And here's Karen's take on Chamber of Secrets! You're so lucky to get 2 reviews in 1 day!
Title/Year originally published: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/1999
When I originally read it:
Now.
What I thought of it then:
When I re-read it:
Ah, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. With such a favorable impression left upon me by the first book, of course I had to read the second one. (or I should say, listen to) There is the magic way Harry is supposed to travel to school (on the subway platform) and then, when he fails to make his train, the adventure with him and Ron in the flying car. I thought it a strange concept that one ghost haunts nothing else but a girl's bathroom in the school and the bathroom becomes the central point of the book. And could Gaylord (excuse me, Gilderoy Lockheart) be any more annoying. Geesh. In my opinion the end was very clever the way that Tom Marvolo Riddle turned out to be Voldemort and that Ginny was the one that helped him. I just knew it was Gaylord (excuse me, Gilderoy Lockheart) that was Voldemort. And, I must say Harry Potter is brilliant. I thought this book was a little bit boring 2/3rds of the way through, but then picked up in the end. Definitely not my favorite of the first two books.
What my thoughts are now:
So I’ll be starting The Prisoner of Azkaban next week. I hope that it has more adventure then the last book. Also, I would like more interaction between Harry, Ron, & Hermione. Hermione was pretty much absent from the last book when she was petrified.
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