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Summary: They are very exciting and fun books
Review: All the Harry Potter books just pull you right in! I couldn't put my book down for even a second. The books are so exciting. When I read the first book I had to get the next right away. J.K. Rowling writes this book with action,adventure,and love.
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Summary: I enjoy Harry, but Rowling lacks something here
Review: alright, let me try and explain my self out of giving "Chamber of Secrets" only 3 stars. First of all, let me say that though i haven't rated all of the other novels, i have read them all and believe that "Prisoner of Azkiban" is the best of the four released. "Goblet of Fire" and "Sorceror's Stone" are close seconds, but this novel lacks something the other's have. But for those of you who are not yet potter-fans, let me explain the story a little.Harry is a twelve year old wizard who is to start his second year at a wizarding school called Hogwarts. His best friend, Ron Weasley, and Ron's brother's free harry from his mean-spirited relatives, the Dursleys. He goes to school and gets himself into tons of trouble on the first day. To wrap up, the novel gets going with several of harry's least favorite people turning to stone. OK. You want to know more? Read the book. But for those who have read it or those who need a better explination as to why this book is not as good, continue forth. J. K. Rowling does an amazing job of writing in the other three novels. However, i feel that thematically, this book falls short. In "Stone," Harry faces Voldemort for the second time in his life. His mother's love protects him from the evil wizards power and harry is saved by LOVE (Theme 1). In the third novel, Harry faces the prosepect of meeting his godfather, who is an accused murderer and the novel ends with harry using patience and understanding to solve problems. UNDERSTANDING (Theme 2). In "Goblet of Fire," Harry is saved by his wit, trusting, and bravery. WIT AND BRAVERY (Theme 3). Alright. Here we go. The Themes i've capitalized show how Harry's problems are resolved. These three (well, four really) themes are good things for children who read these novels to apply to their own life, using these four characteristics to help them live life. The Problem: "Chamber" has a theme, but it is not something that is populary among wise parents. Harry uses violence to finish his problems. He fights evil with evil, and that is a wrong on itself. Rowling has a shortfall here and I wish that she could have used the same creativity shown to design the plot (which is very good and creepy) to finish it. However, this novel is not one that is necessary to read because it doesn't have anything really, really important. If you want, you can skip it, but i don't necessarily recommend that. "Chamber" is worth reading once (or twice), but it is not of the same calliber as the other novels so far. I highly reccomend any of Rowling's other works and listening to any of Jim Dale's beautiful protrayals on CD or Tape (The unabridged productions are extraordinary). I hope i've dug myself out of any serious holes and helped someone on whether they will buy this novel or not.
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Summary: Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets
Review: Altho I received two books in two different shipments, they both arrived promptly & in very good shape.
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Summary: Possibly better than the original?
Review: Although best described as one of those adults for whom the cover was changed to make life less embarrassing(!), I must say that both Harry Potter books (and, no doubt, the remaining 4 or so still to come) will remain timeless childrens' classics, enjoyed by 'children' of all ages. J Rowling has created memorable characters and a stalwart hero in Harry, and more power to her pen, I say. I hope that when they do (inevitably) get round to making a film of the first book, that they do not oversweeten either the flavour of the book, or the characters themselves. Leave the sugar bowl alone please! Read, enjoy and follow the adventures of Harry et al.
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Summary: A well thought out, imaginative book
Review: Although everyone seemed to love this book, and gave five stars, I beg to differ. While the book was well thought out and clearly very imaginative, it is, on the whole, a pure self-indulgence read. I happen to think that a five-star book should change its readers and their ways of looking at the world, and touch its readers deep into the heart. A five-star also feels as a completely different, new book every time one reads it. This book, while thoroughly enjoyable and worth reading, does not do that, and remains, therfore, a fairy tale without much point. However, if one wishes to simply have himself a good, enjoyable, light read, this book is highly recommendable. To sum it up, it is a delightful children's book, good for reading once.
