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Unauthorized Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows News: Harry Potter Book Seven and Half-Blood Prince Analysis

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I purchased this book as something to read before book 7 but found it to contain even less information than most websites let alone have anything new in it at all. The author has a small bias towards characters which may also not suit all readers. If you really must have everything HP then get it but this book will not give you anything new that you could not read at any of the four big websites.

When I first read "7", I knew what to expect because I had already read Mr. Zimmerman's previous Harry Potter preview book and found, to my surprise, that the deeply intellectual analysis and speculation by Mr. Zimmerman and interested Harry Potter devotees was well thought out and, surprisingly, accurate in its depiction of what would be in "Half Blood Prince". Of course, not all of my questions were answered by "Half Blood Prince" (not even the ones from the speculators) and after I read the real "Half Blood Prince" I searched and found that Nimble had done it again and had written what I call group speculation. No matter what you might think, someone has probably considered it before you and has posted it. The book "7" has offered explanations to events in the previous six books that had NEVER crossed my mind. I consider myself a real Harry Potter fan and I was amazed with the cogent and entertaining posts and musings that Mr. Zimmerman had gathered from others (as well as written himself). If you are looking for a "spoiler", well, since we don't really know what is in book 7 for real, this isn't one. What "7" is is the book we need before JK Rowling makes our dreams come true by finishing the final book of the septology. In "7" we see ideas that may be right, some that may be wrong, but all that have logic behind them.
"7" is a book I have read over and over. The interspertion of peoples' commentary is a feature that I enjoy and I heartily recommend this "prequel" to anyone with an imagination and a wish that JK Rowling would hurry up and tell us what happened to Snape!!!!

Are you left with more questions than answers after finishing Half-Blood Prince ? Then this is the book for you. Mr Zimmerman has done the yeoman's job of searching the internet and J.K.Rowling's interviews to synopsize all information and opinions concerning the book. This will help you in your research to delve deeper into the characters' past and future motivations.

I really enjoyed this book and I'm sure any Harry Potter fan would find it very entertaining. It's very witty and some of the references had me laughing my head off (e.g. the mention of "Sherman and Peabody"....you might have to be older to appreciate that one though!). I found myself nodding my head in agreement with the author's choices as to why he loved JK Rowling or what made the chapter memorable. The author doesn't presume to preach or draw final conclusions or tell you what to think; the book simply presents different perspectives and highlights with regard to Book 6. This book gets a 5 out of 5 from me!

As with a lot of us Harry Potter fans I tend to check out a lot of these "discussion" books rather skeptically. I'm very glad I decided to get this one. The author has done a great job of being informative, and offering many topics for discussion, even if there are a few typos. The few mistakes that got past the editors, such as "Privet Lane" instead of Drive, bothered me a little at first, but all the information and discussions he gives more than make up for the oopses. All in all, I can honestly say, it's more than worth it, especially since the author gives the option of permanent updates via e-mail for the book. Enjoy it and the discussions it will start.

I found Mr. Zimmerman's book fascinating. It contains a fairly in-depth look at Half-Blood Prince, as well as a summary of what J.K. Rowling has said in regard to her next book. Not only that, but there is also a section that compares the Bloombury book of Half-Blood Prince with the Scholastic book, basically discrepancy-by-discrepancy.

Perhaps the best part, though, is the fact that this is a book that is to be updated fairly regularly up until the seventh Harry Potter book is actually released. That means that when J.K. Rowling gives interviews or updates her website to include more information regarding this last book, we will be treated to that information on an on-going basis.

Now, as much as I loved this book, there were some points with which I disagreed with Mr. Zimmerman. However, it all makes for good discussion with others who are equally anticipating the grand finale to this amazing septology.

This book was awesome. It was very easy and fun to read. I can't wait to read more. The more you read this book, the harder it is to put down. I would recommend this book to anyone! Please buy this book... It is a good book to read in between Harry Potter books. The author also offers free updates by email for anyone who has bought the book. THis is very generous on his part, and I appreciated it. The author is also a very nice guy who is willing to take your advice, and discuss the Harry Potter books with you! I hope everyone who buys this book enjoys it as much as I did!! :)

This was loaded with great information I had no clue existed!
If u are a fan of harry potter, cant wait till the 7th book comes out, or just like clues, its a must read!

I enjoy the book. The way the author try to explain book seven might be written and also how explain what would happen to harry and ever oone elsein the book.

I was extremely disappointed in this book. Easily 80% of it is an analysis of book 6. I have book 6, I've read book 6. There are exactly 6 pages of predictions about book 7. Pales in comparison to Defogging the Future, which is nothing but predictions based on evidence from the other books. This book might be more correctly called Book 6.