Goodreads Summary: The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.
And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girl's bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.
But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble beings, and someone--or something--starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects...Harry Potter himself.
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 341
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
First Line: "Not for the first time, an argument had broke out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive."
Favorite Quote: "Oh well, I'd just been thinking . . . if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet."
Review:
The second installment of this series is just as fun and magical as the first! I have the feeling that it will only get better as I continue on. I love how Rowling weaves the story together; little bits and pieces of things are always strewn through the whole book until everything comes together in the end flawlessly. I loved the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets, and I'm now very curious about the Prisoner of Azkaban, which I will be starting immediately. I'm so happy I got the box set of these - waiting for library copies surely would have driven me mad.
I feel confident enough to say that Harry Potter could definitely become one of my favorite stories ever, joining the 99% of people in this world who already adore them. Just the little things make it better. The drawings in the beginnings of the chapters are always interesting and the plot keeps me guessing. There's bits of humor sprinkled into the story as well - it's as if Rowling stumbled upon a recipe for a good book (humor, mystery, lovely characters, magical setting, evil villain and so on) and wrote it out perfectly.
It's always hard to me to remember that Harry and his friends are only about twelve years old here, because they seem much older than they are. Hermione especially seems that way (though she can be a bit of a snob about it sometimes). I loved meeting the whole Weasly family and finding out more about the world of Hogwarts. It's actually really hard to write proper reviews for these books so far, and I have the bad feeling it will continue to be that way. But I have to say, I am in love with this series, and am very eager to find out what happens next.
View Spoiler
4.5/5 stars
Books in this series
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Other opinions:
Best Fantasy Books
Common Sense Media
No comments:
Post a Comment