Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Se fossi stata più giovane forse avrei capito tutte quelle persone che durante la loro infanzia hanno letto questo libro e lo hanno amato alla follia. Essendo arrivata molto dopo (ma non troppo), e sapendo che tipo di persona è l'autrice, ho avuto alcuni problemi durante l'ascolto dell'audiolibro. Pannofino è stato fantastico però!
Non sono d'accordo sul cambiamento di alcuni nomi dei personaggi, questo perché è stato fatto parzialmente (c'è ancora Piton e Silente all'appello, invece di Snape e Dumbledore).
La fatphobia è molto marcata

(perché non dare un nome alla signora del quadro quando anche tutti i fantasmi ne hanno uno? Perché utilizzare come parola segreta una frase così legata all'immagine di un maiale?)

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Alcune scene personalmente le avrei tagliate dal libro

(che senso ha l'ultima prova delle pozioni? Se queste prove devono proteggere la pietra che senso ha dare al "ladro" gli indizi per trovare la pozione giusta e avanzare? boh)

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Posso dire al 99% che in questo caso il film è molto meglio del libro perché si è liberato di tutte quelle scene extra che poi non sarebbero servite.

Una cosa che mi è piaciuta nel libro è stato il discorso tra Ron e Harry in treno, si nota di più l'umanità di Ron e le sue incertezze che forse nel film sono andate perse a favore del suo ruolo da clown.

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wwnter's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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khylababyla's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

This book is a childhood favorite. This year I decided to reread the whole series again and I definitely don’t regret it. The Sorcerer’s (or Philosophers ;) ) Stone is such a great kick off to a fantastic series. Following the young wizards as the learn about and navigate this new world they’ve found themselves in with new dangers they’ve never had to fight against.

Of course this book comes with its share of criticism. I haven’t reread the series since JK Rowling exposed herself. I noticed a lot of small things in her writing style that caused me to raise on eyebrow. Harry Potter is always worth a read, I just believe it should be done with a fair criticism of the author at the same time.

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moxette's review

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adventurous funny 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? N/A

3.75

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bluebellvine's review

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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

5.0

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x3melly's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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divine529's review against another edition

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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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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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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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