Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

34 reviews

riya_mishra's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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rebekkamafia's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0


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ame3_33's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Sono le scelte che facciamo Harry, che dimostrano quello che siamo veramente

Decisamente meglio del primo libro per quanto riguarda gli avvenimenti descritti, anche se la fatphobia continua ad esistere, soprattutto nella prima parte.
Continuo con la mia idea che, per quello che ho letto fino ad ora, i film rendono molto di più della versione scritta. Risolvono molte incongruenze, danno più lore e suspanse (per esempio nel film si scopre solo alla fine per chi lavora Dobby). 
Il trucco del regalare il calzino a Dobby l'ho trovato più divertente nel film.

Non so se è la traduzione ma la quantità di "disse" mi irrita un po', alcuni autori li omettono proprio per rendere gli scambi di battute più fluenti: non serve esplicitare chi dice cosa se ogni personaggio ha un proprio tono di voce e un modo di parlare ed atteggiarsi. Adoro il rapporto tra Ron e Harry, il legame tra la famiglia Weasley e il ragazzo è una delle cose che i libri riescono a rappresentare meglio. Peccato che nel film non gli è stato dato molto peso, ma Percy è diventato in poco tempo uno dei miei preferiti.
Mi piacerebbe leggere nei prossimi volumi molto di più da Hermione e Ginny.
Alcune incongruenze che non capirò mai: che senso ha rubare i vestiti ai due serpeverde? Non esiste un incantesimo in grado di cambiare la taglia in base al corpo che l'indossa?

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khylababyla's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Chamber of Secrets is to be honest my least favorite of the series. I dunno if that’s because it scared me as a small child when I first read it or if I genuinely don’t care for it.

That being said it is a great sequel to the first book, the characters are back for another year at Hogwarts and this time Ginny (and others) join the school as first years! A whole new slew of adventures and a whole new (goofy af) DA teacher. 

(And the unfortunate mention of good god JK Rowlings prejudice really can be painfully felt at times.)

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misslynette's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Reread the first four books in 2020 and yikes at the level of fatphobia and body shaming Rowling does. If my daughter ever wants to read this series like I did as a kid, I will have to have some very serious conversations with her. (This isn't to mention how much of a POS Rowling is otherwise.)

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pelledorso's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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lunar_witch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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bingsdings's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Love the language and the pacing and the general idea of Harry Potter, hate some of the messages the books send, like the fatphobia, lack of representation; and the fact that Harry is never questioned or criticised and is painted as this character without any flaws, he does break rules, but *wow he's so rebellious*.

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emynewen's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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