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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J.K. Rowling
WOW OH WOW!!!
Okay, so let's get it out of the way. Am I giving this book 5 stars because it's Harry Potter? No, I'm actually not and I'll be honest, there was a part of me ready to give 5 stars just for that reason. I'm actually surprised that I ended up liking it so much because I was afraid I'd find the screenplay hard to read and to get into, as I don't have a lot of experience with them. But I loved it. I surprised myself by falling into the story exactly like I did with the other Harry Potter books and had no problem imagining any of the scenes. I think it was paced really well, and it had so much shock value. I really loved where the story went and what it did and how it built up the relationships between families.
There's definitely a part of me that missed the magic of Hogwarts in the description of classes, and learning different spells and just the joys and adventures of being a Hogwarts student - as it's what I loved about the original - and Cursed Child is very much focused on Albus and Scorpius and there's very little Hogwarts time. Albus took a while to like, he was troubled and misunderstood, and behaved like a sulky brat most of the time but I did warm to him by the end. I loved Scorpius, which is something I never thought I would say. I absolutely loved Al and Scorpius's Harry/Ron moment on the train.
And our original trio - I did feel a bit let down by Harry not being the best father ever and being so focused on his past when trying to connect with the kids but I guess he's not perfect and it is probably something, realistically, that would affect other relationships. Harry never had a constant dad figure in his life so it's okay that he would struggle figuring out how to be the kind of dad each of his kids need. I loved Hermione, I thought she was a really strong character in this one when she was Minister, and top Rebel. I loved seeing her take charge as usual and how Ron supported her, and loved her.
I ended up devouring this book in a great way. There's definitely some adult bits in it that kind of break my Harry Potter kid heart a bit as the childish magic is gone a bit and they are 100% adults, flaws and all. But it didn't take away my enjoyment of the story and now I can't wait to see the show, some time next year. It sounds like it's a fabulous reproduction.
Okay, so let's get it out of the way. Am I giving this book 5 stars because it's Harry Potter? No, I'm actually not and I'll be honest, there was a part of me ready to give 5 stars just for that reason. I'm actually surprised that I ended up liking it so much because I was afraid I'd find the screenplay hard to read and to get into, as I don't have a lot of experience with them. But I loved it. I surprised myself by falling into the story exactly like I did with the other Harry Potter books and had no problem imagining any of the scenes. I think it was paced really well, and it had so much shock value. I really loved where the story went and what it did and how it built up the relationships between families.
There's definitely a part of me that missed the magic of Hogwarts in the description of classes, and learning different spells and just the joys and adventures of being a Hogwarts student - as it's what I loved about the original - and Cursed Child is very much focused on Albus and Scorpius and there's very little Hogwarts time. Albus took a while to like, he was troubled and misunderstood, and behaved like a sulky brat most of the time but I did warm to him by the end. I loved Scorpius, which is something I never thought I would say. I absolutely loved Al and Scorpius's Harry/Ron moment on the train.
And our original trio - I did feel a bit let down by Harry not being the best father ever and being so focused on his past when trying to connect with the kids but I guess he's not perfect and it is probably something, realistically, that would affect other relationships. Harry never had a constant dad figure in his life so it's okay that he would struggle figuring out how to be the kind of dad each of his kids need. I loved Hermione, I thought she was a really strong character in this one when she was Minister, and top Rebel. I loved seeing her take charge as usual and how Ron supported her, and loved her.
I ended up devouring this book in a great way. There's definitely some adult bits in it that kind of break my Harry Potter kid heart a bit as the childish magic is gone a bit and they are 100% adults, flaws and all. But it didn't take away my enjoyment of the story and now I can't wait to see the show, some time next year. It sounds like it's a fabulous reproduction.