Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：J.K. Rowling
- ISBN：0545791324
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Reviews
Adam Murphy
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Enemies of the Heir， beware…Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J。K。 Rowling is the second instalment of the Harry Potter series， published on July 2， 1998。 The main plot involves the Chamber of Secrets， a hidden chamber within Hogwarts built by Salazar Slytherin。 A big fan of racism， Slytherin built the Chamber to house a monster that can only be controlled by his heir and intended to attack all those， mainly Muggle-borns， whom he considered "unworthy to study magic"。 Now， someone has op Enemies of the Heir， beware…Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J。K。 Rowling is the second instalment of the Harry Potter series， published on July 2， 1998。 The main plot involves the Chamber of Secrets， a hidden chamber within Hogwarts built by Salazar Slytherin。 A big fan of racism， Slytherin built the Chamber to house a monster that can only be controlled by his heir and intended to attack all those， mainly Muggle-borns， whom he considered "unworthy to study magic"。 Now， someone has opened the Chamber， implying the Heir of Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts， but who is it？ And that's what I loved about this particular story of the series - it is PACKED with questions and answers， and you're constantly guessing。 You may have noticed this storyline has relatively little to do with the overall story arc。 While the books were still being written， COS was accused of essentially being devoted to a non-related story plot for this reason。 But in reality， the book is a significant episode， and it introduced a major Chekov's Gun among other bits of foreshadowings for several later books， particularly Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince。 Indeed， as JKR was still a freshly-starting-out author， her editors made her remove some parts she wanted to leave in， and so she had to cram them into book six。The tone is very similar to that of the previous movie， but it came off as feeling a little more bloated and less spirited to some。 The first book presented the wizarding world almost entirely as a place of wonder and whimsy。 While the threat of Voldemort loomed large over the heroes， he was presented mostly as a bad apple in an otherwise magical place。 With this book， however， the honeymoon is over， and the series begins to dig deeper into the problems of the supernatural world as a whole， namely the undercurrent of prejudice and discrimination that goes back centuries， and of which Voldemort is only the most recent manifestation。 。。。more
alstronaut
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October 2021: First audiobook reread in like a decade。 Far better than I remember。 Though I think in my mind i’m just more used to the movies since i’ve seen them way more times。 The movie absolutely does not do the book justice。 Cannot wait to finish this audiobook reread and then physically reread the series again🖤
Jennie Smith
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Another AMAZING read！ I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the second installment of the Harry Potter series and I can't wait to read more！ */ Another AMAZING read！ I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the second installment of the Harry Potter series and I can't wait to read more！ */ 。。。more
Jennie Smith
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Brilliant！！Another AMAZING read。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this second installment of the Harry Potter series。 And I can't wait to read more！ Brilliant！！Another AMAZING read。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this second installment of the Harry Potter series。 And I can't wait to read more！ 。。。more
Izhap
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Sisisisi buenardo 😎👌
Anna Clark
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The most fun。 Not quite as entertaining as #4， but the diary plot line is BRILLIANT。
Charlotte
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Adoro a Ron Weasley😂💙
annie_undomielf
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i love dobby and joanne can STILL suck it
Melissa
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2nd time through， this time on audio。 Great listen！
Jenny Mayerhofer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Even though icj have read the book so many times and know the story inside out， this was the first time I was able to read it in the English original。 This made it a different reading experience for me。Excerpt from the blurb:>> 'There is a plot Harry Potter。 A plot to make more terrible things happen to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year。'HARRY POTTER'S summer has included the WORST birthday ever， DOOMY warnings from a HOUSE-ELF called Dobby， amd RESCUE from the Dursleys by his Even though icj have read the book so many times and know the story inside out， this was the first time I was able to read it in the English original。 This made it a different reading experience for me。Excerpt from the blurb:>> 'There is a plot Harry Potter。 A plot to make more terrible things happen to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year。'HARRY POTTER'S summer has included the WORST birthday ever， DOOMY warnings from a HOUSE-ELF called Dobby， amd RESCUE from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical FLYING car！ Back at HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY for the second year， Harry hears strange WHISPERS echo through empty corridors – and then the ATTACKS start。 Students are found as though turned to stone。。。 Dobby's SINISTER predictions seem to be coming TRUE。 << 。。。more
