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The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script has become the fastest-selling book in the UK this decade. It has sold more than 680,000 copies in its first three days alone, beating Fifty Shades of Grey which sold 664,478 in a single week in 2012. At its current rate, it is on track to become the second biggest single-week sales for a book since records began. That title is currently held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, according to The Bookseller. The final novel in the Potter series sold 1.8 million copies - as well as 780,000 copies of the version aimed at adults - in its launch week in July 2007.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has also become the fastest-selling script book, said publishers Little, Brown. Meanwhile, the script has also sold more than two million print copies in North America in its first two days, according to publishers Scholastic. Reviewers have complained the script is an "incomplete experience" as the story "demands to be seen", but theatre critics awarded the play five-star reviews. The stage production in London's West End is currently sold out, but a new batch of 250,000 tickets is being released on Thursday.
(Score: 2) by n1 on Thursday August 04 2016, @02:46PM
I'm sure there are many different reasons why so many love the Harry Potter series.
I did ask Mrs. N1, as she is a huge fan of the series, but was 20 something when first reading the series. Her reasons are centered around the strong characters that you can relate to, the writing investing you in their journeys and the detailed world building. A world which is full of fantasy, but just close enough to reality that you can see yourself in it.
It gives her an opportunity to recapture the world as a place of wonder, like it was being a child.
I think that's probably a fair assessment for why a lot of people, old and young love the series, and how it's captured the imagination of so many. It being developed into a successful film series too, has enabled the series to remain relevant and reach audiences of all age groups and dispositions for almost 20 years now.
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Thursday August 04 2016, @03:29PM
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday August 04 2016, @06:00PM
I feel old when I talk about playing "Land of the Giants" as a kid and people say, "WTF? Is that?"
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