Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)

I ordered this book for my daughter age 11 so that she could read the book being she has enjoyed the movies. For most movies the book is better and can go into more detail. I am 40 + and really enjoyed the book as well. I found this book to be highly entertaining and again Harry must put his life in danger to save others who are important to him. J.K. Rowling has introduced us to some new characters in book two. We meet a magical elf, Dobby, a new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart and finally Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister who joins the famous trio.
CHAMBER OF SECRETS shows, more than anything, that the success of PHILOSPHER'S STONE was not a fluke accident, and it is with this novel we get the first real rumblings of the Pottermania that was about to take over the globe. This book is easily as readable as the first, and most readers will fly through this novel.
I liked this book because it was a true page turner. As the reader you can search for possible clues along with Harry, Ron and Hermione. I would recommend this book to anyone over seven years old. J.K. Rowling did an excellent job on this book because it's exciting and full of adventure. I have learned from this book that life is full of tough challenges and problems. No matter how hard it is you have to be brave and trust in yourself to do the right thing.

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These books are just wonderful. I have read all of them, the story line, everything about them is wonderful. Great read.

Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for a second year of wizarding education. He has a few mishaps even getting to the school; by now the wise reader pays attention to the small episodes that can have significance later. Harry's first-year friendships with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have solidified. They'll rely on those bonds to deal once again with the truculent Lord Voldemort. This time the school is plagued by a series of mysterious attacks against some of the school's muggle-borns, assaults that literally petrify the victims. The mystery is compounded by Harry's hearing a murderous voice that others cannot hear, and the appearance of an enchanted diary that spills secrets that imperil favorite Hogwarts characters. Moreover, Harry is tormented by the thought that maybe he was supposed to have been a Slytherin--indeed, that he may be a descendant of Salazar Slytherin!

The book includes many references to the first volume, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, to help the reader who's either forgotten key aspects of the first story or who's never read it. The latter reader is better off going back and reading the first volume. In addition to many returning characters, this volume introduces important new characters including Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's equally sinister father; Ginny Weasley, the youngest of the many Weasleys to go to Hogwarts and who's besotted with Harry; and Gilderoy Lockhart, a famous wizard author whose braggadocio seems to embarrass everyone but Hermione. The story generally is written well, and becomes ever more suspenseful as it nears the conclusion: my daughter begged me to keep reading beyond her lights-out time.

I loved this product. I had not realized I ordered the UK version of the title but it was good to hear a different version of a title I had read. It arrived on time and in excellent condition and was a pleasure to listen to.