I'm rather ill this evening, so I'll allow my friend, Cornelius Applebottom, to do this post, in interview style.
CA: What did you think of the fifth Harry Potter book?
APS: It was good, thanks. Very good. But, I felt this one fell victim to something common in highly successful series- it grew to be too long. The 870 pages still flew by, but I was left feeling "over-full." A good friend once told me to always leave the people wanting more, and this time, I just wanted it to end.
CA: Length alone is not a crime- I suspect there's a deeper reason. Other than length, why did you want it to end?
APS: Insightful question. The initial thing that really, really made me mad was the character of Dolores Umbridge. Anger, of course, was the point, but it really struck a chord in me, and at one point, I wanted to stop reading.
CA: On that note, is it true that you even picked up Pride & Prejudice at one point, rather than read on?
APS: I'm not answering that question.
CA: Further, is it true that, though you read only 2% of P&P, you actually enjoyed it?
APS: Shaddup.
CA: I'm going to need your man card.
APS: Look, we're getting off topic. The other thing that bothered me seemed to be the plot- it grew long, and ended with some untied ends. I'm sure they'll be tied in the next book, but it seemed that Rowling let this one get away from her just a tad.
CA: It sounds like you didn't enjoy it.
APS: No, I really did- just not quite as much as the first four books. I am a tad concerned the series has peaked- my favorite so far is book three- but it's still worth reading.
CA: But you'd rather read Pride & Prejudice.
APS: I'm going to bed.
Rating: A
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