Customer Reviews

Harry Putter and the Chamber of Cheesecakes

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

We bought this a while ago and we loved it. Knowing the original "Potter" stories made it even better. My two older daughters thought it was hilarious, and my youngest just started reading it as well. We only wish the series was longer!

I'd give Harry Putter and the Chamber of Cheesecakes 2.5 stars if possible. I enjoyed most of the book. There are both hilariously funny sections and abysmally stupid parts.

Although this was probably meant to be a spoof of the Harry Potter books in general, it isn't a great one. That's partly because the author tried to do too much in one short volume, and partly because it was not well-edited and organized. Bits and pieces from several Harry Potter books were thrown in here and there to fill out the story and its characters, but the final result left some inconsistencies and occasional unfinished trains of thought or action.

I thought the book was titled and mostly written to spoof "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." That's only the vague framework of the story, however, as the time setting was just before and during the (offically) Sixth year at the school. Often the author goes off on tangents to fill in information from the past, usually in Harry's daydreams. The result was a rather disjointed story, but still fun with some bright spots of humor.

The funny parts include name alterations, odd and unexpectedly silly incantations, and what I'd call "opposite-talk" character and plot changes. Some of the funny parts had me laughing aloud. Others were just tolerable.

If you're a serious Harry Potter fan but wary of plot and character changes, either read with a grain of salt or don't read it. If you love Harry Potter books, enjoy fun silliness, and don't mind stupid jokes, you're likely to enjoy the book, or at least most of it.

Oh, one more thing---my Kindle e-book version had errors in the text. Occasionally some pieces of sentence were scrambled from one paragraph to another. Maybe it's just the change from the printed version to the electronic version that caused this?

I read the preview in the car, read it aloud to my mom and siblings, and they laughed so hard they cried. Absolutely fantastic.But it is a little expensive.

If you are over the age of 10 and actually like the Harry Potter series, you will absolutely despise this book. It is a giant piece of crap that tries far too hard to be funny, and does a horrible job at it. It also reads like a 5th grade essay, just brutal, save your money.

An enjoyable silly spoof of the harry potter series. Possibly written for the younger reader it gets overly silly at times, but overall it was fun and I'm glad I read it.

it is funny, but has some stuipid parts. anyone who reads mad will love it. it good for kids 11 and older

i liked this book but it did not really pull me in it was cheesey but very funny hope you enjoy it and why did people write bad reviews it is just a joke

A funny and interesting satire that you really should take a look at. There are some serious points of criticism for the HP series in this book. Some parts must be taken with a grain of salt.

I purchased this book for a friend who is Harry Potter crazy. He really enjoyed the book and told me what a good read it was. He says that it is a must have for any Harry Potter fans.

i just got this book on my moms kindle it is so good i am almost done with it are there more books in the harry putter seires it is funnier than the original but it kind of skips around the harry potter sieries untill you finally find out that this is the sixth year book i like how they changed dobbys name to bobby wich is my brothers name