Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

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

31 reviews

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sunnycollins_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

4.25

This book does a great job of setting up some of the later plot points

(see: the sword, Tom Riddle, Hagrid's backstory and more)

but it feels a bit more drawn out than the first book. There's a hint of comedy, returning favorites from the first book, a good mystery, and a lot of wizard lore that makes this edition an overall pleasant read. 

While the plot felt pretty solid throughout, there were a few things I had an issue with. First, I feel like Ginny was shoehorned in at the very end; I assume this was to include the whole Weasley family and add higher stakes, either way it felt extremely forced. Second, I *really* dislike Dobby. There is truly no reason for him to be included in the plot besides the chaos he brings but, in my opinion, his points could have easily been brought by a different character. 

There are also some things in this book that I really enjoyed! Gilderoy Lockheart is my one of my favorite characters in the series, I really love the background we get on the school's founders, and I think this book does a great job of really introducing Lucius Malfoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent

tcnysnark's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

Harry is once again groomed by Dumbledore into believing that he can do anything as long as he is loyal to Albus even though he is 12

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Car accident, Murder, and Classism

pelledorso's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

lunar_witch's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Slavery, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Slavery, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

coffeeatthebeachwoodcafe's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, and Car accident

moonchildshine's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

Rereading this because my officemate gave me the hufflepuff edition as a late birthday gift for me. And nothing's changed since the last time I read CoS, it seems. My feelings with each characters are still intact.

Still loving Harry a little bit too much. Still frustrated at how Hagrid was super careless and endangering harry and ron. Still exasperated at how Albus not doing his best at protecting harry (wbk he's still an infuriating old man that I have the unfortunate luck to love). And Lockhart. Urggggg. I still hate him with much passion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

lexarobinson's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.25

The weakest installment of the series, however it does pick up on some of the brilliant aspects Rowling introduced in the first book. Lays foundations for relationships that become pivotal in later books, but the plot isn't quite strong enough to overcome Rowling's occasionally lacking writing style.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Slavery, and Violence