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proza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Murder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture, Bullying, and Chronic illness
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, and Infertility
epeolatrist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Torture
Minor: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse
briochebun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
“I didn't much like my life without you in it either.”
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Note: I want to preface this by stating that I am not much of a theater person — and I don’t have much experience reading playscripts — so it’s entirely possible that this just wasn’t my cup of tea!
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Where to begin with this one? I guess I’ll start off with mentioning that I wasn’t a big fan of the way that the original HP characters were portrayed in this story…
While I understand that these characters have grown older - there are things that I just cannot see them doing (and Harry being a horrendous father & saying horrible things to McGonagall are two of those things).
This is the same Harry James Potter that used the cruciatus curse on Amycus because he spit in McGonagall’s face, and you expect me to believe that adult Harry would speak to her the way that he did? Belittling McGonagall for not having children of her own, and then ordering her around as though he’s her boss? Never in a million years.
I also wasn’t a fan of most of the dialogue in this story — it felt rather lackluster and left me wanting more depth.
(I also have issues with whoever thought that it was ok — or funny — to have Albus kiss his aunt on the mouth multiple times. There was no reason for that to happen?)
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The one shining light throughout this playscript was Albus & Scorpius’ relationship. I enjoyed reading about them and their care towards one another!
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Note: It’s possible that I would feel differently about this story if I were to watch the actual play (perhaps it’s something that needs to be seen to be fully enjoyed) but that’s not possible for me at the moment - so this will have to do.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Torture and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship
daisy1_f's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Child death, and Death of parent
studiomikarts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
By that point, I am disappointed to say, I didn't care if the meeting ended up spoiling Part Two. There was so much that was off about the story, the characters, and their relationships. I did my best to give a generous amount of leeway, in consideration of the fact that this is the script for a stage production and not a novel, but that wasn't enough. A word I found myself constantly using in my reading notes was "unbelievable". Examples:
I think I'm generally quite a generous reviewer and an easy-to-please reader, but this book was horrible. I kept thinking, well, at least it can't get worse than this, and I kept being proven wrong! At the book club, I was hesitant to present a sure opinion, but it was already strongly unfavorable. Now that I'm done, I can say for sure I hated this story!
P.S. The Protego Foundation is an animal rights charity, so I read this with a focus on the depiction of animals. While there weren't many animals in it, I can't say I ever saw a positive mention. They were either used as weird insults (like 'only animals wet the bed' wtf?) or as symbols of evil, when they weren't rehashed elements from a previous Harry Potter novel or weak jokes (
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Murder
Minor: Violence and Bullying
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Terminal illness, and Hate crime
jenna_justi2004's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Death, Child death, Bullying, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
ephalent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Child death
lilith_hmr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent
emabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Murder