Rmslis
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Yes， I’m finally getting around to finishing reading this series。 I read the first book then saw the movie。 I never would have figured out what was going on in that first movie if I had not already read the book。 Yet against my usual tendency to read the book before seeing the movie adaptation I went ahead and watched a few more movies without reading the accompanying books。 After the fourth movie I was so lost I refused to watch anymore movies without going back and reading the books first。 Thi Yes， I’m finally getting around to finishing reading this series。 I read the first book then saw the movie。 I never would have figured out what was going on in that first movie if I had not already read the book。 Yet against my usual tendency to read the book before seeing the movie adaptation I went ahead and watched a few more movies without reading the accompanying books。 After the fourth movie I was so lost I refused to watch anymore movies without going back and reading the books first。 This is the second book in the Harry Potter series and likewise Harry’s second year attending the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy。 A fun， although at times intense， read with wizards and witches， spells and magic， mythical creatures and fantastical beasts in modern day England。 A modern day classic。I enjoyed it very much but knocked off a star from my review as there were some intense depictions of extreme child abuse along with extreme cruelty to a house servant known as a house elf。 。。。more
deyala ❀
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amazing
Sofía Martín
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Este libro continua con la mismo desarrollo del anterior y persisten las construcciones de los personajes。 En cuanto a desarrollos y acontecimientos， se resuelven más o menos igual: en el 1ro se presenta a Harry en la casa de sus tíos， luego Hogwarts， y por último el conflicto （en el que también se desenlaza a través de obstáculos segmentados）。Creo que las 5 estrellas es porque conectás con los personajes y el mundo que te ofrece Rowling。 Y además， te genera interés por cómo se va a desenlazar e Este libro continua con la mismo desarrollo del anterior y persisten las construcciones de los personajes。 En cuanto a desarrollos y acontecimientos， se resuelven más o menos igual: en el 1ro se presenta a Harry en la casa de sus tíos， luego Hogwarts， y por último el conflicto （en el que también se desenlaza a través de obstáculos segmentados）。Creo que las 5 estrellas es porque conectás con los personajes y el mundo que te ofrece Rowling。 Y además， te genera interés por cómo se va a desenlazar en los siguientes libros。 。。。more
Alex Zauner
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Review pending- 89/100
Jack
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Audiobook
Enya
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It's awsome， obviously。 It's awsome， obviously。 。。。more
Saaya Patel
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Full of adventure
Matthew Mullen
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Veryyyyy good book I like how Tom riddle is used in it。
Christian
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Read every school year
Gabe Rodriguez
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CHAMBER OF SECRETS is unique in that it is the only entry in the series to basically be a one-off adventure。 Aside from the fact that Tom Riddle's diary was later retroactively revealed to be a horcrux in HALF BLOOD BRINCE， this entire story is mostly a filler episode that never really has any payoff in the larger saga。However， it is still a good mystery story in its own right， and serves the important function of being a stepping-stone in the HARRY POTTER mythos。 The first entry spent a lot of CHAMBER OF SECRETS is unique in that it is the only entry in the series to basically be a one-off adventure。 Aside from the fact that Tom Riddle's diary was later retroactively revealed to be a horcrux in HALF BLOOD BRINCE， this entire story is mostly a filler episode that never really has any payoff in the larger saga。However， it is still a good mystery story in its own right， and serves the important function of being a stepping-stone in the HARRY POTTER mythos。 The first entry spent a lot of time giving us exposition and introducing characters， and so this entry is able to jump right in and tell a better-paced and more intricate plot。 By focusing so much on the Basilisk， the story is able to introduce how wizards view racism and racial superiority， and we get a better sense of the warm and loving Weasley family versus the cold and classist Malfoy family。Speaking of the Weasleys， while Molly and Ginny were given brief cameos in the first entry， this is where both truly make their debut。 Ginny's crush on Harry and how it propels the plot is very endearing， and I wish the crush had ended after this installment （more on that in my reviews of the later books）。Best of all， JK Rowling continues her formula in the first four books of making the twist villain a seemingly minor character we initially sympathize with。 Tom Riddle initially seems very friendly as he communicates to Harry via the diary， and when we learn of his lonely teenage years coming from an orphanage， we feel bad。 That Tom （or this apparition of teenaged Tom） turns out to be not only the villain behind everything but Voldemort himself is one of the best twists of the series。