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Summary: Another winner
Review: Yes, another winner Harry Potter book! JK Rowling has done it again. I liked the first book a bit better, really only because I liked the story better... but this was another "can't put it down" book. JK Rowling has an incredible knack for being able to plot her stories so well you can never guess the outcome... you may think you have... but then it goes another direction... one you hadn't even considered! The plots are very well thought out and come together flawlessly at the end. After each book, I can't wait for the next! Read book 3 too, you'll LOVE IT! I can't wait for #4. Harry Potter is the best thing since Beanie Babies. (And hey, I'm an adult)!
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Summary: A good but sort of boring book
Review: Yes, I really like the Harry Potter books. But this one needed more exitment to it. It was a good story but not great.
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Summary: No Magic for this Sequel
Review: Yes, the long-awaited sequel does feature the same set of characters and the same setting but little else that made the first book something special. Instead of a fascinating opening to a new world with detailed character descriptions and imaginative situations, this edition cuts straight to the chase with nothing more than "special effects". How many more times can Harry escape a narrow death? After giant spiders and snakes, how much gorier and scarier can the monsters get? The characters from the original story make a token appearance at best, with only a few new ones added. One of these is Ginny Weasley, youngest sister to Harry's best friend, who forms the basis for this plot. The responsible villain, which first appeared 50 years ago, kidnaps her leading Harry to (yet another) show-down with predicatable results. One rather worrisome plot twist: 50 years ago, another girl was perished at the hands of this same perpetrator, but instead of this being a tragedy, she is reborn as a ghost of the girl's bathroom nicknamed Moaning Myrtle and played for laughs. Why is that funny, when the kidnapping of Ginny is a near tragedy? There are a few nice imaginative touches, such as life with the Weasley family, but by in large readers might as well buy themselves another edition of "Goosebumps".
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Summary: Add me to your list of Harry Potter fans...
Review: Yes, you are about to hear another glowing review from an extremely happy reader. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was, I thought, even better than the first book. J.K. Rowlings is a *GREAT* writer! She keeps you guessing, and at least for me, in the end I'm usually wrong. You have got to try these books! They keep getting better and better. I've already read "Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone" 3 times, and finished "Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets" for the second time today. I'm dying to get the third book, but I can't afford it right now and it's driving me crazy! I especially recommend this book for middle school students, and college students. It seems like they are the people that appreciate and enjoy it the most. Read Harry Potter- you can't be disappointed.
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Summary: Hogwarts we have a problem........
Review: Yet another fantastic new book by J.K Rowling. Twists and turns galore catapult this book to the same heights as C.S.Lewis and Roald Dahl. I only have one thing to say and that is...Watch your back Mrs Norris... S.E.Lewis-Newton
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Summary: A book for big children
Review: You as an adult may wonder why children love this book. You as a child may wonder why your parents enjoy this book so much. It is the fantastic talent of a writer that shines through and touches yound and old equally.
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Summary: Goodness prevails.
Review: You can't imagine how much this author can slip you in to this fantasy world. In my mid forties, I bought this book to read to my two boys, ages 5 and 7. While they love to hear the next chapter each night, I was smitten with this book and found myself reading it without them so that I could keep going, going, going. This little (boy) man is so courageous, passionate, compassionate, brilliant and composed. The story weaves in and out and the clues abound. You keep trying to figure it out, but you can't! Then it all makes sense at the end and you don't find it one bit trite! A creative masterpiece.
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Summary: Fun reading for adults, too
Review: You don't have to be a kid to get into the Harry Potter craze. After reading the first two of the series, I'm likely to read the rest. Rowling captures the concerns of children and adults everywhere-the desire to be wanted and accepted, to feel safe, to be appreciated, have good friends, to learn and have adventures. The characters are distinct, memorable, and charming in original ways. I love the all-flavor beans, the Quidditch matches, Dobby's self-punishing behavior, and polyjuice potion. Very entertaining. A nice change from what I usually read. ~Joan Mazza, author of DREAM BACK YOUR LIFE and DREAMING YOUR REAL SELF
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Summary: THESE BOOKS ARE MY FAVORITES
Review: YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am really tough to please and I couldn't put this book down! It's characters are great, and the story gives amazing ideas! The book is like a mystery,fantasy,fairy tale,realistic fiction, and a little scientific too! People all over the world will be reading it as soon as it gets translated. My advice is read it!!
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Summary: Cool Book
Review: You have to read the first bool to understand the first few chapters. I thought that the first 6 chapters were like a review of the first book. (This book I read for academic purposes, not for fun. But it is a fun book to read.) I have to come clean and say that this book has good vocabulary and very deatiled. This is a good book to read if you need points for Reading Counts!
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