A lot of people say JKR might have good stories, but she's a bad writer. I really don't get that. I do not think she is a spectacular writer; sometimes her sentence structure is a little iffy, but she seems quite decent to me.
then we have that line of Dumbledore's about how they do the Sorting too young, which, what, means that Snape has been secretly a Gryffindor all along? That's not all that inclusive.
Yeah. Exactly. That line of Dumbledore's really bothered me. There's the implied dig to Slytherin. Also, I think if Snape was to be in any House not Slytherin, he should be in Hufflepuff, because Hufflepuff is about being loving and loyal. Both qualities were defining in Snape's life; they're why he was so brave. But of course, Hufflepuff is always treated as lesser, too. I still can't decide whether JKR leaves me feeling this uncomfortable on purpose! Sometimes I'm convinced she does; other times I think she's oblivious.
which I think was really important to build up atmosphere for the climax.
Yes, it certainly got it's point across. But I was miserable too!
I think I did it again at every single death/maiming scene.
I was wondering whether people mostly cried at the deaths. I find myself crying when I actually wanted to cheer--when Neville killed Nagini, when Kreacher showed up to fight, when Molly took on Bellatrix.
I agree with seraphcelene about feeling slow and shocked at how fast you guys read. It took me all day to read, but adding up the times I stopped and such and subtracting them--it took me 14 hours. But I have always been slow; I just think it's interesting.
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A lot of people say JKR might have good stories, but she's a bad writer. I really don't get that. I do not think she is a spectacular writer; sometimes her sentence structure is a little iffy, but she seems quite decent to me.
then we have that line of Dumbledore's about how they do the Sorting too young, which, what, means that Snape has been secretly a Gryffindor all along? That's not all that inclusive.
Yeah. Exactly. That line of Dumbledore's really bothered me. There's the implied dig to Slytherin. Also, I think if Snape was to be in any House not Slytherin, he should be in Hufflepuff, because Hufflepuff is about being loving and loyal. Both qualities were defining in Snape's life; they're why he was so brave. But of course, Hufflepuff is always treated as lesser, too. I still can't decide whether JKR leaves me feeling this uncomfortable on purpose! Sometimes I'm convinced she does; other times I think she's oblivious.
which I think was really important to build up atmosphere for the climax.
Yes, it certainly got it's point across. But I was miserable too!
I think I did it again at every single death/maiming scene.
I was wondering whether people mostly cried at the deaths. I find myself crying when I actually wanted to cheer--when Neville killed Nagini, when Kreacher showed up to fight, when Molly took on Bellatrix.
I agree with seraphcelene about feeling slow and shocked at how fast you guys read. It took me all day to read, but adding up the times I stopped and such and subtracting them--it took me 14 hours. But I have always been slow; I just think it's interesting.