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Summary: A real page-turner
Review: Although I am 40+ and my husband (also 40+)originally bought the Harry Potter books for our eleven-year-old daughter, she really had to fight us both off, in order to read it for herself. She finally got to read it first because she had the excuse that her homework required her to read for at least 20 minutes a day. I can't think of a single time that she stopped reading after 20 minutes;we had to remind her that she had other homework. I found this book to be highly entertaining (although not quite on a par with the first and third books). However, my biggest complaint is that (like the other books),I couldn't put it down for just a few minutes, or my husband or daughter (whoever got there first) would grab it. Then I had to keep a watchful eye out and grab it back. I usually read it during the night hours (I'm a night owl anyway), which leads to my second complaint. Not only did the book keep me awake, I found it almost impossible to read my textbooks (I'm a graduate student)until I had finished the entire book. J.K. Rowling has made a wonderful addition to literature; I'm sure these books are destined to become classics. I can't wait for the next one to come out. In case you're wondering why I gave it four instead of five stars, was that the vain professor did not ring true and I found myself getting irritated when none of the faculty did anything at all about this incompetent instructor. On the other hand, the car who turned wild, but came in the nick of time to save his friend Ron, was thoroughly charming.
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Summary: Harry Potter is the most appealing character I've ever known
Review: Although I have not read Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets, I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of it. I find the Quidditch area of the book exciting. Oh whenever I read the book how I wish Hogwarts were real and I could be a student there. Never a dull momment (unlike math class) makes it enjoyable. There is one thing I reccomend, though. Have a piece of paper handy to write down any little detail. It just might come in handy. Take the little brown package, or Quirrel's turban, for instance. I kept track of how he never took it off and how the little package contained the heart of the story.
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Summary: AMAZING, AMZING, AND EVN MORE AMAZING!!!!!!!
Review: Although I haven't read all of the book yet..... It is wonderful! This book would be a wonderful gift for any age, that is how I recieved and first, and second book from my aunt! These books are so enchanting, infact the first dy I got it, I read it for about 3 hours that day!!! You can live without these books, but it might be a little bit harder!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: Although I like many books, my favorite book would have to be Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. One of the reasons this book is so good is all of the excitement. One exciting thing was when Harry and all of the Weasleys used floo powder to go to the wizard shops to get school supplies. When using floo powder they did the following things: they grabbed a small pinch of the floo powder and threw it into the fire, jumped in, and yelled where they wanted to go. The most exciting thing was when Harry and Ron couldn't get through to platform 9 ¾ so they flew an enchanted car all the way to Hogwarts. The last exciting thing was when the car go out of control and ran right into . . .. The next reason why I liked this book was because of all of the mysteriousness. Dobby, a small house elf, went to the Dursley's house to warn Harry about something at the school, but Harry wouldn't listen he went anyway. Then as he was running through the barrier to platform 9 3/4, the barrier wouldn't let him and Ron in and no one knew why. Then, when they got to Hogwarts, Harry could hear a voice in the wall that no one else could hear. There was also talk of a " chamber of secrets" being opened by the heir of Slytherin. Some people thought it all rubbish, while others believed it true. Finally the strangest thing was that no one knew who the heir of Slytherin was. The last reason why this book was so good was all the strange and abnormal things. One thing in this book that strange was Harry's invisibility cloak that made him invisible whenever he put it on. Then ther was Tom Riddle's diary. Harry found it and started writing in it and to his surprise it wrote back! There were also the giant spiders and all the people getting petrified. The by far strangest thing was that Harry found out he was a parseltounge, which means he could talk to snakes! Hopefully I have inspired you to read this wonderful book and
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Summary: Good Read
Review: Although not quite as good as the first Harry Potter book it was still hard to put down. I am waiting for the 3rd in the series in July. I was a little disappointed in the villain, but happy with the characters winning the day and their Quidditch match.
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