The NYT has a review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which I just finished last night (thumbs up and more on that later).
The reviewer hits this on the head, for sure:
Suffice it to say that this new volume culminates in a finish so scorchingly distressing that the reader closes the book quaking, knowing that out of these ashes, somehow, the phoenix of Rowling’s fiction will rise again – but worrying about how on earth Harry will cope until it does.
All I can say is drat Ms. Rowling for writing such a cliffhanger that waiting for the next book will be a misery.
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July 31st, 2024 at 9:56 pm
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I agree with Steven’s endorsement of the latest Harry Potter novel. I have not read the Potter books, p [...]
August 1st, 2024 at 1:04 pm
I agree. The next couple of years are going to be dreadful. There’s so much left to wrap up in just one book. And I’m a bit worried that once again all the questions she answers will raise about fifty more.