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The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
A big novel about a small town...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 faade 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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belkel63
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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I found this slow in parts, and it took ages for me to get a handle on who was who, but it sucked me in. I found it to be a clever, sad and insightful analysis of people, using the backdrop of a small town and the machinations of a council election to highlight truths. We see the same human behaviours in our own every day lives...at work, at home.. This is worth a read and reflection, as it's possible to relate to its of every character

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yoavshai
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 129.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Friday night‘s finds in my building‘s book exchange. I‘ve never read any Rowling so thought I‘d start with this one. I am stuck in lockdown for at least another 2 weeks (which I am thankful for as it keeps me safe as I can‘t get vaccinated until September) so armchair travel is my only option. It‘s a gorgeous book. I wish Litsy did videos for this reason. The Reader‘s Digest reminds me of my best friend from high school. I read it for nostalgia.

Freespirit Hope your surviving lock down Allissa😊 3y
Jeg Stay safe. 3y
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BillBlume
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While the dogs and I were walking my wife Sheri to work this morning, we came across a book review on the sidewalk.

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 3y
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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

I went into this not expecting much, and I was surprised that I didn't hate it based on other reviews I've read over the years. I probably would have enjoyed it more had it been a bit shorter. Parts of this book seemed to drag on forever.

Overall, Rowling did a great job of showing us the secrets and lives of small town people.

#BookSpinBonanza @TheAromaofBooks Book 15/20

TheAromaofBooks Book 15!!! 4y
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meghna.sh
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
Mehso-so

I enjoyed reading it, because I feel the characters were really fleshed out. Not sure if I was happy with the ending. A slow paced read suitable to pass time but not exactly an effortless one.

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MsLeah8417
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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This one‘s been on the TBR shelf in my bedroom for far too long. #readingfromthebacklist #jkrowling

marleed Yep, same here! 5y
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BekaReid
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When all of your books are packed and you're left with what's unread on your Kindle but you just can't! This is not the first time I tried reading J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy. Not sure what it is, but I just can't finish this book.

TheSpineView I didn't care for it either and bailed on it! 5y
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Wildly_Bookish
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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My #library #booksale #bookhaul. $5.75 for all of these. Definitely can't complain!

Avanders Woot!! Great haul! 👏🏽👏🏽 5y
Wildly_Bookish My thoughts exactly! 5y
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Leilani
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Did anyone enjoy this book? I didn‘t hate it but was a little disappointed by it. I just listened to it on audible.

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AChickThatDigsBooks
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Apparently I'm late to this party...

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jen_the_scribe
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling

As a lover of Harry Potter, and a huge fan of J.K. Rowling, I really wanted to love this book aimed for adults. But it honestly left me disappointed. Maybe my expectations were high, but I had a difficult time caring about these characters. Most of them seemed like awful human beings, and the plot was a bit dull, in my opinion. Her writing style, descriptions, and the level of drama were the only reasons I was able to read it through to the end.

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Runner5ive
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Was not that great. I wasn't expecting it to be Harry Potter, but I also wasn't expecting it to be a bad book. Every single character is flawed, none of them have any redeemable qualities to make their flaws forgivable. It didn't seem to have a 'point' except to force the reader to voyeuristically watch everyone suffer and be miserable. (sorry no selfie for this book, deleted from my Kindle before I thought to take a picture!)

DivineDiana That‘s unfortunate. I have this book on my TBR shelves. 😕 5y
Runner5ive You may like it a lot better than I did. It's essentially about a drug addict single parent and their child who live in poverty, which I have experienced myself as a child. So I don't really like reading books about it, intended to 'entertain' me. 5y
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Litsi
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Pickpick

This novel has not received the acclaim it should because it was her first book after HP under her name. But if you pick up a glass of milk expecting orange juice you are not going to like it - or even recognize what it is. I think that is what happened with this book: a lot of disappointment about what it is not.

