Harry Potter Harry Potter Book 8
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I'm rather unhappy over this news. From about book 6, the series felt like it was milking me for money (books 1-3 were golden, 4 was vanilla and 5 was when things started going downhill). I bought the series more out of respect for the initial love I had than anything else. Now they're going to push out a new book?!?
And to make things worse, this will probably get referenced as 'official' canon. I'm .. just disgusted with this news. Really disgusted.
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And to make things worse, this will probably get referenced as 'official' canon. I'm .. just disgusted with this news. Really disgusted.
-chronodekar
This is just the script for the play being published in book form.
It's official canon, but it's not in novel format.
Rowling has confirmed that it is an official continuation, so it will definitely be referenced as official canon, because that's what it is.
I actually thought some of the latter books were the better ones. Seven was kind of lame compared to five and six. They got darker and more complex and had better villains, but she failed to deal with all the loose ends properly and tried to force things because the last book was obviously rushed and bloated.
I buy that the series was planned as seven books from the start. One for each year in Hogwarts. Seeing that through doesn't really qualify as milking it. She made her plan and stuck with it and some of the elements of the end were pre- planned. That might have even been a weakness as I think she got too attached to certain events and resolutions and didn't deviate from them even when it made more sense to do so the way the rest had turned out. Ron and Hermione being a thing and shoehorning Ginny into being Harry's match are a good example of that.
The play is definitely milking the franchise as was splitting the last film into two parts. Not denying that one bit, but it's also pretty much to be expected for a franchise like Harry Potter. There's a theme park after all and they have to keep people coming.
Hopefully Fantastic Beasts will liven it up a little. I"m interested in that if only because of the different setting and perspective. It's not about kids in school and is set in America. Rumor has it the other schools she mentioned recently will also play a role. We may not see them, but might meet characters who attended and find out a little about them that way.
It's official canon, but it's not in novel format.
Rowling has confirmed that it is an official continuation, so it will definitely be referenced as official canon, because that's what it is.
I actually thought some of the latter books were the better ones. Seven was kind of lame compared to five and six. They got darker and more complex and had better villains, but she failed to deal with all the loose ends properly and tried to force things because the last book was obviously rushed and bloated.
I buy that the series was planned as seven books from the start. One for each year in Hogwarts. Seeing that through doesn't really qualify as milking it. She made her plan and stuck with it and some of the elements of the end were pre- planned. That might have even been a weakness as I think she got too attached to certain events and resolutions and didn't deviate from them even when it made more sense to do so the way the rest had turned out. Ron and Hermione being a thing and shoehorning Ginny into being Harry's match are a good example of that.
The play is definitely milking the franchise as was splitting the last film into two parts. Not denying that one bit, but it's also pretty much to be expected for a franchise like Harry Potter. There's a theme park after all and they have to keep people coming.
Hopefully Fantastic Beasts will liven it up a little. I"m interested in that if only because of the different setting and perspective. It's not about kids in school and is set in America. Rumor has it the other schools she mentioned recently will also play a role. We may not see them, but might meet characters who attended and find out a little about them that way.
I personally rank book 7 as about equal to book 5, both of which are miles above book 6. HBP felt like a terrible soap opera in book form to me. Writing romance isn't JKR's strength, imo, and Harry seeming to focus so much of his attention on relationships right after losing Sirius and learning the prophecy seemed wildly ooc.
I found the wandlore in book 7 interesting, and Voldemort ultimately losing to it was in character for him (seeing as he had shown a habit of underestimating more subtle magics like Lily Potter's sacrifice in the past.) While I wished that Harry could have been shown to have expanded his duelling skills further (I would have loved a scene where he matched or even out-duelled Snape,) I think that the way that Harry overcame Voldemort through more a result of his choices, rather than his abilities, reflected one of the greatest themes of the series (at least imo,) that virtue is far more important than power.
I found the wandlore in book 7 interesting, and Voldemort ultimately losing to it was in character for him (seeing as he had shown a habit of underestimating more subtle magics like Lily Potter's sacrifice in the past.) While I wished that Harry could have been shown to have expanded his duelling skills further (I would have loved a scene where he matched or even out-duelled Snape,) I think that the way that Harry overcame Voldemort through more a result of his choices, rather than his abilities, reflected one of the greatest themes of the series (at least imo,) that virtue is far more important than power.