Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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I enjoyed watching the play; it was magical and just what I would hope for in a Harry Potter play. But I didn't like the story. It changed the personalities of Harry and Hermione in a way I really didn't like. We grew up with them being heros and all of a sudden they became the bad guys? I personally didn't like that.VSuraj wrote: ↑30 Mar 2020, 16:03 It seems that the Cursed Child was meant to be viewed as a play, where the story would unfold before your eyes. Reading the screenplay was good but it's not the same. Many who have read the play have mixed reviews about it,but looking at comments online, everyone who saw the play enjoyed it.
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Some people said it looks more like fan fiction than Harry Potter, and I agree. J. K. Rowling had built and amazing world, and she could have written something so much better. There was a lot for her to work with, and I was really disappointed. Something like a book telling about the Marauders when they were in Hogwarts, for example, would have been a better option for me.
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Hence, it wouldn't come as a surprise when I felt a bittersweet feeling, as soon as the 7th book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was published in 2007.
But when there was news that there has been a play established by Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, based on JK Rowling's original story, I was enthused to read it and got a copy of it, as soon as possible.
I loved how Mr. Thorne and Mr. Tiffany made sure to write the characters, as they are from the original series, and in fact managed to "welcome them back", from where they were left off from the Deathly Hallows story. I do have to admit that both Thorne and Tiffany wrote established this book in a very different style compared to Ms. Rowling's - by writing it in a play format. And even though, it was intriguing, it did made me feel nostalgic about Ms. Rowling's style of writing. One reason would be that I was very aware while reading "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child" that this was indeed a play (as they were headers and footnotes indicating when actors came onstage, etc.). Whereas, while reading the original 7 books, I felt as if I was in on the adventure with Harry Potter and his friends.
Nevertheless, this is a book I would recommend to any Potterheads out there! It will make you miss the original characters for sure, but it will also bring these wonderful characters and their loved ones, to a full circle.
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