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Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2 Audio CD) by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale ISBN: 0-8072-8194-8 Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.76 (2296 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "Harry Potter must not go to Hogwarts this year!"
Comment: Following the enormous success of the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (also known as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone") in 1997, author J. K. Rowling set about writing its sequel. Published in 1999, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was even more successful than the first. It focuses on Harry Potter returning for his second year at the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but the story is much darker than the first book. Like the first book, the story begins with Harry living with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley (the Dursleys). Harry is distressed because he hasn't heard from his dear friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger during the summer break. One night, when the Dursleys are preparing to entertain for Uncle Vernon's boss, Harry is instructed to remain in his room and be completely quiet. However, an annoying elf by the name of Dobby magically appears in Harry's room to warn him not to go to Hogwarts this year. Harry refuses to heed to the warning, so Dobby proceeds to make trouble for Harry and the Dursleys who (of course) blame Harry and refuse to let him return to Hogwarts. Late one night as Harry gazes out of the bars that his Uncle Vernon has installed on his bedroom window, he sees car lights approaching in the sky. A flying car pulls up along side the window and Harry hears the all-too-familiar voice of Ron Weasley. Ron and his twin brothers Fred & George have borrowed their father's flying car to rescue Harry. Hurriedly, Harry escapes with them so that he can get away from the Dursleys. However, Dobby causes more trouble for Harry both in getting to Hogwarts and at Hogwarts itself. Then, people begin to become petrified at Hogwarts with eerie warnings written on the walls in blood saying that the heir of Slytherin has returned to open the chamber of secrets. Can Harry find out who is behind the petrifactions? What is the meaning of the spiders? Is Hagrid involved? Can Harry tolerate the vain babblings of the narcisstic Gilderoy Lockhart? Does Harry really belong in Gryffindore? Will Hogwarts have to be closed? You'll have to read this fantastic book to find out!
In comparing the book with the film version of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", the book contains a lot more details than is possible to contain within a 2-hour film, and the film also changes some of the details. Several examples include the following:
1. Professor McGonagall (played by Maggie Smith in the film) gives some details about the chamber of secrets instead of the History of Magic teacher, the ghostly Professor Binns.
2. Hermione (played by Emma Watson in the film) gets some dialog in the film that was said originally by Ron Weasley in the book.
3. Details of Gilderoy Lockhart's behavior is only partially displayed in the film as compared to the book.
4. The party given by Nearly Headless Nick is not included in the film at all.
Overall, I rate J. K. Rowling's 341-page book "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" with a resounding 5 out of 5 stars. It's a wonderful read for both children and adults alike and I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: My review, for HP 2!
Comment: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Reviewed by: Ben Hogg
Did you read the first Harry Potter book? Did you like it? If you did then you'll love the second one. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is possibly better than the first. It stars America's favorite boy wizard saving the world again from the forces of evil. Harry attends Hogwarts, a school for witches and wizards, with his two friends Hermione Granger and Ronald (Ron) Weasly. Harry suspects that something evil is going on when Dobby, a house elf, warns him not to go to school, for Harry is "too great to loose." He starts to really get suspicious when the barrier to 9 ¾ closes on him and Ron. And then when he finally gets to school, he hears an icy voice saying plans of murder, and students turning into living statues, and meets a ghost that haunts a girls' bathroom. He knows something is up. It's then up to Ron, Harry, and Hermione to save the school from who, or what, is causing all of this.
This is a great book. It has mystery, magic, and proves that one person can make a difference. I think this is a must-read book. I believe that this book is for children and adults, making it a one-of-a-kind piece of literature. It's definantly a 5-wand book! Don't miss it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Another exciting chapter in the life of Harry Potter
Comment: I have to admit, I am not someone who reads a particular series in its chronological order. I didn't do that with Anne Rice's vampire chronicle series and I certainly didn't with JK Rowlings' Harry Potter series. I actually started getting into Harry Potter when I read the latest book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Since then I was hooked. I received the paperback collection of the first four books for last Christmas. I started with "The Sorcerer's Stone" which I finished. I moved on to "The Chamber of Secrets" (which I must confess just finished reading), and last weekend I finished "The Prisoner of Azkaban". I recently began "The Goblet of Fire" but I haven't gotten far. Of all the books that I have finished reading, I have to admit that "The Chamber of Secrets" is probably my least favorite (if that is possible) book in the series. It is a very good book but it didn't captivate me like "The Prisoner of Azkaban" did.
In the sequel to "The Sorcerer's Stone", Harry Potter is paid a visit by a house elf named Dobby. Dobby warns Harry to not to come back to Hogwarts. During this time, Dobby unintentionally gets Harry into a heap load of trouble with his relatives and finds himself banished to his room with only Hedwig as his companion. Thankfully the Weasley brothers rescues Harry and brings him back to their world of magic. It doesn't take Harry very long to find trouble. Students at Hogwarts are suddenly turning to stone by some magical being. Of course Harry and his friends immediately defies the rules set upon themselves to figure out who is turning their classmates into stone ala Scooby Doo. Despite that I prefer "The Prisoner of Azkaban" over "The Chamber of Secrets", I still enjoyed this book. I am not into fantasy books for the most part but I really do like the Harry Potter books. I like how the books aren't geared for one particular age group. JK Rowlings has a wonderful imagination. Her colorful words really shows how imaginative she is as an author.
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Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 0590353403 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 0439136350 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 08 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 0439139600 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 043935806X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 21 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by J. K. Rowling ISBN: 043932162X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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