[News] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [spoilers abound]

I finished the book a bit ago. I'll avoid retreading the crucial events.

GOOD: The four or five chapters during which the opposing factions clashed. As it's the last book, it was enjoyable to see some of the more notable names in the canon reappear for one last hurrah. Even if their presence earned only a paragraph or two, it was better than having forgotten them at all.

I was also pleased by the willingness to kill off likable characters. The sacrifice felt a bit more authentic, as opposed to a one-sided routing of Evil.

BAD: The epilogue. Call me a completionist, but I'm interested in the fates of more than just the central three or four characters. There were enough classmates and supporters who played pivotal roles that it would've been worth noting how they managed to get on. I cannot be the only person with a curiosity as to what eventually becomes of Luna Lovegood or Ernie Macmillan.

Jam it back in, in the dark.