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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The Past Continues to be a Foe in the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale narrator

April 12, 2017 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

*Note: This review was completed in 2017 before the author’s views towards our trans siblings began to be widely known.  My reading experience was what it was and these reviews will remain up, but it should be noted that I find her TERF values abhorrent, which have only become more clear over time, and her doubling down in Summer 2020 has made the decision to walk away from her as a creative force the only acceptable choice for me. I will no longer be supporting […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: brightest witch of her age, faintingviolet, faintingviolet reads Potter, Harry Potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale (narrator), rereading, Weasleys

faintingviolet's CBR9 Review No:21 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: brightest witch of her age, faintingviolet, faintingviolet reads Potter, Harry Potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale (narrator), rereading, Weasleys ·
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“The truth.” Dumbledore sighed. “It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rolwing, Jim Dale (narrator)

March 14, 2017 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

*Note: This review was completed in 2017 before the author’s views towards our trans siblings began to be widely known.  My reading experience was what it was and these reviews will remain up, but it should be noted that I find her TERF values abhorrent, which have only become more clear over time, and her doubling down in Summer 2020 has made the decision to walk away from her as a creative force the only acceptable choice for me. I will no longer be supporting […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: faintingviolet, faintingviolet reads Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rolwing, Jim Dale (narrator), J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale, read harder challenge, rereading

faintingviolet's CBR9 Review No:13 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: faintingviolet, faintingviolet reads Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rolwing, Jim Dale (narrator), J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale, read harder challenge, rereading ·
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