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kayanoelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Also, this is all very exciting and everything but why do they never tell anyone when they suspect somethingš āOh yeah, weāre three twelve year olds, of course we can kill a 40 feet venomous deadly snake alone, no problemā be so for real.
Graphic: Child abuse and Classism
Moderate: Death and Blood
unusuallyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Death and Blood
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
possession; unsettling effects of potions; manipulation of a child; extremely bitchy adult characterrafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Racism, and Transphobia
dorithexplori's review against another edition
- 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
But I still have a few things to criticize: the chapters are too long for me, the narrative perspective makes it difficult for me to read & what really bothers me is that there is simply no discussion of emotions. J.K. Rowling uses almost exclusively the outside perspective & really only focuses on the plot. I think that's a shame because it means I can't get to know the characters more closely.
Nevertheless, I love the story and am looking forward to the third volume!!
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Bullying
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Death of parent
sara_the_titaness's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
divine529's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Compared with TSS, the illustrations in this book were even better. I seriously loved them so much.
I definitely enjoyed this and I'll be curious to check out the other books in the future.
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Self harm, and Slavery
Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts
cadybooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Bullying
Moderate: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Grief, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death
matildag00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I still love this book, amazing listening to it and I think I like it a bit more than the first one.
Still in love with Stephen fry for writing these books! <3
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse
Minor: Car accident
ninaleeray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Child abuse and Vomit
meganders22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse