Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


 If you know me, I am a Potterhead and if you know of me, people will tell you that I am a Potterhead. When I saw that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been published, I was excited to read it. Finally, a book that tells tales about my childhood favourites and how they grew up because we can’t all be children, even in it is in fiction.


The way the book was written was foreign to me, I was expecting a proper novel with chapters instead, I got a screenplay with scenes. It took time for me to grasp that the book was written as a screenplay, and this is what I had to settle for. I read my first screenplay and as I was reading, I could see all the characters and the locations where the scenes took place. Yet, if there is any other manner of reading screenplays, I would like to hear your thoughts.

I loved how the book continued from the Deathly Hallows. The story was not too suffocating, but it did try to live up to first editions. The authors tried to not make it seem as if it were an afterthought and you could see this as they added scenes from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

The playwright was an easy read. I got to finish it sooner than I expected. Every scene could be imagined. I don’t know much about playwrights, but I believe that if one can envision what they are reading, it might as well be taking place right in front of them.

Caution: My review might have been a tad bit biased because I am a Potterhead. My judgement might be clouded but if there is anything I might have misjudged, let me know.

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