• Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    Don’t deprive yourself of happiness to spite her. That being said the books have several reasons to not read them on their own merits. Don’t forget “dobby is weird for not wanting to be a slave” is an actual plot point in the books. Not to mention the goblins. If you want to revisit a beloved fantasy series, give LOTR another read/watch.

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      22 hours ago

      Count the number of times female characters are described as “shrill” or “screeching” etc. There’s a weird misogyny and dedication to patriarchy that just oozes out of the books.

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      22 hours ago

      And Hobbit!

      I was actually planning on qatching Star Wars, we have a long weekend, but LOTR is also a great idea. Thanks.