It took me a while to finish, mostly in few pages before falling asleep snippets. Not that it was bad. It just didn’t grip me as well as I might have expected. It was interesting seeing more of the political end of things, the ministry, and the behind the scenes activities with the order.
By contrast, Half-Blood Prince was compelling and kept me picking it up and reading any chance I got. I flew through it in a few days, which for me anymore is super fast. She has done a great job aging the kids, and giving Harry maturity and a don’t mess with me attitude. I’d allowed myself to be spoiled, so I knew of the death and perhaps it changed the tone, but in both of the books it seemed as if the respective major deaths were foreshadowed or logical outcomes to expect.
She has a lot to do in the final installment. It reminds me of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, in which finishing in two more books has to mean the most exciting, fast-paced read ever, eclipsing even the most compelling previous volumes, such as The Shadow Rising. Heck, the horcruxes remind me of the seals.
Anyway, this leads me to note that I now need to select another book to read. However, mentioning Jordan reminded me that it was time for Knife of Dreams, the latest book, to be out. Doh! So nevermind picking something off the shelves; I need to get to a bookstore.