Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

352 pages

English language

Published May 24, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-7515-6535-5
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4 stars (3 reviews)

The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London's West End on July 30, 2016. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

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Review of 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (PARTS ONE AND TWO) (Chinese Edition) by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Nice piece of fanfiction. I liked the glimpse into the HP universe after all these years, but I don't know if a novel wouldn't have been better. Everything feels too quick, too hastly and if it would take place on a stage with a cardboard set. I am missing the details, the depth of the books. The story is interesting, but I do like time traveling stories, so YMMV. It felt like a particular good episode of Doctor Who with the cast of Harry Potter. Entertaining and nice, even if I kept asking myself how they are going to do all the magic special effects on a stage. Read if you are a fan (who isn't?), keep away if you are not or if you hate/want to forget the epilogue that shall not be mentioned.

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