Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

33 reviews

lanternhillbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

Spoiler

Oh my god, this was the longest book I've ever read at the time of writing. It took a while to finish. I truly enjoyed this book. I love that even though the Dursleys abuse Harry, he has found a family in Hogwarts. This was action-packed and I loved that. People around him truly cared about him. Oh, I loathe Professor Umbridge! Lol. She was evil, to say the least. Good thing, she was out of Hogwarts. But, oh Sirius Black died😭 Harry was devastated that his godfather passed😭 Also, I liked that Harry grows in every book, I mean, not all good changes because he is flawed, but for a teenager, I say it's progress. Btw, Hagrid was so sweet to take his half-brother home. It's so cute that he called Hermoine, Hermy😂 Oh well, loved this❤️ P. S. The press was so cruel toward Harry, he's just a kid for goodness sake. It made me so sad and mad at the same time.🙄

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, War, and Toxic relationship

mariamj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Ahhh!!! Love this one so much! Reading Harry Potter as an adult gives you a different perspective than the one from childhood. I found this installment profoundly deep and thought provoking.  Despite the dark turn that this series has taken, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Racism

darthflauschi's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted 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

3.0

Dragged out a little too long, author rarely deepens the critism she teases, Ultimately a very black and white view on many things.
If you want a deeper analysis watch the video on the YouTube channel "Shaun".

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Homophobia

jelliestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Ableism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, and War

Minor: Classism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Incest, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Mental illness

natnoble18's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

conradsam'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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

johannarose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

cozy_academic's review against another edition

I couldn't finish the book because the way Harry, Ron, and Hermione treat each other as "friends" in this book made me not want to pick it up. I understand their age and the circumstances, but I got to chapter 15 and had enough of the three of them constantly at each others' throats. By this point in the book, their attitudes towards each other felt painful to read, especially since

Spoiler

Ron and Hermione are supposed to be a romantic couple by the end of the series. In this book, their relationship reads as a trauma bond without having actual respect for one another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Child abuse

Moderate: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Torture, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death, War, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit