tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post112216713912152432..comments2023-09-30T03:57:11.799-05:00Comments on ahistoricality: Capsule Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceAhistoricalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-1122546976299362782005-07-28T05:36:00.000-05:002005-07-28T05:36:00.000-05:00I mean that it's hardly a story in its own right, ...<I>I</I> mean that it's hardly a story in its own right, but rather an extended (and extended, and extended) set-up for the "conclusion in which all is revealed and resolved."<BR/><BR/>There's a whole bunch of other story elements that they share (Dumbledore is Obiwan <I>and</I> Yoda; Snape is Darth Vader; incomplete training; Dark Side/Dark Arts, etc.), but what struck me more than anything else is how little the story progresses in this year. Lloyd Alexander would have done this book as a chapter.Ahistoricalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-1122542160962860572005-07-28T04:16:00.000-05:002005-07-28T04:16:00.000-05:00Well, we need more discussion than that! Depends ...Well, we need more discussion than that! Depends on whether you think Obi-wan or Yoda was more important. Or are you talking about in terms of finding out who the real threat/target is? I.e., in E.S.B. we learned about the Emperor, who didn't really feature in Star Wars?Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038624714431918411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-1122419360355048422005-07-26T18:09:00.000-05:002005-07-26T18:09:00.000-05:00I agree completely.I agree completely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com