Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.

Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.

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9 hours and 3 minutes
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J.K. Rowling
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Jim Dale
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November 20, 2015
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English
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Pottermore Publishing
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B017V4IPPO
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	9 hours and 3 minutes
Author	J.K. Rowling
Narrator	Jim Dale
Audible.com Release Date	November 20, 2015
Publisher	Pottermore Publishing
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B017V4IPPO
Best Sellers Rank	#24 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2 in Family Life Fiction for Children #2 in Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy #2 in Fantasy & Magic for Children

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Brian Millare

Missing pages

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

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This book is missing several pages

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Amanda carey

No ones a muggle when you read potter!

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

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I didn't read Potter as a child, unfortunately Christians were making a fuss over it and it was banned. Now as an adult with an 11 year old daughter I delved in and having read the firs chapter of the first book , I declared I didn't get the fuss...

I am now in my second read through of the books. I finished them in three weeks. We've watched the first three movies and I await my daughter finishing each box anxiously so we can watch the next!

The books are so well written they transport you, nothing less. It's a great escape at the end of the day.

As for all the Christian hullabaloo there's no real magic in the book. It's on par with bewitched or cartoons. I suppose if you're the type to ban Disney then these aren't for you, but for the rest of the population they're really harmless and silly.

The later books are a bit darker but the first several are really kind of cartoon magic.

This second book is better than the first as we are already introduced to all the characters. Character development and friendships deepen in the second book and you begin to become attached to the little magicians and start to realize why this series created such a rabid fandom.

The books are adventurous and imaginative and have so much heart. The stories are packed with substance- very little to no filler in these books. They're a kids series, but it's the first time in a long time I have read a book and didn't feel like skimming a good bit. There's nothing you want to miss in these!

It's great for a parent to read with their child, bc anytime you can bond over something especially as they get older it's a wonderful thing.

And for those adults who didn't read as a kid, go ahead, you won't be bored. Yes they're kids books but they're written on a level everyone can enjoy. That's the real magic!

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Frederick

No whispersync on kindle edition

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019

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The book itself is Harry Potter if you are looking at book two you know this already - the three stars is not for the book, but for the kindle edition. This is because - even now in 2019 - these books still do not have whispersync between the audible and the kindle editions.
I bought the second book's kindle edition after reading the first through kindle unlimited as a test to see if it was because of the unlimited book's free status. That was not the case.
I attempted to do some research, articles about the series, its popularity as an audio book, and the whispersync availability of other books was misleading. - and yes I know it doesn't say whispersync on the Amazon page for the Potter books. But honestly, there is no good technical reason for it not to be available, and until a time as they enable it on this series my rating will remain the same.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022

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This is the second book in the original Harry Potter series. It is set in the kids' second year at Hogwarts. This novel introduces a couple of new characters including the fan-favorite Dobby the house-elf, and the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Guildory Lockhart. It also expands Ginny Weasly's role as she is now a first-year at Hogwarts. And, of course, the novel moves the Harry vs. Voldemort storyline along, giving more of Voldemort's back story, including some of his early life. The crux of the story is that there is something connected to a Chamber of Secrets, which has been opened after 50 years, attacking students at Hogwarts. The attacks threaten to close down the school, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione try to solve the mystery.

The book is a bit darker than the first novel, but given that it is only the second book in a series that was intended to mature as the children who would read it aged, it is definitely not as dark as the later books would become. Basically, Rowling intended that kids who read the book would be about the same age as the characters as the series went along, so about 11 when reading the first novel and 17-18 by the time they read the final book. So, while kids definitely have to be old enough to handle the characters being hurt and understand the concept of death, the subject matter is not too dark for most kids who are around 10-13 years old. And, of course, the book series is written well enough that an adult can easily enjoy it.

The book is slightly longer than the first novel, but not much. It is a fairly quick and read for anyone who reads a lot and has good reading comprehension skills. For those who have only seen the movies, this, along with The Sorcerer's Stone, also happens to be the book that had the least amount of material cut out in the movie adaptations. As the subsequent books got longer, entire plotlines had to be removed. In this novel, while some things were pared down a bit in the movies, the vast majority of the story made it in.

Overall, the book is very good, and is definitely not "just a kid's book". Like many good coming-of-age stories from the fantasy genre is uses the fantasy elements as metaphors for the experience of growing up, and ties the difficulties of growing up into a world of magic. And, it is a story that holds up well even twenty-some years after it was written, and will probably continue to do so years from now.

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swift

first time reading the series

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018

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great book. i grew up during the time the books were being released but for some reason never read them at the time. i saw every movie and i loved them all. just recently i decided to start reading, the first one was free as a prime member so i thought 'why not?'. i asked my friends if i should read them even though i essentially knew what happened because i had seen the movies, they all said yes and they were right. the details are great, it makes you wish certain things from the book made it into the movies. my goal is to at least read a couple more books (it took a month each to finish the first two, just reading when i had some time) this year. it would be even better to finish the complete series but i know the books get longer so we'll see about that.

