Harry Potter 2 is written in a very similar style as the first novel. She wrote the first 3 novels in a more compact manner and released them all around the same time whereas the later novels (after she gained popularity) took on a different writing style and vibe. The second novel can probably be read without having read the first one as she provides the reader with a large amount of background information.
The storyline itself in the 2nd novel does start to seem a little forced. I mean how can one person (harry) have all these things happen to him and why does he feel as though he needs to take responsibility for all the bad things that always seem to go on at Hogwarts. And secondly Dumbledore just lets him go along and try and fix everything. It is stated on a number of occasions that Dumbledore knows everything that goes on at Hogwarts, if this is the case why does he just let Ron and Harry waltz down into the Chamber of Secrets and put their lives in grave danger?
While the plot moves quickly and is quite action packed the book has a very 'in-between' feel. She's not setting up anything new really for the remainder of the story, but she wants Voldy to have another go at Harry before she really gets things going, which I suppose is fine because of the (short) length of the novel.
The movie in comparison to the book does a pretty good job of staying on target. It's not nearly as precise as the first book//movie combo but its still quite close. There were a few things however that were unnecessarily changed such as who delivered various lines and some scenes were left out. The movie was quite long so I understand omitting various scenes but switching around lines is silly and pointless.
But, all in all good book to movie transition and great novel.
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