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HPCOS: The Tally

chantaldormand wrote in deathtocapslock Aug 17, 2019 17:29

tally up, bad writing, chamber of secrets, author: chantaldormand, cos, criticism, chapter commentary: cos

Feeling guilty about being disinterested in or disliking Rowling's female characters

torchedsong wrote in deathtocapslock Jan 27, 2019 15:48

The title is self-explanatory. After rereading HP, I realized how let down I was about the dearth of interesting and/or likable female characters. As someone who has a long list of favorite female characters from various books, movies, TV shows, and video games, the women in the Harry Potter books leave me cold or bored ( Read more... )

sexism, female characters, male characters, characterization, gender, criticism

HPPS: the Tally

chantaldormand wrote in deathtocapslock Aug 12, 2018 12:44

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tally up, philosopher's stone, chapter commentary: ps/ss, characterization, ps/ss, criticism, bad writing, author: chantaldormand, plot holes, symbolism

'Dumbledore, A Personal Favourite White Boy?'

borg_princess wrote in deathtocapslock Aug 27, 2016 15:24

Thought some of you may enjoy the read - I just came across this essay on Dumbledore that pleased me greatly. The facts are nothing new to us, of course, but they're outlined in a lovely cohesive discussion of his many flaws that fans tend to excuse or overlook ( Read more... )

albus dumbledore, criticism

Determinism and wish-fulfillment

sweettalkeress wrote in deathtocapslock Aug 23, 2016 17:06

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bad writing, meta, author: sweettalkeress, double standards, criticism, morality

Harry Potter & the Cursed Child

borg_princess wrote in deathtocapslock Jun 09, 2016 20:58

For anyone who's curious, the plot of the play has been discussed in spoilery comments at the following links:

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3 UPDATE: Snitchseeker took down their spoilers as JKR called out another website for doing the same and TPTB have been contacting people to request they don't post any details. *eyeroll ( Read more... )

hogwarts houses, cursed child, plot holes, criticism

Harry Potter vs. Iron Maiden

sweettalkeress wrote in deathtocapslock Dec 22, 2014 17:44

So since I've been traveling in England I've taken a liking to the English heavy-metal band Iron Maiden. Actually it's probably more accurate to say I've fallen head-over-heels in love with Iron Maiden and everything they stand for. If you've been paying attention, this is why I've begun to stick references to Iron Maiden in some of my Abridged ( Read more... )

meta, author: sweettalkeress, death, devices, jk rowling, music, criticism

Albus and the Birdbath

terri_testing wrote in deathtocapslock Nov 20, 2014 09:06

Thank you, oryx_leucoryx, for this one.

We don’t need to posit mysterious antidotes. We don’t need to posit anything. To understand what was going on in that cave, we just need to read more closely-and to remember Kreacher’s experience.

Kreacher is the key to understanding Albus’s unsuccessful encounter with the Birdbath of Doom.

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hbp, author: terri_testing, magical artifacts, criticism, meta, dark magic, albus dumbledore, morality

A plea for tolerance?

mary_j_59 wrote in deathtocapslock Apr 18, 2014 11:52

Not sure quite what to call this - it's a comment I made on an earlier thread, where it was pretty deeply buried. I'm posting it as a separate comment because it's something I feel pretty strongly about.

Yes, I know - this is a sporking community. We are making fun of the Harry Potter books, and, at times, some of us can get quite irate in our ( Read more... )

tolerance, the author is dead, author: mary_j_59, jk rowling, harry potter, criticism