[.ca] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (ISBN 0807281913)

Amazon.com Audiobook Review:
What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 7 CDs) --Andrew Nieland

Amazing for all ages!:
I thought that this book was really exiting and i could not put it down! It's great for all ages and this is really one of the best series of books I have ever read!

A Great Book:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a very scary, exciting, and action-packed. It is very scary when Moaning Mortal tells Harry and Ron how she died. There is also a part when Nearly Headless Nick almost takes his whole head off. I think this book is very exciting because Harry and Ron find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. I think this book is action-packed because there are lots of parts where Harry fights bad guys.

horrible cover, average book:
i wish the cover was a ton better. the cover stinks. if any future reviews come out, please mention the cover and agree. the cover almost made me give up the entire book, but after reading it, i thought it was good. the cover was bad. the book was good.

So Silver:
Harry Potter two, didn't have as much going on as the first book, but had much more suspense. Action: amazing. Writing: great. Illustrations: beautiful. All what I call a five star book!

The whole series is overrated/overdone:
I can't take it anymore. I can't take it that most people think that anything with "Harry Potter" in the title of the book means its the bes thing ever written. Granted, the books aren't bad. But they are NOT what everyone makes them out to be. The movies aren't bad either, but still not what all the sheep say it is. To me, the who Harry Potter series is just a bunch of kids who have never read anything in their lives, and picked up something semi-interesting and made it their God. And I can't take it when I go onto the internet, see that "Harry Potter and The Order Of THe Pheonox" is #1 on the bestselling list, and it's not even released yet. Passed Obsession? I don't think so, because then I saw this: I went onto the page for the UNRELEASED book and see that some kids have already written reviews, saying such things as: "I haven't read the book yet, but I know its going to be good." OK, now THATS passed obsession. The whole thing is overrated and over done. And I know that most people are going to critisize me about this statement. And if they do, those who aren't ignorant, will see that these people are immature obsessive people who needs to read some REAL genius works of fiction.