The Casual Vacancy

[KP the nut]

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early 40s, 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.

 

[BloomInWinter]

I'm five chapters in. There's several characters who I wouldn't want to spend time with.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I can't see myself reading this book.

I can be pretty picky with my books and this one doesn't seem to have very good reviews on Amazon or GoodReads. Sometimes my reading ability is limited due to health so I have to choose my books more carefully.

I'll probably be opting out of this one.

 

[CraftyCath]

I'm going to download this later, sounds good.

 

[amethist]

I have finished this, but wont say very much until everyone else has.

It did get me caught up in the lives of all those in the book though.

 

[CraftyCath]

I'm plodding through this book and can honestly say that the adult characters, for the best part, are horrid! I'm finding it quite boring and a bit sensationalist but The younger characters are engaging.

I will keep going with it and see where it goes.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm with you CC. I am struggling through it.

 

[amethist]

I finished it. Wont tell you then ending, but it will have you in tears.

 

[KP the nut]

I'm going to log off. Go downstairs, pour myself a glass of white wine (well it is Fri evening) and curl up and read.

 

[CraftyCath]

Still finding it a bit sensationalist but could really swing for some of the characters, so selfish. I guess in that sense the book is doing what it was written for!

 

[KP the nut]

I'm about 75% of the way through.

My honest opinion, JK, stick to Harry Potter. I find the characters so unbelievably rotten. Okay maybe a couple of bad people but everyone, purlease - yawn.

 

[CraftyCath]

I'm half way through and I have to agree with KP!