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rory_john14's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
morgagnomic's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I read the Harry Potter series over a decade ago, and wasn't super impressed then, and am utterly offended by them now. JKR is an abhorrent transphobe, and her non-white characters are nothing but 1-dimensional, racist tropes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mighty_dumpling's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Mid Grade Book, all above are minor and some might not even notice them.cherryboo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
I didn't read this as a kid, and figured it'd be worth giving a shot given how big of a cultural icon it is, and how much Rowling has dominated LGBTQ+ discussions in the last few years.
It's a decent book! BUT there are so so so many parts that age horrifically (the insane amount of fatphobia and racism about Sikh men to name a few), and that's so disappointing, but I won't deny that I would've loved this book as a kid, and so, I feel for people who had their hearts crushed by Rowling's recent horrific actions.
She's still absolutely horrid, and, wow, her writing has aged so much worse than many other authors of her era. I think her time has long gone though, and so while I'm glad to have read this, I don't plan on continuing as I think I've seen enough.
It's a decent book! BUT there are so so so many parts that age horrifically (the insane amount of fatphobia and racism about Sikh men to name a few), and that's so disappointing, but I won't deny that I would've loved this book as a kid, and so, I feel for people who had their hearts crushed by Rowling's recent horrific actions.
She's still absolutely horrid, and, wow, her writing has aged so much worse than many other authors of her era. I think her time has long gone though, and so while I'm glad to have read this, I don't plan on continuing as I think I've seen enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Racism
derpycrow's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
3.0
Would have liked to see more character depth and a more fleshed out magic system. Tbh I could write an essay on why the first two books of this series are the weakest. Also fuck TERFS.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Racism
rafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
Galera tem muita memória afetiva, mas é um lixo
Nota 1/5= é ridículo de ruim
Leitura= 03/2016
Vamos ser honestos quando lemos algo na infância pode parecer incrível, mas se você reler pode descobrir muita coisa ruim e problemática (no meu caso, foi “as minas do rei Salomão” que é racista pra caramba). Porém eu não vejo o que tem de bom nesse livro “apesar das problemáticas” para ainda ter gente defendendo isso.
Explicando um pouco da minha relação com essa saga: assisti os filmes quando criança fora de ordem, aprendi tudo que faltava nos filmes com colegas fãs, wikis de HP e fanfic. E a quantidade de fanfic que merece prêmio de literatura de tão bom baseado nessa porcaria me deixa pasma. Li os livros com certa expectativa por isso, depois foi por certa vergonha de não gostar no meio dos meus amigos e esperava que fosse melhorar em algum ponto, até então sem sair os podres da autora.
A única coisa boa de todo livro é o conceito genérico de bruxaria, escola de magia e animais mágicos, porque o resto é patético. Todos os personagens são meio insuportáveis, a relação entre todos é meio baseada em abuso verbal e emocional em vários níveis.
A lógica não existe para 99% das coisas que acontecem (muita coisa existe para o plot e é destruída no final porque facilita para autora). Nada é muito explorado ou explicado, quem tenta dizer o contrário tem a mostrar wikis oficiais (o que não torna nada canon, só prova que a escrita é ruim demais) e extras no formato de “livro de escola” (que são chatos).
A escrita é um tédio. Eu sei que é para criança, mas não é desculpa para ser mal escrito e para tanto bullying e relação tóxica. Parece que deveria ter um conceito de evoluir e mudar o mundo, mas no fim todos que representam isso morrem, se tornam parte do sistema, tem arcos de redenção ridículos ou uma mix dos três.
Eu poderia passar horas falando sobre todas as coisas ruins, mas dá para resumir com o livro é bem meia boca até para apresentar para crianças e a autora é completamente podre. Contra ela tem acusações de racismo, antissemitismo, entre outros, mas o mais óbvio é que ela tem orgulho de ser transfóbica.
Eu consumi muito dessa saga (filmes, jogos), apoiando essa pessoa merda, algo que me arrependo. Então vou dar minha opinião sincera e lembrar a todos que não se separa obra do autor quando essa pessoa usa os lucros para financiar discursos preconceituosos, não importa quanto peso tenha sua memória afetiva.
Se puderem, façam doações para Casa Florescer 2 de SP que acolhe pessoas trans e travestis (que tal 5 reais para cada livro que leu da transfóbica?) e outras causas importantes (ex: Care for Gaza, padre Júlio Lancellotti), afinal se conseguimos dar tanto lucro para esses livros, podemos doar no mínimo para compensar o quanto já ajudamos pessoas escrotas.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Transphobia, and Death of parent
ddmgembala's review against another edition
Author is a bigot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Cultural appropriation
myaphrodiite's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
this book is an enthralling start to harry’s journey in the magical wizarding world. harry is a young boy who could only dream of pure happiness, this is because of the treatment his adoptive family gives him.
on his 11th birthday harry discovers something he couldn’t even imagine and this is where his long adventure begins.
this book is pure magic on pages and a book everyone has to read in their life. even as an older teen this book still holds the same magic that it did when i was eleven myself.
on his 11th birthday harry discovers something he couldn’t even imagine and this is where his long adventure begins.
this book is pure magic on pages and a book everyone has to read in their life. even as an older teen this book still holds the same magic that it did when i was eleven myself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, and Murder
wetpancake's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
zoemorana's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism