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| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
Audiobook, U
Edition: Unabridged
Author: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Listening Library
Release Date: 1999-12-01
Reading Level: Young Adult
ISBN-10: 0807281913
ISBN-13: 9780807281918
List Price: $34.00
Average Customer Rating:
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Unabridged on 6 Audio Cassettes!
Dare to Return to Hogwarts in Harry Potter's Second Adventure! The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.
The weakest of the series.
| Customer Rating:  | | While I will not deny that this book is as fun of a read as any of the Potter's series, its weaknesses are hard to not recognize next to the other six novels. The novel sticks pretty closely to the formula of the Sorcerer's Stone. While it has all of the workings of a Rowling novel it does have a tendency to fall a little flat. The character of Professor Lockhart, while cute, pales in comparison to the other Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers (I'm excluding Quirrel from the Sorcerer's Stone because he is by far my least favorite). Also, this book seems less interested in furthering the story of Harry Potter unlike the remainder of the series. It is virtually a story within itself and could probably be skipped and the series would still be fully comprehensible. While I still give it four stars because it is an entertaining read, it does feel mainly to be a filler. It almost feels like Rowling was not quite sure where the series was going to go with this novel. The epic-ness of the story really begins with Prisoner of Azkaban and capitalizes in Goblet of Fire. Still worth reading but not nearly an signifcant as the remainder of the series. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on CD
| Customer Rating: | | I am quite pleased with this product. The quality of the sound and the packaging was wonderful. With this audio it has thrown me into the world of Harry Potter. It is as if I am there experiencing this every moment. I intend on purchasing each one of these so that I can escape the muggle world and leave my cares behind if only for a few moments |
A solid sequel
| Customer Rating: | | Harry continues his adventures as he learns more about his background. This is just as entertaining as the first novel, and was definitely able to keep my attention. |
Good fantasy book for children
| Customer Rating: | Summary: 3.5 to 4 stars
Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts is chronicled in the book. The adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermeine are documents for everyone's enjoyment. The book is a quick-read, enjoyable and a good follow-up to the first Harry Potter book. You can tell J. K. Rowling has created an interesting world that you want to know more about.
Setting:
The strength of the Harry Potter series is in the new fantasty world created by J. K. Rowling -- a twist on the normal and fey world...magically with humans and beasties vs. non-magical people. The book does an ok job of describing the world; the scene designers and artists for the movies have done a tremendous job of filling in this world. If you would not have the context of the movies, the books descriptions seem lacking to me.
Characters:
The character development is interesting and decently done through the mixture of the characters actions in a wide range of moral dilemnas and dangerous situations. The use of consequences for the characters actions is lightly done but it is nice to see that being done still.
Plot:
The plot is tight and well-thought out. The story is linear but it makes sense for the target age range for the books. Clearly, J. K. Rowling has developed a complex story line with this just being an element on the storyline -- the develop of background comes through.
Action:
The action is quick and to the point -- a nice feature for a book where you want to find out more about the setting as well as have the characters advance along in school to get more developed, more interesting/multi-faceted and see how the dynamics of various characters evolve.
Prose:
The prose style is clean, simple and effective. The simplicity vs the effectiveness of the prose shows a good command of the English language and a distinctive enjoyable style. It is not a great literary work by any stretch of the imagination but one does not expect that from this type of book.
Summary:
Setting: 3.5 to 4 stars -- I would give it 5 stars but only because of the world created and desribed in the movies but the book descriptions are thin and not well developed.
Plot: 4 stars -- good for a child's book
Characters: 3.5 stars
Action: 3 stars
Prose: 3 to 3.5 stars |
An amazing novel
| Customer Rating: | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the adventure known as Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts. On a side note, do you ever wonder what is happening in the lives of the other students? How is it that only Harry, Ron and Hermoine notice the subplots? I wonder what life is like at Hogwarts for people outside of Harry's circle. Enough of that though. During Harry's first year, he learns about his past, starts playing Quidditch and develops an arch-enemy, Darco. After Harry's room is hexed in a Quidditch match, Harry and his friends begin to think Professor Snape is trying to steal what is being guarded by the school and kill Harry. But Harry and his friends are in for a surprise when they discover it is another professor who is attempting to steal the Sorceror's stone for Voldemort.
The second book begins much as the first, with Harry having to escape his muggle family to attend school. But Harry can't even make it to school without "borrowing" a flying car from Ron's family which lands him into trouble before the year even starts. Harry and his friends encounter a force that hates muggles, and must stop what is in the chamber of secrets before it kills. These books are entertaining and a pleasure to read. I recommend them to everybody. |
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