I was so excited when I saw this on Goodreads. I think a Harry Potter prequel focusing on the adventures of the previous generation when they were at Hogwarts would be amazeballs. Sadly, that's not what this is. This is a brief scene that could take place if such a prequel were to exist. It follows James and Sirius as they speed around on their magical motorbike and taunt Muggle police. I think their cheekiness is supposed to be charming, but they came off a bit beastly, if you ask me. I'm inclined to agree with Snape's impression of the boys as buttheads. It doesn't help that there's absolutely no context for this scene - we have no idea why they're doing what they're doing, or why we should care (other than the fact they're Harry's father and godfather, of course). If an actual prequel is ever written, I do hope it focuses on Lily or Snape's perspective. J.K. Rowling, forget the adult stuff, we want moar magic!*
Rating: 3/5
*I haven't actually read The Casual Vacancy yet. But based on the summary I don't know that I'd bother if it wasn't J.K. Rowling. I'm just curious - like many others I'm sure - to see what her work is like outside of the Potter-verse.
Oh man, this kinda sounds like a bummer. I'll probably still read it anyway because you can never get enough HP!
ReplyDeleteIn regards to The Casual Vacancy, I sort of feel bad for Rowling because no matter what she does, I doubt she can ever live up to the HP expectations.
It takes like half an hour to read so at least it's not a big commitment :)
DeleteI agree about TCV, although on the other hand I'm sure she's selling a lot more copies than she would have if it weren't for Harry Potter. I do think it's ridiculous that people are reading it expecting it to be the same, when she's said it's totally different and also FOR ADULTS.
I've started reading the Casual Vacancy. So far...it's...okish. I mean, she's good writer. No one can take that away from her. But nothing of the plot line has captured me enough to inspire me to finish freaking reading it. hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteI've seen some very mixed reviews, some love it and some hate it, but many think it's just OK. I guess she's set the bar very high for herself!
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