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Lorrie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lorrie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Lorrie Kim
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Not Like a Pig for Slaughter
Text of a talk delivered at the Chestnut Hill College Harry Potter Academic Conference on October 17, 2025.
For today, I wasn’t sure if it was the right move to do a basic-level textual read. In the current political climate, especially in U.S. fandom circles, some argue that it’s not the time to delve back into the content of the series in a way that includes love. But then again, I have hea
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The production of this book is almost too much, in the best way. Lavish. Inclusion of challah in Jacob's business proposal seems to confirm that he is also Jewish. Tina's ID card has her fingerprints, Dextera and Sinistra! There are wallpaper swatche
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| Just as darkly irresistible as I wanted it to be. This author sure puts Father Reynaud through a lot! But she takes care of her characters. | |
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| Mixed feelings about the handling of the minority cultures in the book. Overall, compellingly written and readable. | |
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| Frightening, sweetly poisonous, utterly irresistible. I enjoyed the magic of this book. There were a couple of discordant notes -- the fat-shaming around one character, for instance -- but I loved the story so much that I longed to get back to the bo ...more | |
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| Idiosyncratic and charming. The voice of this old Swedish lady came through clearly and that was the treasure of this book. It's not a workbook. There are other workbooks about decluttering to help with the tasks themselves. It was just a good way to ...more | |
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| I lost my patience with this one. I finished it, and I'm glad I did, but I found the tropes largely frustrating and the mystery unpleasant. My best to those with the fortitude to slog through this series searching for through-lines. I don't have what ...more | |
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| Some of it was uneven, but the parts that were beautifully written were breathtaking. I was less compelled by the drama between the characters but the revelation scenes were properly awe-inspiring. I enjoyed the read. | |
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| I'm giving five stars to a book that occasionally made me grimace. I was only a few pages in before I thought, this is written by a white man, isn't it. But the book accomplishes what it set out to accomplish. One of those accomplishments is showing ...more | |
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| What a vital new thing Jess Callans has given us with his debut middle-grade novel, Ollie In Between. I took a long time to read it; the main character's voice is so fresh, so resolutely original, that it left me both shaken and delighted. Every deta ...more | |
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| I couldn't stop reading. I laughed aloud at Alison's stunned face after visiting her family, at the ringtone she uses for her sister, at the motif of good-natured futility in so much of everyday life. Alison Bechdel is a treasure. ...more | |
“It is no wonder that Snape is feeling the strain of being the only one who can help Draco, the only one who can fight some forms of Dark Magic, the only one who can retain Voldemort’s trust while taking his place at Dumbledore’s right hand. In some ways, it’s a bit similar to being the Chosen One, although Harry gets credit for his sacrifices and the blessing of a clean conscience. Snape’s job depends upon his guilty past and upon the secrecy that ensures his sacrifices will never be seen.”
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
“Look at me. With those words, Rowling completes the incantation for the stupendous magic she has cast over seven books with her creation of Severus Snape. Everything about Snape is contained in those three words. The spy who longed for nothing more than to be seen. The double agent who killed the mentor who was the last person to see his true self. The ugly boy who grew up into a man so ugly that students couldn’t look upon him without revulsion. The master of Occlumency who was sealed shut so tightly, his eyes looked dead. The Master of Death who didn’t need a cloak to be invisible, completing his second chance at life, removing his disguise and meeting Death as a friend.”
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
“Draco cast Expelliarmus. He could have, should have, attacked, but he disarmed, instead, and then attacked no further. The effort Snape has poured into this boy for the past six years has been worth it. He will not split his soul by killing. Covertly, against the efforts of Lucius, Bellatrix, and Voldemort, Snape has taught Draco non-aggression. He has fulfilled two of his three vows to Narcissa: he has watched over Draco and protected him from harm.”
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
― Snape: A Definitive Reading
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Starting this for those of us chatting in the LeakyCon Friends discord server so we can target our Goodreads stuff too.
