Review: 
I will keep this brief.
There was little I liked about this book. The little there was were the three young characters Albus, Scorpius, and Rose. I loved that they were not cast as repeats of their parents and that their background did not determine their character or actions, which, I guess, it the main message of the book/play.
That was it.
Other than this….oh, dear.
The story is like a Greatest Hits compilation of all the best loved or most famous parts of the HP series that is thrown into a mix with Back to the Future.
None of the characters from the original books were anything like they should be.
I mean, come on, Snape ending his sentences with “…, boy” rather than “…, Potter” ? It made him sound like he was taken out of Gone with the Wind, not HP.
I also had problems with McGonagall, Harry, Dumbledore, … really anyone who was in the original stories.
There was a lot of cringe-worthy dialogue, too. And then, of course, there was the twist…
I will not give it away, but if you really think about it, it is absurd and also made me go “eew”.
Anyway, I read it. Thankfully, I was able to borrow the book rather than buying it.
Original post:
BrokenTune.booklikes.com/post/1552027/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child
Wonderful Snape gif at the end of the post.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks. I love that gif.
LikeLike
Agree! This was awful. I wish I’d have let you read it first!
LikeLiked by 1 person
LoL. I wish I had listened to all my bookish friends…
LikeLiked by 1 person
“Et tu Brutus”…
Have you ever tried her cormoran strike series? It’s a much better fodder…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi. Trust me, if JKR writes it, I’ll try it. (I’m just not sure how much of HP-TCC was actually contributed to by JKR.)
Anyway, yes I read the first book in the CS series. It was ok, but did not entice me to continue the series. Really, I’m not that thrilled about series – I much prefer standalones – and proportionally, series make up only a small part of my reading.
As for CS, … meh. It was ok. I’m just hoping she’ll turn her hand at something like the Casual Vacancy again. That one I could not put down.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think you may have liked it more than me – honestly don’t remember how many stars I gave it, all I remember is liking Scorpius and hating the plot.
LikeLiked by 1 person
LoL. Let’s not argue about who liked it least.
LikeLiked by 1 person