cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9351458
There are way better books out there
JKR is another powerful Billionaire Fascist
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2026
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books (am a former potterhead):
cahill witch chronicles by jessica spotswood: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ce311077-bffb-4f03-8d97-414d0867bc49
land of stories by chris colfer: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/22f21e3c-a0c4-4c73-89cc-25dab513b3da
anything by john green
animorphs by k.a. applegate: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c79bbb93-ea90-4f1b-b01c-73d7380ceb17
teardrop by lauren kate: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b17c03ea-d22d-4dae-b5d6-f6545f139fd6
just juliet by charlotte reagan: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f45bfdae-67b6-4013-bfec-dfbf9482b165
loving lakyn by charlotte reagan (the "first" half of the above but more trigger warnings): https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1592d5c3-f5f0-46b6-b157-ced3f5824f6a
chronicles of prydain (five books) by lloyd alexander: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5561d565-ad04-4c55-8bff-c3c85db53725
"But my childhood!"
Uh how about my life right fucking now? Assholes
No, sorry. I need to feel like I'm 9 again, and your life doesn't really... 'matter'. I didn't know you when I was 9.
I'm drinking nestle™ hot chocolate while I re-read the only book I've ever read too, if that makes you feel less lonely.
Head TERF of Transphobe Island.
Get over Harry Potter, the book was shit then and it is now.
Seriously, the only redeeming quality is how whimsical the Wizarding World is, the actual story is bullshit, and since the whimsy goes away after the third book in favor of "Edgy Bullshit" for books 4-7, there isn't a lot of whimsy to enjoy
I have the theory that if it wasn't for the movies, the series wouldn't have gotten a fraction of the popularity it has.
Specially the music. I think the score did most of the heavy lifting in giving the movies that "whimsy magical feeling"
Indeed, Harry Potter is marketing hype that's it, as a kid I only read Sorcerer's Stone cover to cover, then I moved onto Redwall.
SEVEN books??
Did you think there were more or less?
Less. IDK.
"Yer a bigot, Rowling!"
The actual post for those interested. There's more data and the user is writing a book on the anti-trans movement
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the animorphs series is free btw
And if you don't want to read 200 books that each have less than that many pages, I'd recommend the Elemist Chronicles, probably my favorite book in that setting and much more substantial than mainline series books.
Has anyone edited those to cut out the redundant explanation sections in every book? It's not too bad when you're not binging them, but good lord these were not made to be read right after another.
You know you are allowed to skip pages right? Lol or is it worked into the full story somehow?
They sometimes work it into the story a lot. You can usually skip the first 3 pages or so no problem, but other times you have skim through to find relevant details.
Also when the aliens show up you get like a half page to a page describing them (each of them) as if you haven't read the same thing 30 times.
I get why it's there, they were written to be accessible for anyone who just picked up book 42 at a yard sale or whatever.
Edit, also the descriptions of every goddamn animal, their instincts, and the morphing process of each. Granted, those actually differ a bit because the process is different everytime, but there's only so many ways to describe hairy Fly legs exploding from your chest.
Edit:Might as well make it a drinking game at this point, but also explaining what happened to Tobias every book, explaining Tom in at least Jake's books.
Liberals call it a "centrist" position. She's just "reaching across the aisle" and all that.
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This informs why she continues to be mentioned. If people stopped interacting with her she'd literally go away.
If people stopped interacting with her she'd literally [go] away
That's true of literally everyone, though.
Unfortunately, she's a billionaire with a lot of clout and powerful friends, so it's highly unlikely that everyone will just start collectively ghosting her any time soon.
Those of us who see her for what she is doing so is still a good start.
Also, she may be riding and amplifying the current wave of transphobia, but the rot runs deep. Especially in the UK, where even supposedly progressive parties and publications are just salivating at the thought of hurting trans people.
JKR is not the source of the poop. She’s just the largest turd.
Once you're a world-renowned creator of a massive multimedia franchise and a billionaire that lives in a castle and uses your vast fortune to create legal troubles for a marginalized group and for anyone who points out you're persecuting said marginalized group, there's no amount of ignoring that will make you go away. The only way to make her go away is to aggressively fight back against her bullshit.
That's not how lobbying works.🙃
She’s paying for this entire network of hate.
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Who even uses X? Aren't most of these just bots feeding off what she posts?
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What the fuck is her problem? Did she get diddled by a trans person or something? Is she that closeted!?
Yeah it couldn't be clearer that she's the UK wing of the same politics that the other billionaires like Musk and Thiel are pushing. Must be something that they all cooked up together on Epstein's island.
she also threatened bullshit uk slaap lawsuits against amnesty international uk to bully them into pulling the report on the gender critical movement -> https://archive.org/details/report-a-growing-threat-the-anti-rights-movement-in-the-uk-july-2026_202607
Peter Theil's secret society, but yeah.
This is like a full time job for her. Except she is also paying for it.
See, this is why you do have to be so harsh to bigots; they're so easy to energize that only a few need to get through to have a negative impact.
Any recommendations on books? Back then I thought the Harry Potter books (well, the 3 that I've read) where neat and I'd like to read something similar again :D
(TYSM for the recommendations! Sorry I didn't reply to anyone)
Besides all the good recommendations here already, I'd like to add the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb
If you haven't read them yet, the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett fills a similar fantasy space, but with an excellent dose of British humor mixed in. The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are often recommended as the primary starting point, but there's a handful of parallel storylines with their own "starting points". Going Postal is one of my favorites.
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If the "wizards and aspects of fantasy in a modern world" schtick is what you found appealing, maybe Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels?
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I will never not recommend Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, I would suggest starting with the Tiffany Aching series, they're YA but might give you the vibe you want. Alternatively, any of the novels set in Unseen University (or focused around the wizards) might also be worth a look. I wouldn't recommend starting with the Light Fantastic or the Colour of Magic though, just because they're early books and he hadn't got his writing style down yet. Maybe Unseen Academicals or Equal Rites?
Other book suggestions:
- ~~Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings~~ (I have been informed the authors are child abusers, read if you want)
- Stargods trilogy by Irene Radford
- Tide Lords series by Jennifer Fallon
- Bitterbynde trilogy by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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So far there's only one book, but if you want a fairly cozy read, I liked The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
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