Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

19 reviews

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, War, and Violence

clapyourshands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

headachesince03's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Confinement, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Body horror, Misogyny, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

chiarasshi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Genocide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and War

rachel_kay5853's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Murder

canadawithoutthec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a very good book, I liked that we got to see more of life at Hogwarts since this book was longer than the others. I also loved all the characters (except for Umbridge, but I love to hate her), and it was really well written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Torture

Minor: Fatphobia

a parental figure dies

Physical harm is used as a punishment in detention when the students must use a quill that uses their own blood as ink. Harry is being gaslighted throughout the book after telling everyone that Voldemort has returned The Dursley's are described as "fat" with a negative connotation

jjpope's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Dementia, Torture, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping

midnightmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Gaslighting

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Francamente mi aspettavo di più dalla rilettura di quest'opera, ma rileggerla dopo anni, con io che nel mentre sono cresciuta, ne mette in luce alcuni difetti, tra cui soprattutto tutta la spiegazione finale orale da parte di Silente e la mancanza di conseguenze negative per gli antagonisti dell'opera, che rende il tutto più attenuato.

Mi sarebbe infatti piaciuto vedere serie conseguenze soprattutto per il personaggio della

Umbridge, considerandone la natura e le sue azioni, ma soprattutto a causa del suo abuso di potere. Invece, non viene menzionato all'interno del libro nessun serio provvedimento nei suoi confronti. Ciò riguarda anche la figura del primo ministro e della Gazzetta del Profeta, ma trovo tutto ciò più credibile ed ammissibile.

In più, sempre riguardo il finale, si nota che Harry sta avendo

difficoltà psicologiche legate agli avvenimenti appena conclusi. Mi sarebbe piaciuto vedere anche quest'ultime meglio affrontate, anzi che illustrarne solamente gli effetti sul protagonista.

Un altra cosa che l'autrice persiste ad affrontare senza commenti da parte di figure adulte, o serie conseguenze, è il continuo bullismo che Harry riceve da parte

del professor Piton, già dai volumi precedenti, e poi, in questo, anche dalla Umbridge

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Il resto dell'opera è abbastanza buono, senza essere però mai fenomenale. 
La cosa meglio riuscita di quest'opera a mio parere è il personaggio della Umbridge e la rappresentazione del suo carattere, tramite il suo modo di agire, seguita poi dalla rappresentazione dell'adolescenza dei tre protagonisti e i problemi che ne conseguono.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Torture