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Loading... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. Rowling
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Another great book by Ms. Rowling. I noticed that this one was a bit more violent than the first and I hear the stories get darker with each book. I look forward to reading them all! (  )fersher72 | Jul 7, 2009 |  1   it was HORRIBLE (  )bellafan | Jul 6, 2009 | This was a fun read, very much like the first book only with a greater span on the introduction of characters and more of Harry Potter's past in relation of what-the-hell-is-going-on. I had one issue with this book, and this is a common thing new writers often suffer from. When writing, authors always want to improve on the previous novel. In this case, Rowling tried to expand on the number of events going on with Harry & his cohorts. The issue here is she tried to do that without expanding too much on the number of pages; so all of the scenes are shorter, choppier, and essentially rushed. As this is only her second publish book, this is not her fault. I have talked to other readers of the series, and they tend to agree with each other that this is the weakest book of the series and that it gets much better with the third. We shall see. (  )bardsfingertips | Jul 6, 2009 | 1 Second Harry Potter book. Retains much of the charm of the first one. (  )mohi | Jul 5, 2009 | 1 Book two of the Harry Potter series. Still going strong – clear plot lines, character development, suspense etc. Read November 2007 ( )mbmackay | Jul 5, 2009 | 0.043 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Audiobook Review (ISBN 0439064864, Hardcover)What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 6 cassettes) --Andrew Nieland(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:04 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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