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Christinak
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I was invited to a neighborhood book club tomorrow night!
Fortunately I had a copy - I just had not gotten around to it yet - so tonight I‘m binge reading. 🤫

#literaryladies

Texreader It‘s a good book! I hope you like it! 6y
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mirsophie
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Libraryhaul

wildwoodreads The Casual Vacancy is great! 6y
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rachelrereads
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There‘s nothing better than a book haul from 2nd & Charles 📚

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noughtwist
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Absolutely was bawling the last few chapters. 😭 Loved it, even if the characters were so unbelievably horrible human beings. Now time to finish a sweater to restore feelings of the warmth and goodness of humanity.

julesG Like the colour of your sweater. 6y
noughtwist @julesG thank you! :) Hope I finish it before the new year haha... 6y
julesG I was thinking about enslaving my kids to do all!!! the chores do I can finish my poncho to give myself a Christmas present. I fear mutiny though. 6y
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noughtwist @julesG lol! Brilliant idea. Haha my son isn't old enough to do chores yet. He still takes naps though so that's a relief 😅 6y
julesG Managed the cooking today. The kids will make the pesto/pasta salad. 6y
tammysue Welcome to Litsy! 👋🏻😊 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
Leftcoastzen Welcome to Litsy 📚 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 📖💙 6y
tpixie Welcome!! Lovely yarn 🧶 6y
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noughtwist
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Also, "How awful it was, thought Tessa, remembering Fats the toddler, the way tiny ghosts of your living children haunted your heart; they could never know, and would hate it if they did, how their growing was a constant bereavement." ???. Picture is making crackers with the little moon beam

Kaye Welcome and thank you for the Follow ♥️ 6y
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noughtwist
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They say Rowling wrote Harry Potter in Portugal ☺️. Living here the last month and a half has certainly let me see how picturesque it is everywhere. Maybe the writing magic will rub off on me here too before we leave. Hmm... In between running after a toddler of course. Currently reading The Casual Vacancy (there was a copy left here at our Airbnb). Man, a lot of these characters are so nasty!

CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
tpixie Yes those characters were horrible weren‘t they !? 6y
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AKwaz
Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
Pickpick

Apparently I left my review on a different version of the book lol... A little slow at first, but once you get familiar with the characters, it was like a car crash you can‘t look away from. Definitely am left feeling a little depressed about humanity at the moment.

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AKwaz
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“Her family half carried Terri Weedon back down the royal blue carpet, and the congregation averted its eyes.”

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AKwaz
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If only all of the Krystal Weedon‘s of the world had a Barry Fairbrother to encourage and believe in them.

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AKwaz
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling

“He never seemed to grasp the immense mutability of human nature, nor to appreciate that behind every nondescript face lay a wild and unique hinterland like his own.”

RaimeyGallant Nice quote! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon
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Lel2403 Welcome to Litsy 📖 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!!! 6y
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Whodunit85
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Restocked the neighborhood Little Free Library today from my shelf of finished books. And now that I feel I've done a good thing and cleaned out some space... I'd like to go book shopping, please.

Ericalambbrown That‘s stinking adorable! Love it! 📚💕 (edited) 6y
EH2018 I really want to set one of these up somewhere.... 6y
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TheBookbabeblog84
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Happy Birthday Jo Rowling....I just adore her! #writers #harrysmama #books

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SheReadsAndWrites
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Just read through this list. What say you, Littens? I‘m curious - I found some surprising, others not. Quite a few I didn‘t finish myself.

The 15 Most Frequently Unfinished Reads, According To Goodreads' "Popular Abandoned Books"

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-15-most-frequently-unfinished-reads-according-to-go...

