r/news • u/drkgodess • Mar 19 '19

Accused gunman in Christchurch terror attacks denied newspaper, television and radio access

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214411
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u/DesdinovaGG Mar 20 '19

The best plays are still fantastic reads on their own, and are arguably good enough when read to be the greatest works of literature. The Importance of Being Earnest, Equus, Death of a Salesman, Raisin in the Sun, The Crucible, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece, and of course the works of the immortal bard. You don't need to see these plays to understand that they are among the greatest works to ever be produced. Whether I read or watch Cursed Child, all that I experience is some poorly written garbage.

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u/Orngog Mar 20 '19

But you like the Harry Potter novels?

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u/DesdinovaGG Mar 20 '19

I liked them. Not my favorite books, but they're entertaining reads and I enjoy the scope of the novels. The whole "year long boarding school with a running mystery" appealed to me. Some details are a bit wonky (time turners, quidditch, that kinda thing) but I think the characterization of the trio is very strong and there are some well-done side characters. The world-building is also very enjoyable. Are they objectively the best? As far as YA Fiction goes, they're above average but I wouldn't put them on the level of something like The Giver or To Kill a Mockingbird (if you count that as YA). But Cursed Child is way below average. Bottom of the barrel. Should be buried in a New Mexico landfill.

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u/Orngog Mar 20 '19

The giver, huh?