Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Death'
Harry Potter und das verwunschene Kind - Teil eins und zwei by Jack Thorne
26 reviews
maisiepamela's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I know this book is a play, but I just didn’t like it. It was fast and slow at the same time and the plot changed all the time and it was so confusing too! The characters from the original books had such different personalities and were completely different people. Draco was nice in this book which I could just not get past. I really didn’t like the main character albus, he was so annoying. I did love scorpius he was so nice!! I didn’t see the villain and her backstory coming but her demise was so quick and I felt it should involve albus more. I just didn’t like it, it really felt different from the past series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death
jenna_justi2004's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Child death, Bullying, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
sauvageloup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
firstly, fuck J.K.
but the play wasn't bad at all, I did like Scorpius and Albus a lot and the story and characters carries you over some awkward writing
pros:
- by virtue of it being a script, it's quick to read, punchy and gripping. the plot whisks along.
- it went darker than I expected and I liked that, it wasn't afraid to shy away from the dark stuff explored in the OG canon, and even go darker with the world that could've been
- I've read scorpius and Albus fanfic for a while so it was cool to see where aspects of fanon had come from
- delphi made a great villain and was unexpected but interesting
cons:
- the impact on Albus of being Harry's son still wasn't entirely explored and could've been more addressed. their relationship was better, but there was still real pain for Albus in being different
- i liked Harry and draco's new friendship but it was a bit of a fast turnaround
- Harry was just generally dislikable tbh and ginny was unremarkable, as she was in the books imo. the kids definitely stole the show.
- there could've been more of Harry still healing from the trauma, but what was there was pretty good.
overall, i did like it a lot. shame (one of) the author(s) is a pile of shit.
but the play wasn't bad at all, I did like Scorpius and Albus a lot and the story and characters carries you over some awkward writing
pros:
- by virtue of it being a script, it's quick to read, punchy and gripping. the plot whisks along.
- it went darker than I expected and I liked that, it wasn't afraid to shy away from the dark stuff explored in the OG canon, and even go darker with the world that could've been
- I've read scorpius and Albus fanfic for a while so it was cool to see where aspects of fanon had come from
cons:
- the impact on Albus of being Harry's son still wasn't entirely explored and could've been more addressed. their relationship was better, but there was still real pain for Albus in being different
- i liked Harry and draco's new friendship but it was a bit of a fast turnaround
- Harry was just generally dislikable tbh and ginny was unremarkable, as she was in the books imo. the kids definitely stole the show.
- there could've been more of Harry still healing from the trauma, but what was there was pretty good.
overall, i did like it a lot. shame (one of) the author(s) is a pile of shit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
themes of being rejected by your parent are strongkoko09's review against another edition
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Weakest link in the Harry Potter series. It made me sad to see that otherwise strong HP characters have been reduced to bumbling idiots eg. Ron and Hermione. There’s no Neville, no Teddy Lupin. Ack…this book is tacky. JKR has conceptualised a good story, but Jack Thorne and John Tiffany ruined it with shoddy writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
idailf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident
lilith_hmr's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
Honestly, whatever Rowling says about this being canon, I cannot accept it. This book was absolutely shit. Definitely not the Harry Potter I read in the Series. But not going to lie there were at least 2 lines in the book that added a nice touch to it, but the rest of the book contained a lot of loopholes, and definitely not going to re-read it ever again.
Content Warnings
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
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Murder
leilaliw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Torture, and Child death
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent
lily1304's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the Cursed Child more than I expected to. It isn't, like, stellar, but it's worth reading. There's a little too much talking and not enough action or room for interpretation - but it's a play script, so I guess it has to be dialogue-heavy. I don't find Harry and Draco's friendship super believable. There's a lot of heterosexual "nagging wife" humor between Ron & Hermione and Harry & Ginny. There's not enough time to really get invested in Albus and Scorpious' friendship. I'm not sure who the target audience is because we spend a lot of time with the two boys and I saw the plot twist coming a mile away, BUT we also see and hear multiple people be murdered. .
But, that's also the case for the Goblet of Fire, which the Cursed Child draws heavily from - it's a kids' adventure, until it absolutely isn't. There is some interesting reflection on who Harry, Draco, and Ginny become as adults and how they grapple with the trauma they experienced - and how they pass it onto their children.
Also fuck TERFs like J.K. Rowling. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are obviously all trans.
But, that's also the case for the Goblet of Fire, which the Cursed Child draws heavily from - it's a kids' adventure, until it absolutely isn't. There is some interesting reflection on who Harry, Draco, and Ginny become as adults and how they grapple with the trauma they experienced - and how they pass it onto their children.
Also fuck TERFs like J.K. Rowling. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are obviously all trans.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Torture, Bullying, and Violence
Minor: Terminal illness
Whatever the whole Muggleborn/Pureblood conflict isizzettl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Stalking, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship