tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712878627145940124.post8657433030016920200..comments2022-10-10T06:29:38.735-07:00Comments on Erin Loves Brad: Pretend book club: Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17508630182723842261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712878627145940124.post-11477089631038680832017-06-11T21:25:47.930-07:002017-06-11T21:25:47.930-07:00As always, I really enjoyed your analysis. I can&#...As always, I really enjoyed your analysis. I can't pretend that I enjoyed Cursed Child, I just didn't. I very much agree with you that I would see it as a play and that the play format probably was a significant factor in my distaste for the book. <br /><br />However, I did give the book a fair shot because I didn't know it was written in "collaboration," aka ghost written, until a few chapters into the book. I kept clear of all info about the book/play until it was in my hands. Reading it was like slipping into something familiar, but realizing it doesn't quite fit. They were not the characters I knew and loved, more like ghosts from Hogwarts that are imprints of their once living counterparts. Like you, I was very disappointed by some of the choices they forced upon beloved characters. <br /><br />I also think that the authors (and J.K. in the original canon) play very lightly with time travel and don't really think through the depths of those decisions. I may consider reading again, but I'm not really sure. Maybe if my literary friend convinced me it was worth it ;) Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192279866721940043noreply@blogger.com