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588: The Chamber of Drills (Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 1 and 2)

MuggleCast: the Harry Potter podcast

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Is There a Need to Do Book Recaps?

It seems like a tactic publishers use maybe if they're also unsure of the success of the series. I just think it was done purposefully in the earlier books for new readers, but we do know that JK Rowling moves away from it as the series progresses. By the time Goblet of Fire came around, Harry Potter had reached critical acclaim. So there was no need to do this anymore. It had reached a level of profile that did not necessitate doing book recaps the first.

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