I've never voluntarily read a play before. Aside from the mandatory Shakespeare I had to read in high school English and Moliere in high school French, my experience with reading plays has been pretty limited. I was pretty skeptical about reading a play version of Harry Potter but I ended up really enjoying this new reading experience. 
 First of all, the dialogue was amazing. After the first few pages, I forgot that the book consists of 99% dialogue because I was completely engrossed. In fact, I think I wouldn't mind reading more plays from here on out because it's an easy read, it gets straight to the point, and gives so much room for imagination. 
 I felt that this play/book should have been named "Albus Potter and the Cursed Father" because the story primarily revolves around Albus Severus Potter and his struggles to fit in and live up to everyone's expectations as the son of the-boy-who-lived. Other than that, I loved everything else about this play. It was a bit hard for me to picture Harry, Ron and Hermione as middle-aged parents but Albus and his best friend Scorpius were an entertaining duo. I absolutely loved the action, adventure, the time-travel, alternate realities and, of course, the humor. 
 I don't want to compare this to the original Harry Potter series because it's so different - I mean, it's a play! It HAS to be different. It can't be as lengthy and detailed as the original books. But trust me, it's a good different and I loved every moment of it. I would love to watch the play when/if ever it comes out on DVD or Netflix or something... and hopefully that day would come sooner rather than later. 
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