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Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author: Rowling, J.K.
Year: 1988
B's Stars: 8 of 10
Plot:
Year 2 at Hogwarts - a monster is terrorising the school and it's up to Harry and sidekicks to stop it. Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspect Malfoy and even Hagrid before they figure out the truth and have to defeat not only the monster but a bit of Lord Voldermort's soul.
Review:
This is the one of the most plot driven Harry Potter books. In addition to some clever twists and turns in the plot the overall story is advanced with the some of the dark history of Tom Riddle revealed. What makes this book is the parallels between Harry and Tom Riddle. Similar to Luke/Darth Vader, Frodo/Gollum and others I cannot pull off the top of my head - Harry and Voldemort are the good/bad of a similar personality and upbringing - and it's their choices that define them. A good read.
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Of all the books in the Harry Potter series, I think this is the weakest. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy it; that's not the case at all, but it just doesn't have that certain ... "something, something" that the other 6 books did. Its chief role, as far as I'm concerned, is to get us familiarized with Voldemort and that he's not just this random badass who came along; that he's got a pretty sad and complex background. That said, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't read it about 15 times.
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