I just finished reading this for the second time and, even knowing what would happen, it still moved me to tears. It really surprised me at times. It was a fitting conclusion to a wonderful series.

Jim Dale brings his creative voice work to this endeavor like he has done for the other six books. A good listening experience all-around.

I just finished the series and I'm relieved but sad at the same time. I'm sad because this is the end of the series and I'll have to move on to another book. Yet, I'm relieved because I think Rowling ended the series very well. Given there were plotholes, but overall I was very happy because Rowling delivers answers that follow the rules most of the time while still being able to deliver a very entertaining and complex story. I will reread the entire series again, because I think that now I know the ending, the second time around will be just as entertaining especially since I will be able to to notice clever details that will become of importance late in the series. I always admired Rowling's wit and imagination, but after reading Book 7, I really gained an appreciation for her writing. There is so much information that Rowling has to keep track of especially how events are related throughout the series. She clearly spent a large amount of time carefully planning sequences of events and brainstorming before writing. She manages to preserve the tone and develop the main characters even further in unexpected ways. I can't wait for Rowling to come up with the HP Encyclopedia!

I waited for this book to come to iTunes, but I got tired of no news. I'm so glad I gave in and bought the cd. I should have done it months ago!

I am so impressed w/Rowling's ability to not only build a suspenseful story, populated by complicated characters, within each book, but her talent for having built it throughout all seven books. The writing style also grew-up with the books, to match the anticipated aging of her audience, culminating in a very mature book seven, with complex, adult themes about loyalty, love, sacrifice, fear and longing, hope and despair.

And, amazingly, she finishes the entire series with a very satisfying ending. Something nearly impossible for most novelists, even those with a much shorter series of books.

As a writer, I am astonished at her accomplishment. Kudos to Rowling. I thank her for keeping me entertained, mesmerized and generally glued to my seat.

I miss Harry, Hermione and Ron already...