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A review by booksandbraids
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
5.0
December 2013- I liked this book better the second time reading it after years and years of adoring the movies.
I bumped it from a 3 to 5 stars but I want it to be a 4.5 stars because I love it, but not as much as the other ones.
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October 2018- I will never stop loving these books <3 This time I was able to read the illustrated edition. It is absolutely beautiful, of course. I do wish there were more illustrations, though. Something small on every page would be nice... although I guess that is being greedy!
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May 2020- This go around I am listening to the audiobooks for the first time. Amazing, as always.
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May 2023- HBO announced they are making a TV show and I am so freaking excited that I had to reread the books again. It has been several years, so it was time for a reread anyways. I once again listened to the audiobook. My new thing is to keep a running commentary as I read a book, so I am going to copy that below....
- 9% it’s a good thing that Ottery St. Catchpole isn’t a real town or else I would be kicking myself for not stopping there when we were in England!
- 18% Mrs. Weasley made all of Harry’s favorite things for dinner on the last evening, including treacle pudding. A last mug of hot chocolate and then bed.
- 19% imagine how beautiful this scene of them flying above the clouds will be when HBO gets their hands on it
- 23% McGonagall conjured up some sandwiches and pumpkin juice for them to eat in Snape’s office after getting scolded about the car, rather than allowing them to go to the feast
- 33% “Hagrid’s treacle fudge had cemented [Harry’s] jaw together”
- 34% “Harry did not enjoy his Shepard’s pie as much as he thought” because he had detention after with professor Lockhart
- 38% I certainly don’t want to use the death day party as inspiration for my Chamber of Secrets feast this weekend…
- 52% Albus found Collin when he went downstairs for hot chocolate
- 68% can we PLEASE have the Valentine’s scene in the new movie? Particularly with the grumpy dwarves dressed as cupids 😂
- 78% one of the best line’s from this movie isn’t in the book! At least not yet. “Why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies?”
- 89% you know what might be interesting? Since we all already know that Ginny is the one who opens the chamber of secrets, wouldn’t it be interesting if we saw her with the diary doing the various things as they happen? It would ruin the big surprise at the end, but like I said, we all know so it’s not a surprise anymore. I don’t think they will do that… people would probably complain…. I’m not even sure if I would like it once actually done… but it would be neat to see Ginny’s side of things.
- 97% “‘Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?!’ Harry said, thunderstruck.” *fangirling over this foreshadowing”
- 98% MASTER HAS GIVEN DOBBY SOCK… DOBBY IS FREE!!!! 🧦❤️
- YOU SHALL NOT HARM HARRY POTTER!!!!
- I just love these books so much 😭
I bumped it from a 3 to 5 stars but I want it to be a 4.5 stars because I love it, but not as much as the other ones.
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October 2018- I will never stop loving these books <3 This time I was able to read the illustrated edition. It is absolutely beautiful, of course. I do wish there were more illustrations, though. Something small on every page would be nice... although I guess that is being greedy!
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May 2020- This go around I am listening to the audiobooks for the first time. Amazing, as always.
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May 2023- HBO announced they are making a TV show and I am so freaking excited that I had to reread the books again. It has been several years, so it was time for a reread anyways. I once again listened to the audiobook. My new thing is to keep a running commentary as I read a book, so I am going to copy that below....
- 18% Mrs. Weasley made all of Harry’s favorite things for dinner on the last evening, including treacle pudding. A last mug of hot chocolate and then bed.
- 19% imagine how beautiful this scene of them flying above the clouds will be when HBO gets their hands on it
- 23% McGonagall conjured up some sandwiches and pumpkin juice for them to eat in Snape’s office after getting scolded about the car, rather than allowing them to go to the feast
- 33% “Hagrid’s treacle fudge had cemented [Harry’s] jaw together”
- 34% “Harry did not enjoy his Shepard’s pie as much as he thought” because he had detention after with professor Lockhart
- 38% I certainly don’t want to use the death day party as inspiration for my Chamber of Secrets feast this weekend…
- 52% Albus found Collin when he went downstairs for hot chocolate
- 68% can we PLEASE have the Valentine’s scene in the new movie? Particularly with the grumpy dwarves dressed as cupids 😂
- 78% one of the best line’s from this movie isn’t in the book! At least not yet. “Why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies?”
- 89% you know what might be interesting? Since we all already know that Ginny is the one who opens the chamber of secrets, wouldn’t it be interesting if we saw her with the diary doing the various things as they happen? It would ruin the big surprise at the end, but like I said, we all know so it’s not a surprise anymore. I don’t think they will do that… people would probably complain…. I’m not even sure if I would like it once actually done… but it would be neat to see Ginny’s side of things.
- 97% “‘Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?!’ Harry said, thunderstruck.” *fangirling over this foreshadowing”
- 98% MASTER HAS GIVEN DOBBY SOCK… DOBBY IS FREE!!!! 🧦❤️
- YOU SHALL NOT HARM HARRY POTTER!!!!
- I just love these books so much 😭