The Casual Vacancy
Sept 2012 · Hachette UK
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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. . . Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
A big novel about a small town, THE CASUAL VACANCY is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. . . Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
A big novel about a small town, THE CASUAL VACANCY is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
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3.5
659 reviews
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4 October 2012
Well.. I'm part way through. Yes I bought it because of the author's reputation. So far I'm enjoying it. But please don't buy it with any preconceptions about the plot and style and don't buy it because you like teenage wizard novels. It is nothing like the Potter books. This in itself shows Joe Rowling's adaptability. Well done that woman for creating something completely different!
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6 October 2012
This is a clear example of a talented storyteller tainting her image and reputation by endeavouring upon a new venture in a genre that she is evidentally not competent with. After the incredible success of the Harry Potter franchise, Rowling has shown that she knows how to write a good story that appeals to all demographics, but unfortunately the spark of her creative genius has been extinguished in 'Casual Vacancy'. Poor writing; poor content; dire reading.
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Elliot
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12 March 2021
JK Rowling is transphobic trash, she literally won an award for it. Yay BBC. But anyway, this story is sad and misleading with a terrible plot and BLAH heroes and heroines, but read it if you wanna, not my place to judge. But seriously, its grim for the sake of being grim, it only did so well 'cus of the famous name.
About the author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and the acclaimed Strike crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Many of her books have been adapted for film and television, and she has collaborated on a play continuing Harry's story on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and a new series of films inspired by her series companion volume Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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