harry potter and the cursed child book review

I only wish Scorpius had taken the spotlight more often, a wish that I also hold for Rose Granger-Weasley, daughter of–you guessed it–Ron and Hermione. He tries to help Albus see that perhaps Harry isn’t a villain. Scorpius isn’t just a sidekick he shows his own development throughout the book as he deals with challenges such as his own frequent question of identity and the recent death of his mother. If I had to choose one favorite character, it would probably be Scorpius, Albus’ closest friend as well as Draco Malfoy’s son. Said Ben Brantley of the New York Times, “ a kind of magic that is purely theatrical yet somehow channels the addictive narrative grip of Ms. If I could travel to London, I’d absolutely want to make a stop to see the theatrical production, first performed at the Palace Theatre in London, Great Britain, which opened the same day the book was released.Ĭritics are giving the play a thumbs-up, with some reviews reflecting a four and five-star rating, such as that of British newspapers The Telegraph and The Guardian. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows the schooling of the next Harry Potter generation, mostly focusing on middle child Albus Potter (son of Harry and Ginny) as he struggles to find his place in the family and at Hogwarts. With the aid of Scorpius Malfoy, a mysterious girl named Delphi, and a Time-Turner, Albus sets out on an adventure to right a wrong, altering his, and many others’ fates.Īll in all, it was a predictable novel, but the content is definitely suitable for an entertaining play. With more than two million copies sold in the first two days after publication, Harry Potter fans definitely aren’t empty-handed, but like others, I would have a more satisfied reader if they had published the play in novel form.Īs a devotee myself, I can agree that perhaps it didn’t quite live up to the expectations set by my love for the original series, but how can I expect it to be the same when it wasn’t even written by Rowling? Appropriately, this was also the date of Harry Potter’s 36th birthday.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was suddenly all anyone could talk about, and it was hard to stay patient as July 31st approached, when the book would be released to the public. When the news broke that screenwriters Jack Thorne ( and John Tiffany were partnering with Rowling to create a new book, a screenplay, the Harry Potter community went wild. Since then, avid fans have had to resort to re-reading the series, over and over and over again (not that Harry Potter could ever get old, of course). Rowling’s ( supposed finale to the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow s, and more than five since the last movie came out, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two.

Harry potter and the cursed child book review