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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)

J.K. Rowling,

Jack Thorne,

John Tiffany

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Feb 26, 2016 Agatha Donkar Lund rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-and-scifi, fiction, theater, 2016

Fact: this was fine.

Further fact: I have also read plenty of fanfictions that did this better, so.

Furthest fact: this remains fine.

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Jan 12, 2017 Beth Given rated it it was ok

I guess I'm one of those people who thinks that you shouldn't mess with a good thing. The original Harry Potter series is magnificent -- an epic saga of good and evil that's rightly claiming it's place as a classic in children's literature. This "eighth installment" (can you see those air quotes??) felt like glorified fan fiction. It was kind of a fun story, but I didn't like the play format (the dialogue felt SO jilted in some places -- maybe if this had just stayed on the stage in London I wou ...more

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Dec 18, 2016 Michelle Gragg rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Aug 12, 2016 Abbi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

loved it....now i need to see the play (i wish)

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Jun 28, 2016 Judy rated it liked it

Shelves: library-book

Quick read since it's a script. Better know your Harry Potter books, as otherwise this will make no sense to you. Good book, but I'm not WOW over it. Can see this eventually going to movie form. After all, they already have a script. ...more

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