A long-time fan of the Harry Potter series, or "epic tale," as they put it, you can bet that I had the book in my hand when it came out on the 21st.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is more or less what I expected it to be. There were some explanations for things, a number of plot lines resolved, and it had exactly the cheesy ending I thought it might. I enjoyed it, but don't know whether I'll read it again.