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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2

John Tiffany (Adaptation),

Jack Thorne (Adaptation)

Start date: September 1, 2016

Finish date: September 30, 2016

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Feb 13, 2016 ✨ jami ✨ rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2016-reads, fantasy, young-adult, drama, owned-books

“Love blinds. We have both tried to give our sons, not what they needed, but what we needed. We’ve been so busy trying to rewrite our own pasts, we’ve blighted their present.”

So I did it. The book that has been hurting my poor, Harry Potter loving heart since it's release last month. Honestly, I don't know how to feel.

I went into this with very low expectations. I've read the spoilers, I've seen the reviews. I've seen so many criticisms of this, of J.K, of the writing the plot the characte ...more

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Feb 11, 2016 Francesca rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-reading-challenge, fantasy, i-own-a-copy, fiction, 200-to-400-pages, characters-i-can-t-stand, female-authors, male-authors, 2-star-reads, series

The Cursed Child: But... I'm a Harry Potter book!

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Ok, I'm going to start this review with a warning. This review is going to have some spoilers dotted about in it. I would try not to include any but I really don't see it happening as it's hard to me to explain the things I did and didn't like about it without saying exactly what those things are. I won't be putting in spoiler tags because there will probably be a lot. If you don't want any spoilers, I would suggest you just don't read this re ...more

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Feb 10, 2016 Figgy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: one-hundred-percent-rock-reviews, publisher-hachette, review-copy, reviewed, arc-or-netgalley, favourites-2016, harry-potter

BOOK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne There have been a lot of feelings flying around since the announcement of the “8th Harry Potter book”, especially once it sunk in that this was going to be the script of the West End play, rather than the format so many Harry Potter fans have grown up expecting.There was excitement, of course, followed closely by the concern that a script would be hard to get lost in, and that maybe our dear J.K. was perhap BOOK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne There have been a lot of feelings flying around since the announcement of the “8th Harry Potter book”, especially once it sunk in that this was going to be the script of the West End play, rather than the format so many Harry Potter fans have grown up expecting.There was excitement, of course, followed closely by the concern that a script would be hard to get lost in, and that maybe our dear J.K. was perhaps jumping the shark. There was talk about the possibility that this would be about Albus, Scorpius, and Rose, as mentioned in the epilogue of the seventh book, attending Hogwarts and becoming the new “power trio”.But there is so much more to this story, and it went off in a direction that many of us won’t have expected.Those who live in London will be able to appreciate this story in all of its glory, but that doesn’t mean those of us in other parts of the world can’t find a certain amount of joy in the pages of this book.All things considered, it is a return to the world of Hogwarts for those of us who have so missed it. It’s difficult to write a review for this book without giving things away, as everything has been kept so secret, but I’ll do my very best!If you don’t want to know anything about the actual plot before going in, I can tell you this:- There’s laughter, and touching moments, and heartache, friendship, and drama, and adventure.- We revisit some of the characters and places we’ve grown so familiar with over the last seven books.- It’s a little light on the character development, but that’s understandable because it’s a script.- Though it is a script, it’s easy to read.- You cannot read this without having read the other seven or seen the movies. There are spoilers, and there are things that won’t make as much sense without that foundation. This is not a jumping-in point for people who haven’t read or watched any of the previous adventures, though it stands well enough in its own right that you can still enjoy it, even if you last read the books or saw the movies many many years ago.- If you’ve seen the movies enough, you will no doubt hear your beloved returning characters speaking, as they perform the play in your head.- You should read it.- Great fun can be had if you get a group of friends together, pick your characters, and do a table read, as this reviewer did.The rest of this review can be found HERE! ...more

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Jan 28, 2016 Brooklyn Tayla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, august-reads-2016, my-own-book-collection, spooky-ish, harry-potter

My full review can be found on my book blog, https://brooklynandherbooks.wordpress...

Firstly, can I just say that I have been waiting to read this for so long, and nothing quite is like the feeling of having a new Harry Potter book in my hands. A feeling I'll sorely miss, now. ...more

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Jul 28, 2016 Jaydyn |Between the Bindings| rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: on-my-shelves

Oh my word. *Review will follow shortly* I just need some time to process everything that I endured. I was an emotional wreck throughout Part II, but now I am simply numb. I have so many questions! I don't know whether to be disappointed or content. I think I'll settle for a mixture of both, as I wipe happy tears from my eyes❤️ *Crawls into blanket cave to hide for a few days* ...more

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Feb 10, 2016 Marylou (As the Page Turns) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, supernatural-paranormal-element, childrens, 2016-reads, plays, as-the-page-turns-calibre, publication-2016, series

I won't spoil anything don't worry! (and I'll mark spoilers appropriately)
I knew that I would cave in the end and read this!
And you know what??
I'm glad I did.
The contradicting reviews were already in yesterday, with the release of the title. And of course there would be both positive and negative feedback. It's one of the largest franchises out there.
My advice? Ignore them. Just consider that you get one more chance to go back. To Hogwarts, among your beloved characters, plus a bunch of new ones ...more

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Aug 02, 2016 Natalia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

2024: when this was released, my now husband surprised me by taking me to London to see it live and proposed that same week. Rereading it brings back that magic. This is not a book. It is a play and it is written that way. It's not so much the eighth story but more reading HP in another Medium. It was incredible to see on the stage, though.
2016:
can't wait to see this live! :) Scorpious is the bestist by the way!

Saw it live and it was even better than I thought. I adore scorpious! Have I said th ...more

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Jul 31, 2016 Jess Munnery rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Aug 04, 2016 Melissa Ann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I almost don't know how to review this. I absolutely loved it. It was a really, really quick read because of the play format and I enjoyed being back in the Hogwarts world again with a new generation.

Did it truly feel like a J.K. Rowling Harry Potter story? No. It was missing all the fantastic descriptions that made that world what it was to begin with. ...more

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May 13, 2016 Diyana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Harry Potter & the cursed child was such a splendid read! So gripping and engaging (esp. when my sis & I read it together). It's so refreshing to see how our beloved heroic characters are doing after 19 years. I would love to see the play. & I enjoyed the emotional friendship development. I think it's going to be magical and mesmerising!

Spoiler!!!!!!
1. Scorpius Malfoy is such a geeky lovable character. So different from the young Draco. Couldn't help but ship him with Rose Weasley.
2. I loved th ...more

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Jun 12, 2016 Emma rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016

It was cute. A little weird to read a hp script instead of the regular novelly books, but it was cute, and it felt good to go back to this world and these characters.

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