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I read this book a few years back and don't plan on rereading it because I no longer own it, but I gave it two stars based on my initial reaction to the book and what I can remember! :)
I disliked the writing strongly. I agree with the sentiment that seeing this live would be an entirely different, and more enjoyable, experience, what with costumes, set etc. I thought the end plot twist was ridiculous and I complained about it to my dad, a longtime HP fan. It's not that I feel the playwrights themselves are bad at what they do, it just wasn't for me. I of course loved the friendship between Albus and Scorpius, and I think the dynamic of having the history of the past weigh so much heavier on the two of them as opposed to the other children is interesting as it plays into their relationship. I love the idea of post-Battle of Hogwarts life, but it just felt off to me. My opinion could be different now versus then upon a reread, but as someone who grew up on Harry Potter, this was not something I enjoyed.

carlisajc's review against another edition

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This is a book that I'm going to have to write out my feelings before I actually know how I feel. Rating and review to come.

clowdywings's review against another edition

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1.0

Gag. Fanfic gone wrong. Did not like and not for me.

annalie_rose's review against another edition

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3.0

Being that I hold the Harry Potter books to be sacred, I have unnaturally high expectations for any extension of the series. However, the disappointment I experienced with the Cursed Child came from a specific relationship with the most important part of the Harry Potter series: the lifeblood, the characters. Though the play told a fun and enticing story of Harry’s experience as a parent and would be nostalgic and magical on stage, reading the words from the mouths of Harry, Ron, Dumbledore, Draco, Snape, etc. and knowing that those words would never come from their mouths generated a huge knot of discomfort. I understand a theme of disillusionment, but the characters of the Harry Potter series are too precious to readers for us to suddenly be torn in a completely different direction from the consistent characterizations of the series. I would hope that the play is brilliant on stage, but am afraid I was shaking my head all throughout my reading of the screenplay. I am going to consider it completely separate from the Harry Potter series and remember it as bad fanfiction.

crocheteer34's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cobycoyle's review against another edition

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1.0

This was not good…at all.

If you want to read about Voldemort’s “illegitimate child” and other convoluted BS in here, then you’ll probably enjoy it. It doesn’t even read like bad fanfiction, at least bad fanfiction is funny…

angelune's review against another edition

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4.0

This play is absolutely ridiculous, and maybe that's why I loved it so much.

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