So I wasn't even going to read it. I was going to wait to see the show - hopefully I'll be in England some time next year - and be surprised by it. But then Costco had a great sale and the book was all anyone could talk about. And basically here we are and it's been finished over the course of the last 24 hours. So what did I think?
If you'd asked me about it last night, after I had put it down after reading about 80 pages, I would have said - Ehh. I didn't like the play format. I read plays all the time, but for some reason this material was difficult to read in that format. However, now that it's through, my mind has changed. It was marvelous! I just loved having another Harry Potter story to read after all these years. It was a lovely story that included almost all of the beloved characters while keeping the heart and the humor that the original books had.
That's not to say that I don't have bones to pick. One being that I'm still not crazy for the play format. It would have been awesome if it was written in novel format, if for no other reason than it would have been a much more involved story. The second issue I have is a question. Who in the world is the kid on the front of the book? I could guess one of 2 characters, neither one is a blondish kid about 10 years old.
Last but not least, is more of a pondering rather than a bone to pick. How on earth did the directors and production people manage to pull off the insane amount of magic and scenery changes? This performance must cost a fortune, which is why I'm guessing they chose to run it in rep. 2 shows means twice the ticket sales. Even knowing that, I'm still ridiculously excited to somehow get tickets to see it, because let's face it, it's another Harry Potter when we had heard there wouldn't be any more. Who wouldn't be excited?
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