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Summary: Not Just a Children's Book!
Review: Harry Potter is doubtlessly an entertaining adventure for children, but I was suprised to find that the stories, full of symbolism and wonderful messages, can entertain adults, too. The general moral of the stories is to believe in yourself, but the second book in the series even surpasses the first with it's lessons against prejudice and even has a Hitler-like villan. The child inside me was truely enchanted by the story, and my mind was pleased by the wonderful messages and deeper plot.
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Summary: Why I Hate Harry Potter
Review: Harry Potter is everywhere lately, featured on the cover of Time (but not as man of the year yet), making the rounds of the TV talk shows (in the guise of the author J.K. Rowling), and holding the top three slots on the NY Times Bestseller List. He's making headlines as both the savior of literacy and the spawn of Satan. But what's lost in this all this noise is the fact that, when all is said and done, Harry Potter is boring. He's popular the way Big Macs are popular; it's easy to sell something bland and formulaic.The first clue to Harry Potter's franchise status is in the interesting title switch. Harry became all the rage in Britain under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Since no red-blooded American would be caught dead with a book about philosophy, the title had to change. So as Harry crossed the Atlantic, he dropped the Philosopher's Stone and picked up the Sorcerer's Stone; the occult sells better than contemplation. The second problem is the gross simplicity of the plot and characters. Magic works in these novels the same way Waylon Jennings' singing worked in the TV show The Dukes of Hazard. Whenever Bo, Luke and Daisy got into a pickle they couldn't get out of, the show would cut to Waylon Jennings singing yet another variation of "Good Ol' Boys" and the problem would be miraculously solved. Logic, character development, consistency even within the parameters of the story, were always ignored. Harry has the same luck. Whenever he's in a jam or things aren't going well, he manages to find some long lost spell or some arcane rule of quidditch to make everything all right. Character development is, of course, out of the question. Just like the rule requiring every Big Mac around the world to taste equally bland, every character in the Potter books is either good or bad from start to finish. Harry runs the emotional gamut from A to A and back again. The villains twirl their mustaches and cackle like an army of Snidely Whiplashes. The characters in the Potter books are all gross cartoon exaggerations; but as Homer Simpson has proven, even cartoon characters can have hearts. Too bad Harry hasn't learned that. The real trouble with Harry is that his oversized ego and the hype all around him is crowding everybody else out of the field of new children's books. He's like the George W. Bush of children's literature. If you want to read books that don't insult the intelligence of your inner child try Holes by Louis Sachar, or The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg. Jules Feiffer has two amazing novels: A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears and The Man in the Ceiling. Or if you need something British try The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan. Like Harry, these books were all written in the last five or six years; and like Harry, they all have magic of one kind or another. But unlike Harry, these books are also fresh and intelligent. These books aren't products to be mass-produced for maximum sales; these books have hearts.
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Summary: An excellent book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Harry Potter is going to Hogwarts for his second year when a house elf comes to warn him that when he goes back to Hogwarts terrible things will happen. Of course Harry doesn't listen, after all this is Harry's worst year at the Dursley's . But when Harry goes back to Hogwarts terrible things do start to happen, even people turning in to stone. Will Harry stop the person who is doing it, or will Hogwarts have to close down.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Harry Potter is in trouble. Not only has he greatly angeredthe Dursleys and annoyed the Ministry of Magic, now he's managed toget himself dragged up before Dumbledore on the first day of school! What's a poor wizard-in-training to do? As Harry works on this puzzler, things at Hogwarts take a turn for the bizarre. Harry hears strange voices coming from the walls when no one else does. Then, a sinister message from the heir of Slytherin appears and students start turning to stone. And everyone suspects Harry is somehow behind it all. Add to this Quidditch, a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, a "Harry Potter Fan Club" among the new first years, and the continuation of the Harry-Malfoy fued, and the second Harry Potter book is a wonderful story full of alll the hooks that will keep you reading, no matter how late it is or how early you need to get up the next morning!
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Summary: This is the best squal EVER
Review: Harry Potter is looking forward all summer to go back to Hogwarts. One day a elf like creature named Dobby not to go back but Harry goes back anyway. Later on everyone who is not a pure-blooded wizard turns into stone.Some people who are pure-blooded get turned to stone because they know something about the Chamber of Secrets. Harry finds the truth about who really opened the Chamber of Secrets. Moaning Mytle died from the creature and is turned into a ghost. You will really enjoy this book. Some parts scared me but I have never read a book like this. Hope you enjoy it!
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Summary: Muggles shouldn't read about Harry Potter.
Review: Harry Potter is not a bad influence and I think that if someone can read that much into a book and not give someone credit for imagination and originality then that person has problems. I love Harry Potter and I wish his world did exist!!!!
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Summary: irresistable
Review: Harry Potter is now our favorite bedtime reading. We love the characters, and Ms. Rowling does a great job of developing a sense of place. Incidentally, "we" are two kids in our late thirties. Friendship, loyalty, and bravery are appealing at any age. We bought the hardcovers - I plan to re-read these a few times while I wait impatiently for the next 3 books.
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Summary: EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE!
Review: Harry Potter is one of the best books ever. I have read 10 books this summer and the first two Harry Potter books were amazing. The Chamber of Secrets completely shocked me at the end and made me hungry for more. Its cute story of magic and mystery is easy to read yet very fufilling. I recommend this book to 7 year olds to 100 year olds.
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Summary: Harry potter and the chamber of secrets
Review: Harry potter is one of the best books. There is danger in Mony Mertols bathroom.Harry relis that Hogwots is no longer safe.Hermine gets pechfid latetr in the film.Blud wirting on the wall saying THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPEND ENMESY OF THE AIR BEWER. Harry fights the baserlist to safe Ginny Weesly.I think the book was magnfisnt.
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Summary: J. K. Rowling is a genius!
Review: Harry Potter is one of the best characters ever created. Great for kids and adults alike!
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