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A review by allowableman2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
4.0
It has a lot of things going for it. For example, COS very well builds upon PS, which implies that Harry and Tom are not so different by delving into the backstory of Voldemort, whose father abandoned him before he was born when he found out Tom's mother was a witch, and that is Tom's excuse for his horribleness against Muggles. And I like how Harry is conflicted by how similar he is to Voldemort, only to learn that "it is our choices that define us, not our abilities."
COS shatters the utopia image of Harry's world with the introduction of Dobby as an oppressed slave, and It builds upon Draco's personality by delving into the bigotry theme.
Lucius Malfoy is a much more impressive villain than Quirell was due to his duplicitous puppetmaster nature, his political ambitions, and his actual belief in the Dark Lord. I like how it builds on Hagrid's backstory from the first book, and we learn more about the Weaslys, like Arther and Molly. Lockheart is pretty good as comic relief.
For flaws, this is the most fillerish book, and the worst part is that it didn't need to be
Rowling originally intended to include more foreshadowing to later books and other things, like a scene where Draco and another student give their views on Potter. However, her editor deemed these parts unnecessary and ordered her to remove them. Thus, she had to be put in book 6
So, do I prefer this to the first book? No. But still, it's pretty good.
COS shatters the utopia image of Harry's world with the introduction of Dobby as an oppressed slave, and It builds upon Draco's personality by delving into the bigotry theme.
Lucius Malfoy is a much more impressive villain than Quirell was due to his duplicitous puppetmaster nature, his political ambitions, and his actual belief in the Dark Lord. I like how it builds on Hagrid's backstory from the first book, and we learn more about the Weaslys, like Arther and Molly. Lockheart is pretty good as comic relief.
For flaws, this is the most fillerish book, and the worst part is that it didn't need to be
Rowling originally intended to include more foreshadowing to later books and other things, like a scene where Draco and another student give their views on Potter. However, her editor deemed these parts unnecessary and ordered her to remove them. Thus, she had to be put in book 6
So, do I prefer this to the first book? No. But still, it's pretty good.