Book of the Day: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Okay, obviously I'm not really going through an entire book, an entire NEW movie and the latest TV shows and a Broadway type show, or live theater all in one day.  Nobody could possibly do that.  At least not with the most current films and books and TV shows out there.  And as far as the live theater or plays go... I make it to one of those maybe once or sometimes, on a rare occasion two times a month.    But I would like to post on both of my blogs at least every other day, and on the weekends when I have a bit more time. every day.

Long story short -- sometimes I will talk about old favorites.  I will usually be talking about the books we do in book club but when I have no new books to talk about. I'm going to talk about the books that have given me so much enjoyment and comfort over the years.  Alot of my favorite books are either children's books or young adult books.

One of my very favorite series of all time is Harry Potter.  I didn't get into the Harry Potter craze until the release of the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.  I will not deny that Harry Potter was a level above anything else I had ever invested myself in.  It truly was magical.

Over the years my family and my friends kind of tease and taunt me a bit about my obsession with Harry Potter.  I have a huge collection of Harry Potter memorabelia.  I have a replica of the Mirror of Erisad.  I have scarfs and a Sorting hat.  I have figurines.  My brother, bought my a set of those little Russian Dolls with Harry Potter characters on them.  Ironically the tiniest little doll is Hagrid.  LOL.  I have dishes and wands and a clock and yes, I was one of those nutters that showed up at the book stores the night of each book release and waited for hours and hours for the next installment in the series.  There was a comradery and excitement that just can't be denied and that I don't know if I'll ever experience again.

So when the announcement came that they were going to release an 8th Harry Potter book I was ecstatic.  Then I heard it was merely the stage play script.

And then I started hearing other things... dissapointment being expressed.  Even... bad reviews.  But this was JK Rowling writing about Harry Potter.  How could that even be possible?  So I was not disuaded.  I purchased my own copy of Harry Potter and the cursed Child and delved right in.

With previous Harry Potter books I was riveted to my cozy bed with my nose in the book for hours and hours.  I lived on Harry Potter until the book was finished.  Like a zombie i would make my way to the restroom periodically or I would head to the kitchen for a simple and quick meal and then back to my Harry Potter world.

With Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... not so much, sadly.  The 'Play' format was difficult to follow for me.  The vivid descriptions that I was accustomed to from the novels that were like pictures in my mind... were gone.

And then the concept and the idea of the plot was so... opposite of everything else it was just... almost offensive.  I mean it would be different if Voldemort levels of evil were at play but this was Harry Potter's son... and as much as i despised Draco Malfoy, we all know he wasn't really evil either.
It was just kind of... different.

It took  me two weeks to get through the book and I would read a few pages here or there when i had time... but I didn't MAKE time to read it.

All of that being said... I would love to see the play and see it brought to life and it might be better than just reading the screen play.  When the scenery and the interpretations and the magic is brought to life it will probably be different.  With all the blanks filled it... the scenery and the pictures and all the descriptions from the books that is lacking in just the words of the screen play...

It's worth reading... just maybe not worth buying.  If anybody wants to read it, I'll lend you my copy.