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A review by mynameismarines
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
5.0
[December 15, 2015] Marking for re-read.
[November 11, 2015] Marking for re-read. I did not plan on reading this exactly two years after my first re-read, but here we are! This book is probably still my least favorite of the series, but I liked it more than ever.
In this book we get our first real look at what Harry has to deal with during his entire time at Hogwarts and that is the ficklness of everyone's perception of him. Everyone turns on him so quickly and I think it's really interesting how at the Dueling Club people were willing to say that Harry was egging the snake on, simply because they were freaked out by his ability.
The entire concept of "mudbloods" is another thing that got me really thinking this time around because Rowlling has this whole action adventure series, but manages to include these little bits of too much truth. It's prejudice and hate based on things people cannot control.
There were a lot of little details I picked up on this time around that I just loved:
- Ginny almost leaves her diary at home and they all have to go back so she can get it. SO CLOSE TO A NORMAL YEAR.
- Dumbledore mentions here that a piece of Voldemort is in Harry and like WHAT? WE KNEW ALL ALONG? Pretty much.
- Ginny's Valentine for Harry <3
- Dumbledore taught Transfiguration, huh.
- I love the Weasley's and I loved this first look at The Burrow and their home life. They are such amazing parents and substitute parents.
- Can we just talk about how many of these elements come back? Azkaban and polyjuice potion and the sword of Gryffindor and the basilisk fang. So good.
[November 13, 2103] Marked for re-read. I was surprised how much more I appreciated The Sorcerer's Stone and how much I was not as thrilled by the Chamber of Secrets upon re-read. I don't even have real reasons why, just ~*feelings*~. I'm pretty sure this is my least favorite of the series. But, still like, Harry Potter.
[November 11, 2015] Marking for re-read. I did not plan on reading this exactly two years after my first re-read, but here we are! This book is probably still my least favorite of the series, but I liked it more than ever.
In this book we get our first real look at what Harry has to deal with during his entire time at Hogwarts and that is the ficklness of everyone's perception of him. Everyone turns on him so quickly and I think it's really interesting how at the Dueling Club people were willing to say that Harry was egging the snake on, simply because they were freaked out by his ability.
The entire concept of "mudbloods" is another thing that got me really thinking this time around because Rowlling has this whole action adventure series, but manages to include these little bits of too much truth. It's prejudice and hate based on things people cannot control.
There were a lot of little details I picked up on this time around that I just loved:
- Ginny almost leaves her diary at home and they all have to go back so she can get it. SO CLOSE TO A NORMAL YEAR.
- Dumbledore mentions here that a piece of Voldemort is in Harry and like WHAT? WE KNEW ALL ALONG? Pretty much.
- Ginny's Valentine for Harry <3
- Dumbledore taught Transfiguration, huh.
- I love the Weasley's and I loved this first look at The Burrow and their home life. They are such amazing parents and substitute parents.
- Can we just talk about how many of these elements come back? Azkaban and polyjuice potion and the sword of Gryffindor and the basilisk fang. So good.
[November 13, 2103] Marked for re-read. I was surprised how much more I appreciated The Sorcerer's Stone and how much I was not as thrilled by the Chamber of Secrets upon re-read. I don't even have real reasons why, just ~*feelings*~. I'm pretty sure this is my least favorite of the series. But, still like, Harry Potter.