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Re: Harry Potter
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well first of all it is, of course, written by J.K. Rowling, but also John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, anyway… let’s get started!
Harry Potter and the cursed child, is the “eighth story”, as they say on the back of the book... which is kinda funny to call it as it is a theatre script, which of curse affect the way it is written.
When you read a script it is mainly dialogue, with small notes about actions or facial expression that the actor will need to make, and this means that there is a lot of things that there is lost if you are not very talented at reading between the lines, and have a very good imagination.
When this is said then I personally think that the story itself is pretty good… well, of course, it is not like the old days, where you follow Harry, Hermione and Ron, but it is pretty cool to follow Albus (Harry’s kid) and Scorpius (Draco’s kid) around and see what kind of adventure that awaits them. It is also very interesting to see how the sons and fathers rebuild their relationship with each other and… wait for it… How HARRY AND DRACO become FRIENDS… well, kinda friends.
I don’t want to spoil too much but I will say that I liked the story and learned a lot of new things about the harry potter universe, and got to see some good old familiar faces which I quite enjoyed!
If you have never read a script before or expect it to be a book book, or is not open to a different way of reading then this book is not for you.
My rating of the book: 4 out of 6 stars
Definitely read it if you are a harry potter fan with an open mind to read scripts, and remember to keep that in mind, that it is a script.
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I read the Cursed Child for a book club event with the Geek Girls a while ago...I can't say that I recommend it. While it was definitely fun revisiting the HP world, there were several problems: 1) It's written in play form. It's not a novel. It takes a bit to get used to the stage directions and such, but it does read faster than a regular book. 2) I could have written some of the characters better than the authors. For example, there is none of Hermione's freeing the house elves, now that she's in government and can do something about it. 3) The plot gets a bit twisty in a time-turner kind of way. It almost made me dizzy in some parts.kaden2 wrote:I haven't read the cursed child yet and like many others I am hesitant because she didn't write it... well at least that is what I have heard. But I throughly enjoyed the series I am in love with all the characters and the expansive background that encompasses them!!!
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