SamanthaMarie I actually have stopped reading 6 of those books in the past haha 🙈 6y
SheReadsAndWrites I stopped on four of them, @SamanthaMarie But loved two. 😬 The rest I haven‘t tried. 6y
Whodunit85 I immediately began grumbling about Catch 22 when I read your post and laughed so hard when I saw it was #2. I've finished 5 of these, gave up on 1, and haven't tried 9. I pride myself on perseverance, but Catch 22 just confused me :/ 6y
SamanthaMarie @SheReadsAndWrites I haven't read the other 9 but of the ones I stopped I would pick back up 6y
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coxy
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
Pickpick

Brilliant. And oh the ending...

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K.Wielechowski
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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Mehso-so

Full disclosure: I read this solely because Queen Rowling wrote it.
90% of the book was very slow moving and I'm not 100% there was an actual plot beyond "how one person's death affected a town", but the last few sections were very good. Rowling is a master at writing characters (even though most in this book were terrible people) and the world they move in. Harry Potter, this is not, nor is it my taste, but it wasn't bad.

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Linsy
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GripLitGrl
Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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#CoolBooks #casual @Lindsy
I couldn't get into this book but I may try again eventually.

wanderinglynn I tried, but couldn‘t get into either. I just gave up. 6y
Quirkybookworm Same here! 6y
Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells I started this one and got distracted by something else 😳😂 6y
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ofbooksandme Most of the people I know didn't like it at all. I enjoyed it, though it's a hard story and now I wonder if reading it in audiobook format while I was exercising made it "less worse" hahaha 6y
ptkpepe98 I've borrowed it 3 times now, and still have 150 pages to go. I realized that I don't really like anyone. They are all either users or used. Maybe it is too negative, although usually that doesn't bother me. Who knows, but I will try to finish it since it is one of my #LitsyAtoZ books. 6y
GripLitGrl @wanderinglynn @Quirkybookworm @Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells @ptkpepe98 i feel better I'm in good comany & not alone in not getting through it😁💛 6y
GripLitGrl @ofbooksandme maybe audiobook is the way to go with this one 😀💛👍 6y
Linsy We both had the same idea! I haven‘t tried it yet. It‘s just been sitting on my shelf since it came out. 😅 6y
GripLitGrl @Lindsy 😄😄👍 6y
MinDea It took me a while to get into it too but I ended up enjoying it! There is a miniseries of it too. Have you watched it? 6y
GripLitGrl @MinDea no I haven't but I'll have to look for it do you know if it's a Netflix or cable show? although it could be on Hulu amazon & a ton of others...to many options lol 6y
MinDea I think it was on BBC but I think you can watch it on HBO... 6y
GripLitGrl @MinDea awesome thanks I'll check my cable on demand later for it👍😊 6y
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Brandoncannon
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
Mehso-so

Definitely what she was going for. I was told she wrote this book to break her stereotype of a “children‘s author” and wrote something for adults.

Slajaunie I have not read it but my daughter loves it. @thevictoriousone (edited) 6y
rather_be_reading welcome to litsy!! 📚🎉📚 @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
RaimeyGallant I can't remember if I liked it. :) lol :) And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. 6y
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Eggs Welcome to Litsy 😊👋🏻 6y
Chelleo Hi and welcome!🤗 6y
thereadingowlvina Welcome to Litsy!!! 👋 6y
Bronte_Chintz Welcome to Litsy! Hope you love it here! (edited) 6y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 👍📚 6y
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TrishB
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Bailedbailed

Bailing at 160 pages....I keep looking at it and I‘d rather do something else then pick it up and read....including hoovering! I just don‘t care enough about any of the characters to want to know what happens. Definitely a marmite book.
Time to move on. Can‘t believe I didn‘t finish a JK book....

