A review by thepurplebookwyrm
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

- It's fundamentally a very short book originally meant for children, and I'll always be biased against that as an adult reader.

- Prose was pretty good though considering the above.
- Good storytelling overall; the plot kept flowing.

- Hagrid still best boi.
- Starting to let myself just enjoy the whimsy of it all, though. 

- I also watched the movies so many freaking times as a kid that the first two books just read like 'scripts' for them, in a way – it was quite a strange experience in that regard.