Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

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

12 reviews

alexlily's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

reuben394's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

sparksofkell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement and Panic attacks/disorders

sunnycollins_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

Every time I've tried to read this I have never been able to make it through this book. I think that the length was scary to me as a child and that, along with how Harry acts in the first half of the books, always deterred me from getting anywhere past the half-way point. Now, as an adult, I was determined to get through this book.

1. It's not as long as it looks. Once I picked up this book it didn't take all that long to finish. Reading it on my Kindle definitely helped with that - I could pick it up whenever I had some spare time.

2. Teenager problems. The fact that Harry is fifteen in this book is extremely hard to miss.

He is moody, acting out, and being overly dramatic at every available opportunity.

When I was reading this book around the same age, I found Harry's attitude to be a bit grating. Now, I find it to be petty and unnecessary. I gave the same complaint with this book as I did with the last one:

the trio argue way too often. I feel like it's a bit better in this book because there aren't as many overlapping plot points, but it still got to the point where  I was questioning the point of it all. I also, once again, find Harry's lack of communication to be a bit infuriating. We've been through this for five books at this point, just talk to your friends!

3. The Marauders.

I love the look at Hogwarts-aged Marauders and Snape that we get towards the end of the book. The conflict Harry feels about his father and Sirius was really well done, even if it was resolved a bit too quickly (in my opinion).

4. A bit of political intrigue, as a treat. I love the small glimpses of the Ministry of Magic that are scattered throughout the book. One of my favorite things about the HP series is how rich the world feels and how easy it is to be sucked into it.

Seeing Fudge turn against Harry and show his true, paranoid, control-hungry nature was super interesting to me. Watching the power he gave Umbridge over the school, all in the name of ridding Dumbledore of his status was a wild twist that I wasn't expecting but really really enjoyed. </spoilers> I really hope that type of political side drama continues in the next books.

Overall, I had a great time reading the last 50% of this book. It gets off to a slow start but, in the end, it feels like it was a worthwhile read. I'm excited to continue the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

orchidlilly's review

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery, Stalking, and Gaslighting

emynewen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Xenophobia

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

Minor: Slavery, Violence, and War

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

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, and Slavery

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