Details of the Book
No. of Pages : 330 Pages
ISBN : 0751565350 (ISBN13:
9780751565355)
Language : English
From the book blurb
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.
Author
J .K. Rowling
J.K.
Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter novels, which have sold over
450 million copies and have been translated into 79 languages, and three
companion books originally published for charity. She is also the author of The
Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults published in 2012, and, under the pseudonym
of Robert Galbraith, is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series.
John tiffany
John
Tiffany directed “Once” for which he was the recipient of multiple awards both
in the West End and on Broadway. Tiffany was Associate Director of the National
Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard
University in the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jack Thorne
Jack
Thorne writes for theatre, film, television and radio.
What I think
Harry
Potter is back! He is forty years old, married to Ginny Weasley, father of
three children (James, Albus and Lily) and works at the Ministry of Magic.
Nineteen years has passed since we last heard about him. Over these years,
Harry has become more insecure about relationships. He constantly fears the
loss of loved ones. He is fighting an everyday battle to let go the past and
make peace with the present. In this constant struggle, his son Albus who feels
unloved and unworthy to be a son of the celebrated Boy Who Lived. He believes
that his father’s glory lurks like a shadow around him. His misery is further
accelerated when the Sorting Hat announces that he belongs to Slytherin. He
isolates himself from everyone, hates the magical world and hates his “Potter”
identity even more. His only solace is Draco Malfoy’s son Scorpius who is also
struggling with his own problems – estranged father, dead mother and a disturbing
rumor.
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child, 8th instalment in the
Harry Potter series, beautifully
deals with complex relationships – between friends, father-son and
past-present-future. It also hints the
importance of parenting and also letting go. It is a story of growing up and
facing the reality as it is. It rightly hints that with great power comes great
responsibility and such responsibilities could be both overwhelming and
stressful.
On
one hand, Ron’s funny one-liners will make you laugh and the moments between Hermione
and Ron is funnier. Hogwarts continue to fascinate us and Sorting Hat still
holds its charm. On the other, the friendship between Albus and Scorpious reminds
of Harry, Ron and Hermione.
The
book is presented in a play format; so it is mostly dialogs. It lacks the vivid
descriptions of the magical world that we are used to. However, thanks to the prequels in which we
have seen JK Rowling building that surreal world with her words. Now, we know that
magical world like our own.
It
is largely based on the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. But, there is not
a single second that could be boring and redundant. In fact, this is more gripping and filled
with many unexpected twists and turn. At the end, I can assure that we would
close the book with the hope to read another one soon. I don’t think we could
ever have enough of Harry Potter and his magical world!
In
short, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an assured page turner.
Time
to get engrossed in the magical world again…
Be
ready to get spellbound…
Don’t
miss this one!
Rating
4.5/5
I see many talking about this but I have no clue .
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Deletethis book is making pple crazy! I will read it sometime, great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ankita... I was among that list of people too!
DeleteHarry Potter is the soulmate of people.
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