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Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale by J.K. Rowling

18 reviews

katrinalamothe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

teddereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

sparksofkell's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

 “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

Aaaah I can't believe I'm reading this again! I haven't read this series since I was 11! That was 8 years ago! Reading this book felt almost exactly like watching the movies, but of course there are those little details and characters that got skipped from the movies. This book was so funny as well, and just reading the lines and quotes made me feel like the actors were saying them again. There's just truly something special with the Harry Potter series, and it might be due to nostalgia but still.

In terms of ranking, I only have one book to rank (for now):

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

I can't wait to continue this re-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

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

sunnycollins_'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

4.5

There is a reason why these books have continued to be so popular, they've really held up over time. I've been wanting to re-read this series for a while, but couldn't bring myself to do it because of how awful JKR has become over the past few years. I find it hard to separate art from it's creator, especially when their views differ so greatly from my own.

However, I recently came across a message from Daniel Radcliffe that convinced me to begin my re-read (below, via the Trevor Project website). TL;DR, he said that a person's thoughts/emotions towards the books are personal and that shouldn't be lessened by anyone. As someone who grew up loving these stories, this message really resonated with me.

If you're in a similar situation (wanting to re-engage with the story but not wanting to support JKR), I highly suggest finding the books from a second-hand store and giving them a shot.

Daniel's message: "To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you. I really hope that you don’t entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you. If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything; if they taught you that strength is found in diversity, and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups; if you believe that a particular character is trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual; if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life — then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred. And in my opinion nobody can touch that. It means to you what it means to you and I hope that these comments will not taint that too much."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Death, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

reuben394's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail