Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

191 reviews

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

I decided to reread the Harry Potter books, because they were my favorite as a kid. I still really enjoy reading them, but I am noticing a lot of plot holes 0-0… It’s still a really fun and nostalgic for me >u<. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

whitelotusreads's review against another edition

fast-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

0.5

First read of this children’s classic. I guess it doesn’t hit as good if you didn’t grow up loving the series. Narrative is okay, but I don’t think I’ll be reading the rest.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

graceev's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

literally_mint's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

catwhisperflubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book made the perfect start the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jeslis's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Notes:
- This series will always be 5/5 every time.
- Why does Hagrid have the maturity of a 13 year old.
- Big yikes reading this as an adult and realising Harry's lowkey experiencing child abuse (Dursleys obviously but especially Snape?! He's an awful man).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

swiftie_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Death, War, Child abuse, and Death of parent

jjjjo'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood and Antisemitism

krishnaoo3's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Child abuse