Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

51 reviews

gvstyris's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Murder

timmytunter's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

storydevgrace's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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? No

2.0

Upon re-reading the novels, it's hard not to see the author's traditionalist, gender-conformist mindset. 

Once, I believed in separating the art from the artist, but this is the first time I've had to try doing so while the artist is still alive and using wealth gained from their art to cause suffering.

Writers have power, the living have power, and the wealthy have power. She is all of those things. I have to do what I can to take the power I gave her back, and this is it.

For children who have yet to be jaded by the world, this book will remain a staple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

megan_bbender's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

I never read the Harry Potter books as a kid but I was a fan of the movies, starting to read the series now has been very nostalgic and I can't wait to read the rest of the books. 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone does an amazing job at transporting you into another world and it was so great to dig into the fantasy genre. 

"to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

haza's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

allysm0llbean's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

murray3's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

catarina_pego's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

immovabletype's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I wish JKR weren't such a turd because this is just as magical and whimsical and warm as ever. she's really sullied her own legacy. that said I did knock the rating down a bit for the fatphobia, which just gets more egregious each time I reread this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

Animal death of a mythical creature. And listen, eating a vomit-flavored Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean was one of the most disgusting things that's ever happened to me so I'm counting it as a content warning!!!

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism