Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
by J.K. Rowling
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Author: J.K. RowlingBrand: Listening Library (Audio)
Narrator: Jim Dale
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 1999-12-01
ISBN: 0807281948
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
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Book Review: The One Man Show of Harry Potter continues as Jim Dale does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved the first and the sixth audiobooks in the Harry Potter series so much that I ended up buying them all within about a month's time. Why? Jim Dale continues to deliver in these wonderful, witty and well-narrated one mans show with a great grasp of the characters, giving each one a voice all his or her own. He obviously has spent his time getting inside the characters' minds, expressing voices that are believable and enjoyable. Mr. Dale does a great job of bringing this popular series to life. You might find yourself saying that you will only listen to one or two chapters at a time and the next thing you know, you're through four CDS! That's how I ended up with all six audiobooks in less than a month!
It is a genuine pleasure to listen to him do what is a one man show. I feel his best character voices include Hagrid, Professor McGonagall, Ron Weasley and his mother, as well as the Dursleys. His take on Gilderoy Lockhart was awesome and hilarious! In many ways, he sounded like Kenneth Branaugh in the movie role. I feel he is still developing Harry's voice and it differed a little in this installment, showing us a Harry growing up and maturing. He again pronounces Voldemort's name "Voldemore"; I think this must be the way the British might pronounce the dark lord's name but he adds the "T" sound, beginning in either the fifth or sixth books, perhaps to appease American readers?
Audiobooks are great because you can take them anywhere or do things you couldn't do with a regular book such as chores, go to the gym or for a walk or run, driving for fun or to and from work, going for a walk, spending time with the family listening together and so on. Highly recommended with Awesome packaging and great artwork from the series! I know once I finish all six of these, I'll want to listen to them again.
Summary of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
The Dursleys were so mean that hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.
But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone--or something--starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects...Harry Potter himself?
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
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