tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post4156815842645127913..comments2023-09-08T16:03:05.436-05:00Comments on In The Forest Of Stories: Murchie Plus Books: September 4th to 10thMemoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-85881253625215178982016-09-16T16:55:24.691-05:002016-09-16T16:55:24.691-05:00AND she pushed ahead with the North American schoo...AND she pushed ahead with the North American school's House names even after the criticism about her initial Magic in North America materials. No, J.K. Rowling. No.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-14050470390441689332016-09-16T16:54:13.704-05:002016-09-16T16:54:13.704-05:00Ugh, yes. Let's serve our queerbaiting with a ...Ugh, yes. Let's serve our queerbaiting with a side of no-means-yes, because <i>that's</i> fun.<br /><br />I'm with you on Harry's trauma, though.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-18230498865819406932016-09-16T16:14:06.977-05:002016-09-16T16:14:06.977-05:00KJ Charles is great. I want everyone to read her!KJ Charles is great. I want everyone to read her!Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-28156935344655576272016-09-13T19:55:07.892-05:002016-09-13T19:55:07.892-05:00I am so SO frustrated with JK Rowling's failur...I am so SO frustrated with JK Rowling's failure to address the appropriation of native American cultures in her whole American Magic thing. Since she responded quite quickly to the recent fuss over the werewolf/HIV thing, I've felt even more annoyed -- like, she clearly knows that people have registered these complaints, and she's still not saying anything? Nothing, not one thing? When there have been so many good and eloquent critiques by American Indian fans of the Harry Potter world? Blah. It bums me out no end.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-47816907268739941242016-09-12T02:28:36.696-05:002016-09-12T02:28:36.696-05:00"Maybe it comes across differently on stage t..."Maybe it comes across differently on stage than on page."<br /><br />It doesn't.<br /><br />ALL THE SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF THIS COMMENT:<br /><br />I was really upset that they did that, and also that the scene where Scorpius' feelings for Rose are revealed is such a blatant example of boys treating a "no" has a start to negotiations rather than as an answer to respect. It's so spectacularly insensitive my jaw dropped.<br /><br />I had issues in general with how the story sidelined its female characters, but one thing that did work for me was the play's examination of how Harry's history of abuse affects his ability to be an emotionally available father, and is a cause of lifelong trauma he has to work through. It was important to me to see that represented. And the scene at the end, where we return to James and Lily's death, could have felt cheap but didn't for me. I think mostly because the emphasis was on Harry allowing people to be there for him as he dealt with that. It moved me.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936145743709676409.post-70638695593894486192016-09-11T12:20:33.656-05:002016-09-11T12:20:33.656-05:00I added the KJ Charles to my wish list. I just nee...I added the KJ Charles to my wish list. I just need to finish the Jennifer Estep so I can start something new!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com