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allysm0llbean's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
immovabletype's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Medical content
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
- 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
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content
insanebookperson'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Classism, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
sunnycollins_'s review
- 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
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."
Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
reuben394'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
3.5
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood
fullybookedlola's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Medical content, and Violence
wetpancake's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Bullying, Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Fatphobia
kirame's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Bullying
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
amaramorgenstern's review
- 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
5.0
Minor: Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, and Alcohol