Book Rating (1-5 Stars): Hands-down, 5 stars. I love the Harry Potter series. It's so easy to read, and...it's just so great.
Setting of the Book: Mostly Hogwarts (School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in London). I'm a complete nerd, I know.
About the Author: J.K. Rowling - this is obviously her claim-to-fame series. She wrote another book about some kind of political something or other in England (also fiction), but the synopsis on the back of the book really didn't interest me. Also, I'm pretty sure she wrote the first Harry Potter book in her mid-twenties but didn't actually get it published until her early thirties? Or something like that.
Plot of the book in one sentence: Harry, Ron and Hermione need to figure out who is opening the Chamber of Secrets and what kind of monster is trying to kill students at Hogwarts.
If I Could Rename the Book: I wouldn't, BECAUSE it's already such an intriguing title.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Point of View: 3rd person limited (told from Harry's POV)
Favorite Character: Hands-down Hermione. She's the best, and I'd totally be her friend.
Least Favorite Character: Always Snape. He's just such a jerk. Although, I don't like Draco Malfoy either.
Other (Main Characters):
Harry Potter - the main character (obviously). In this book, he's just turned 13. And he's in his second year at Hogwarts.
Ron Weasley - Harry's best friend. Comes from a poor family (all redheads). His dad works for the Ministry of Magic, his two oldest brothers have already graduated from Hogwarts, his third oldest brother is a know-it-all rule follower at Hogwarts, his fourth-and-fifth oldest brothers are twins who are constantly causing trouble, and his younger sister is in love with Harry. lol
Hermione Granger - Harry and Ron's other best friend. Even though they can't stand her at the beginning of the first book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), they grudgingly grow to admire and like her.
Albus Dumbledore - The Headmaster of Hogwarts. He's so wise. And super beardy. Seriously. He has a super-long beard.
Severus Snape - The Potions teacher at Hogwarts. He is SO MEAN to Harry all the time.
Draco Malfoy - a self-entitled bully who picks on Harry, Ron and Hermione all the time.
I could go on, but I don't want to bog you down with too many Harry Potter characters. lol
If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
It's already a movie, and the characters are spot-on.
Favorite Scene of the Book: There's just so many to choose from! Probably when Harry has to travel by Floo powder for the first time and ends up in Knockturn Alley instead of Diagon Alley.
Least Favorite Scene of the Book: When the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets confronts Harry and tells him why he/she did it.
Favorite Quote in the Book: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - Dumbledore (of course, because he's so wise.)
Did I like the Ending? Of course I did!
Which of my friends could I see loving this book? Amy - I know she loves it. haha
Which of my friends could I see hating this book? Literally no one. Unless they're a super-duper-Bible-thumping charismatic "Christian" who believes that the devil speaks subliminally through Christian contemporary music and drums.
This book left me feeling: Fantastical!
How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: Who cares - it's HARRY POTTER!
Haha! I wonder if you liked it.... ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, we'll at least this proves I can actually get excited about a book, because I feel like the last couple of book reviews I've written on my blog have been less than stellar.
DeleteWell* dumb talk-to-text...
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