Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two (Harry Potter, #8)

by Jack Thorne and John Tiffany

The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, 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.

Reviewed by elvinagb on

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Well I finished this. I wish I could say I liked it but I really didn't. The story itself is a great idea but the writing makes it feel like badly written fan fiction. Maybe the actual stage production would make it better but I doubt I'll ever get a chance to see it performed.

So far (and I'm not really too far into this) I have to say I'm not overly impressed. The play script format is not a problem. What I'm not liking is the story line and the actual writing.
Things that might be important are glossed over (Draco Malfoy's wife for instance) and I'm not too sure how some of the staging will work (Polyjuice potion?).
I hope this gets better as I go on.

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