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Appears to be Well Made

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018

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You don't need me to review the book as written. This is to note that the paperback version from Scholastic is well made and reasonably durable. We needed to hand out a bunch of copies and these were kid valued, kid friendly physical copies.

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Gagan

Discount over increased price

Reviewed in India on February 10, 2018

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The book is definitely good but I am disappointed in the seller and marketing strategy. Price printed on book is 399 while seller has put a sticker of 499 and then selling at a discount.

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Djilly L.

Life at Hogwarts isn’t all wizard-candy and quidditch

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2019

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What is there left to comment on a Harry Potter book, ? Well… my little bookworm’s comments; "I very much enjoyed this book as she tells me there is lots of action, fantasy, friendship and cleverness needed by the main characters to solve the mystery". Her favourite parts of the story are those with the house-elf Dobby, Ron’s slug burbs and Harry being dragged into Tom Riddle’s diary to a time 50 years earlier when Harry’s friend Hagrid was expelled from Hogwarts".

The Chamber of Secrets is the mystery story where Hogwarts muggle students turn into stone. And it lays much more of a foundation of the larger story than the first book. This is where Tom Riddle is introduced and where he turns into Voldemort to fight Harry. Several interesting new characters make their first appearance as well in this book; vain Professor Lockhart and Colin Creevy. And a troublesome spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom. Of course Harry’s old enemies, Malfoy and Snape, have a prominent role. There is an interesting underlying theme of muggle-hatred that fed to some healthy discussion with my daughter.

This is my 8-year old daughter’s second ‘real’ book, as she proudly calls it – as this is a hard cover bound book that is very different than her vast collection of colourful girly picture books. I must say the colourful hard-cover version is actually quite nice and will last subsequent reading when the owner's little brother is bound to pick it op in due course.

Our daughter has seen all the Harry Potter movies, which she thoroughly enjoyed. So she has now started to read the first few books. The books are great and she is quite encouraged to actually pick it up and continue the read - as there is lots of additional Potterish detail and trivia left out from the movies that she is keen to pick up. Given that we got a her an overpriced Hermione wand, she is particularly interested in the spells. And she found a number of entertaining story elements like part of the ‘wizard's duel’ that never made it into the movie.

In the end the book is highly relatable to kids as it describes the big and small challenges that kids face every day. It shows how the characters deal with unfairness, anxiety and how boring and challenging school can be.

Somehow I have the feeling this is one of those children's books my daughter will read and reread into adulthood.

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Derek Thorburn

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Kindle Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2019

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Following on from Philosopher's Stone, this takes us through Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts. It opens with Harry spending "the worst birthday" at No 4 Privet Drive and his aunt, uncle and cousin are just as mean as ever. With two people coming to have dinner and the husband to have a discussion with his uncle which his uncle hopes will sign a deal at his firm, everything's looking rosy in the garden for them so long as Harry "stays in his room, makes no noise and pretends he's not there", but unfortunately this is Harry Potter we're talking about. A visit from a house elf, warning Harry not to return to school, then causing havoc in the kitchen because Harry refuses to co-operate, ends in Harry being imprisoned in his room behind bars, but thankfully help is on the way and after the rest of his summer holiday spent at Ron Weasley's home, Harry is in hopes of a smooth journey back to school. But unable to get through the barrier at King's Cross he and Ron have one way only of getting back to school and that's by means of a flying car Ron's dad has enchanted. After a far from smooth landing at the school and fear of expulsion the year begins, this time with an inept teacher who has no idea how to treat injuries and turns Valentine's day into absolute mayhem. But when Harry begins to hear voices which nobody else can hear and an attack is made on Halloween night, followed by a strange message on the wall, it's the precursor of more attacks, ending in the school having to be closed unless it can be stopped. This is one book which is a page turner and you will not be able to put down.

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Keerthi Chandra

Love it

Reviewed in India on January 4, 2017

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Harry potter series are the best and this part is the most interesting among all.It worth reading more than twice.Lovely quality and amazon please provide bookmarks.

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jo anne laws

The Secret Behind the Chamber of Secrets.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2021

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The secrets behind the Chamber of Secrets.

Are you a fan of the magical world? Do you like stories about magical creatures, witches and wizzards. Well, Harry potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the book for you.

The second book of the Harry Potter saga, starts at the end of the summer with Harry’s maltreatment at the hands of the Durselys. When Mr Durselys announces an extremely important meeting with the Masons, instructing Harry to remain inconspicuous. Enter the untimely new character Dobby, the Malfoy house elf, who appears to save Harry from the perils of the coming second year at Hogwarts. All hell breaks loose at number 4 Privet Drive!

After a hazardous journey to get to Hogwarts, the story unfolds when it is discovered that there is a chamber of secrets, which has not been open in fifty years, once again the chamber is reopened by the heir of Slytherin.

Harry, Ron and Hermione (the three main protagonists), embark on a journey trying to solve who has openes the chamber of secrets. The story has many twists and turns, some may make you laugh, others may make you gasp. But the end definitely won’t disappoint you.

This book will attract believers of the magical world, and I thoroughly recommend it to readers of all ages

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