![]() ![]() (Ages 9 and older) -Karin Snelson From the Inside Flap: Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first familiar student concerns-fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors-seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible-including risking their own lives-to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.Ĭhilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. This is a much darker and adult themed book than its predecessor and this again is well played as the books mature along with Harry Potter.Ī delightful fantasy story full of magic, mystery and laughter.ĩ/10 A delightful fantasy story full of magic, mystery and laughter.It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. The ability to completely immerse the reader in a fictional world and make it seem so real is her strongest card and her strong characterisation further enhances this. ![]() ![]() The lovely thing is that she pays homage to these influences in her own style and this has made her stories compellingly unique. Rowling has drawn on many influences within their construction. The Harry Potter series cannot lay claim to being the most original as J.K. ![]() The Harry Potter series is a must read for all children as they are best enjoyed when the imagination is undimmed by age. That would, however, be extremely unfair as this is a fine book in its own rights and deserves to be praised every bit as highly as the original. Gilderoy Lockhart is a superb character that steals the spotlight from Harry and his friends on more than one occasion.Ĭynics may say that the success of the first Harry Potter book made this success of The Chamber of Secrets inevitable. The humour, in particular, is once again rich in the narrative, a humour that will make both children and adults laugh at loud. Rowling’s vivid imagination and full to the spine with magic, spells, companionship and humour. This is a rich fantasy tale, fuelled by J.K. There are mysterious happenings at Hogwarts and Harry, assisted by his staunch friends Hermoine and Ron set about discovering the truth to the Chamber of Secrets and look for clues to help them understand the attacks on the children at the school.Īll the ingredients that made The Philosopher’s Stone a much-loved success are once again here in abundance. The Dursleys are, to put it mildly, unpleasant and the arrival of the house elf Dobby sets in motion a chain of events that ends with Harry, thanks in no small part to a flying car, happily back at Hogwarts. The Chamber of Secrets begins, as did the Philosopher’s Stone, with Harry once again at home with the dreadful Dursleys. Rowling’s series began with the Philosopher’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets continues the adventures of the young wizard Harry and his friends at Hogwarts. ![]()
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