Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

12 reviews

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, 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

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!!!

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I couldn't really bond with most of the characters except Ron and Hagrid because there were just some things which didn't sit right with me, like when

Hermione stopped Neville from following them at the end of the book

And sometimes the pacing seemed a bit off because the storyline was so fragmented but all in all an okay-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

divine529's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

This is a book and series I'll always love. This reread was no different, but this time I read the illustrated edition. 

I won't deny that I've been hesitant to read the illustrated edition of this because growing up with this, I have certain ideas of what characters look like and ways I imagine the world, but let me just say that this enhanced that love. Every version I've experienced of this just adds to my vision and understanding of it all. 

Since this is the illustrated edition, I'm primarily going to focus on talking about the artwork this reread. Jim Kay did an absolutely phenomenal job illustrating everything. I adored his work, even if it didn't always match my own version in my head or what we've all seen in the movies. I saw a documentary and I've read several articles about the work he did and pressure he felt with this project and it's astounding. He made sure to get all the details right and you can see the research on the page. I know he was concerned about ruining the series with his illustrations, but really, as I've already mentioned, it enhanced it and gave me a different experience. 

I definitely enjoyed this and I'll be curious to check out the other books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Classism

fullybookedlola's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

5.0

It's was a reread. A reread I really needed to cope with things and it just did the job justice. This is really a world I can just lose myself into and I'm appreciating it even more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Alcohol

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism