Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

21 reviews

tourmalinequeen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Explicitly transphobic, explicitly antisemitic, explicitly against Irish independence and pro-empire and colonialism. Action packed to distract. Explicitly ableist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

book_hoarder_frfr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think the saving grace of the book for me is Cedric Diggory, my Hupplepuff dear boy. 

This book is quite enjoyable among the others. Tournament is fun yeah? But, why adults in here are like dumb dumb and dumber?! 

Plot has many loopholes. Signifying the lack of information on the world building. It's like everything would have fallen to the right place regardless of the characters actions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, War

charm0nix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, Toxic friendship, War

Minor: Transphobia

ben_readz_books's review against another edition

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racism

whitneypuppy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark 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

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Fuck JKR protect trans kids 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia

mighty_dumpling's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Classism

mlook98's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Murder

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

ronja234's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War

teri_b's review against another edition

5.0

fast-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: Complicated

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This is a reread.
This time round I found the topics touched in this book very up-to-date and found it comforting to see how Harry and his friends stand up for what they feel is right and meet the rising dark head on. 
This too is the book where adolescence kicks in really and hormones are found flaring and friendships have to be negotiated through all of this and more.
Again, I am gobsmacked with how spot on J.K. Rowling was in 2000 with fake news and the role public media has in offering always a distortion of what is actually happening/took place.
Again, I am shocked at the amount of trauma Harry is pelted through in this book and yet he seems by the end of it rather unscathed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Confinement

mind control

josiemlp's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

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This is my second time reading this. I haven’t read the books since I was young and reading this has been such a joy. I watch the movies frequently and wanted to reread the series to get the little details the movies don’t show. I adore this series. It is the reason I love reading now as an adult. Boo JK Rowling though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Torture