In the wake of a wider quarterly loss than expected and a continuing sales slide, Barnes & Noble plans to a greater emphasis on what. Maybe it was because it was a play and not an actual novel, or because it resurrected the ever youthful Harry into a forty year old man who has given up his adventures, I don’t know. Barnes & Noble sees smaller stores, more books in its future. Being an ultimate Harry Potter fan, I have to say I was a bit disappointed with this book. These adventures, involving a time turner and the wish to save Cedric Diggory from a certain death, leave the wizarding world in turmoil and upheaval, only to be resolved, along with the repairing of Harry and his son’s relationship by the very end.Ĭursed Child was a great plot and probably an even greater play to watch. Quickly befriending Draco Malfoy’s son, Scorpius, this unlikely duo begin their own adventures, reminiscent of their father’s, twenty years before. The plot begins where the last Harry Potter book left off, with Harry dropping off his son by the Hogwarts Express, a son that is quite the opposite of Harry.
Once I was a few acts into the book, my love of Harry Potter and the incredible story line far outweighed the annoyance of reading a play, that was lacking Rowling’s writing charm that I am so used to. I felt the familiar rush of excitement as I turned to the first page….only to find it very difficult to get used to the very different experience of reading a play. Finding the package from Barnes and Noble waiting for me on the front step when I came home from work, eagerly ripping open the package, and diving into what can be considered the 8th Harry Potter book, I was excited to say the very least.