But on the negative side， well， certain elements of CHAMBER OF SECRETS come off feeling more juvenile than its predecessor， and probably the most juvenile of the entire series， with elements such as a flying sentient car and or the Basilisk traveling through the walls yet never actually killing anyone。 Gilderoy Lockhart is the most one-note cartoon character in the saga， someone who is so obviously a fraud to a class of 12-year-olds and even his own fellow teachers seem to see right through him。 Colin Creevey， the boy obsessed with his camera who always takes photos of everything for no reason， and Moaning Myrtle， the self-pitying ghost， are both amusing but one-dimensional。 And I've never liked Dobby。 Dobby could honestly have been named Plot Point， as that's his only role in the story。Still， CHAMBER OF SECRETS is all good fun and is mostly a transitionary step。 While we get some minor world-building like the introductions of Lucius Malfoy， Cornelius Fudge， and mentions of the Ministry and Azkaban， this is also the one final stand-alone adventure in the simple， comforting atmosphere of Hogwarts。 This is one of the lesser-tier entries in the saga， and it is a children's story， but a good one。 。。。more
Florencia
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Me gustó mucho la historia pero debo admitir que algunas partes no me gustaron por eso le doy 4/5
theghostfactory
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This used to be one of my least favorite books in the series。 In fact I would skip it when I re-read the series。 But after re-including it in subsequent series re-reads， I realized how much key plot info is introduced here that doesn’t become relevant until book 6 and 7。 I think to appreciate book 2 one should read again after finishing the series。 A lot of dots are connected that I didn’t appreciate until I knew the full story。TL;DR: try reading the whole series a second time to appreciate how This used to be one of my least favorite books in the series。 In fact I would skip it when I re-read the series。 But after re-including it in subsequent series re-reads， I realized how much key plot info is introduced here that doesn’t become relevant until book 6 and 7。 I think to appreciate book 2 one should read again after finishing the series。 A lot of dots are connected that I didn’t appreciate until I knew the full story。TL;DR: try reading the whole series a second time to appreciate how much info is dropped in this book about HWMNBN’s You Know Whats。 。。。more
Gwenllian
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Really good， one of my first classics， really good plot
Emma Cortes
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Me kague
marii:）
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simplemente sublime ✨
Borlynka
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There is a secret room in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry。 There is a basilisk hidden in the secret room。 Its eyes can kill people。 Voldemort used his early diary to drive a little girl to open the secret room and release the basilisk The school was facing the fate of being closed。 Harry Potter and his companions managed to find the secret room。 Harry used the sword brought by the phoenix to kill the basilisk and also wiped out the memory of Voldemort in his diary。
Bob Box
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Read in 2000。 More fantastical adventures of Harry。
Ola Cembala
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"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is the second part of the series by J。K。 Rowling and I chose it because I've recently read the first one and it brought some warm and cosy childhood memories。 As I am not really into fantastic books in general， the Harry Potter series is totally briliant。 The plot of the book is so endearing that when I started reading it， I couldn't tear myself away from it and literally "devoured" it in one day。 The characters are described in great detail， so we can g "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is the second part of the series by J。K。 Rowling and I chose it because I've recently read the first one and it brought some warm and cosy childhood memories。 As I am not really into fantastic books in general， the Harry Potter series is totally briliant。 The plot of the book is so endearing that when I started reading it， I couldn't tear myself away from it and literally "devoured" it in one day。 The characters are described in great detail， so we can get to know them better。 "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" contains a lot of dialogues expressing emotions and feelings of the characters and the narrative is from the third person which， in my opinion， this is a finest solution， because we can imagine everything as if we are standing somewhere amid the characters watching them。 It is easy for the reader to identify with Harry， as many situations and people are reflected in the modern world。 In my opinion， this volume of adventures of a young wizard is worth reading， because this book is truly unique。 The language in which it is written is not "rigid，" making it easy for the reader to believe every word。 It is simply irreplaceable reading for boring autumn afternoons。 。。。more
Harmony Schulz
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After a summer spent with the Dursleys， Harry is excited to return to Hogwarts。 An unexpected visitor， the house elf Dobby， tries in vain to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts by getting him to illegally perform magic outside of the school。
James Matthews
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