Nessa Luna
Written on Jun 7, 2020
To any trans people that read this: You are valid, no matter what terfs like Rowling say.
Harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts School. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to magicians of Muggle parentage. Now someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wall. The chief suspect - who's always in the wrong place - is Harry. But something much darker has yet to be unleashed.
- ISBN10 0747573611
- ISBN13 9780747573616
- Publish Date 4 October 2004 (first published 2 July 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 January 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition Adult ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English
- URL http://bloomsbury.com/Trade/
Reviews
To any trans people that read this: You are valid, no matter what terfs like Rowling say.
Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews
Written on Mar 12, 2020
In the second installment of the series J.K. Rowling introduces several new characters into the mix.
First is Dobby the house elf who warns Harry, for his own good sir not to go back to Hogwarts School as it is not safe this year. Unfortunately, Harry brushes this advise aside and attends his classes, Dobby tries to no avail to detour Harry but nothing bears fruit and usually ends up doing more harm than good to himself and The-Boy-Who-Lived.
Second is the Weasley family, the reader is introduced to Mr and Mrs Weasley who become surrogate parents to Harry and treat him as one of their own. The other member is the youngest Weasley child and only girl Ginny who is starting her first year at Hogwarts.
The third new character is Moaning Myrtle, a girl who was consistently teased and tragically died fifty years ago under mysterious circumstances.
Lastly, and my personal favorite the new Defense Against the Arts teacher Gildaroy Lockheart, a big headed, international bestseller for such books as Magical Me and Gadding with Ghouls; and in truth can only talk the talk and not walk the walk so all in all is rather pathetic. I reread this series numerous time and still get a kick out of his disastrous magical attempts.
Of course we can't forget the main characters, Harry, Ron and Hermione, the writing for all three is much more developed and mature and through out the books J.K. Rowling makes apparent that the three are going through "growing pains" and maturing in general.
All in all this was a good young adult novel {I've read at least twenty times so it better be} and as the series progresses and builds more popularity as a crossover book the writing style improves and becomes a little less juvenile. Great read good author.
moraa
Written on Dec 16, 2019
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
4.5 stars
5/xx/15: Wonderful! Didn't like it as much as the first though.
12/16/19: Oh Lord. I've always considered this (and the third book really) a bridge to books 4-7. I think this is in part because I was too young to have 'grown up reading' the series. BUT rereading it has opened my eyes to how great a book it is in its own right.
sokodomo
Written on Jan 9, 2019
leahrosereads
Written on Sep 15, 2018
It's really just filled with either really boring happenings or plot holes galore. There's nothing really magical about this story.
However, since this is the illustrated edition, I had some gorgeous art to keep me enticed to keep turning the pages.
bookperson
Written on Jul 19, 2018
bestmessever
Written on May 27, 2018
pjw
Written on Apr 24, 2018
Djilan
Written on Jan 19, 2018
kimbacaffeinate
Written on Dec 8, 2017