The Casual Vacancy

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J.K. Rowling

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The Casual Vacancy

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Pros

Author creates wonderful, real characters with wonderfully messy lives. It's not at all predictable which of the characters will step up and shine and who fails miserably. Teachers are at war with their husbands and pupils are in rebellion against the... Read More

The casual vacancy feels like mockingbird to me. It is that gritty realism that a gifted writer injects into the book's imagery. And the narration of tom hollander is superb!

Popular member of parish council dies in pagford, england. The empty seat left by barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. J. Rowling tells a riveting story about the town of pagford and its inha... Read More

Cons

This is the only kindle book that i've ever returned. The only possibly likeable character dies in the first few pages. It is profoundly disappointing from a known author who can write well.

The story starts out with a death, ends with two funerals, and doesn't get much better in between. It meanders through the lives of several characters while failing to identify any protagonist, except maybe a couple of the teenage characters.

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Quality

The book arrived when it was supposed to and my experience with the seller was excellent.

So far i am enjoying the book.

I was already familiar with the concepts presented - the only surprise was that there was an author willing to unapologetically... Read More

So i had come to terms with the general arc and message of the story.

Shipping

Te beginning was slow but it got a good read after the first fourth of the book.

Competitiveness

Two boys and a girl learning about the realities of the world.

And a better toolbook for the world.

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This product had a total of 20,908 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 4 2024.