Birdsong28 I think it maybe its that you are comparing it to H.P as you know in your mind it's the same author but a completely different subject. 📚📖 6y
Andrew65 I must be honest, and will definitely be shot down here, she has never appealed to me. Read the first HP book and was good but not great. Started the second one and never finished it. 6y
saresmoore I love her, too, but this book bored me to tears. 6y
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TrishB @Birdsong28 I‘ve read all the ‘Robert Galbraith‘ and enjoyed. I just didn‘t like the story - small town pettiness and horrible people. I have to like at least one character! 6y
TrishB @andrew65 HP doesn‘t get good til book 4 and best started with kids! Her detective series is awesome!! 6y
wanderinglynn I bailed on this one too. 6y
TrishB @saresmoore hurrah!! Exactly. Loved by lots though! Guess it‘s just one of those books. 6y
Andrew65 @TrishB Perhaps I need to give them a try then. 6y
TrishB @Andrew65 I would well recommend them 😁 6y
Andrew65 @TrishB Good enough for me! 👍 6y
Cathythoughts Her detective series IS awesome ! I agree completely 6y
Yeah_I_Read Same 6y
LeahBergen Bail away, I say! 👍🏻 6y
Kalalalatja @LeahBergen I love that motto! 6y
Soubhiville I bailed too. 6y
TrishB @LeahBergen 😁😁 6y
LiteraryinPA This is probably a silly question, but what‘s a marmite book? 6y
gilroyc @LiteraryinLititz I had the same question 6y
TrishB @LiteraryinLititz @gilroyc Marmite is like a disgusting spread thing that people have generally on toast (I‘m not sure if it‘s just UK?) basically you either love or hate (me) it - no in-between. Same with marmite books - doesn‘t tend to be an in-between -either love or hate! Hope helpful 😁 6y
Cosyreader Ugh I hated this book! Don‘t know how I finished it. I‘ve heard her detective series is good but honestly I don‘t rate her as a writer (even though I love HP). 6y
minkyb Not read this one and Now I certainly won‘t bother. Thanks. Maybe I can give you a list of titles to screen 😜 6y
arubabookwoman In the minority—I loved this book. Also liked the miniseries based on it. I don‘t care for her mysteries, but tbh I only read part of the 1st one before bailing. And I‘ve only read the 1st HP—out loud to my kids. After that they were on their own. 6y
LiteraryinPA @TrishB Ahhhhh. Now I understand. Thanks! 6y
LeeRHarry If you‘d rather hoover than read a book then it is definitely time to bail!!!😏 I liked this one and the mini series. 6y
Jovy Thank you @Andrew65 @TrishB! My friends all loved HP and so did I but only after book 4 and now I can admit it haha 🤪 6y
TrishB @minkyb😁 that‘s what my son said - read this and let me know if it‘s worth reading!! 6y
TrishB @arubabookwoman there are a few who said they loved it 😁 6y
TrishB @LeeRHarry exactly!! 6y
TrishB @Jovy the only reason I carried on was that I was reading with my son at the time! 6y
Cinfhen I tried this one and bailed too!!! Which made me sure I‘d HATE HP😂😂 BTW: I got my present ❤️❤️❤️can‘t wait until Friday 😀Thank you❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Cinfhen I‘m so DUMB! I forgot to bring your book to mail ~ sorry😬 6y
TrishB @Cinfhen relieved it arrived in time 😁 this book is nothing like HP! And no worries about book- it will get here when it gets here!! 💕 6y
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TrishB
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#lunchtimeread
Does it get any better? It‘s a bit meh and I‘m sick of small town pettiness......150 pages in and not feeling it, only JK I haven‘t read so far.

RaimeyGallant It was a slow read for me, and I can't remember if I liked the ending or not. 6y
Burghbookaddict I was one of the only people I know who liked this one. It reminded me of where I grew up and some of the horrible people that live there. 😕 6y
enidkeaner Honestly, I think this is a Your Mileage May Vary” book. I know many people found it unpleasant but I really, really liked it. 6y
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BooknerdsLife This book has been on my tbr for years ...The mixed reviews made me hesitate on picking it up 😅🙈 6y
MicheleinPhilly @laurenashley I liked it too. This was actually my first Rowling and I think it helped that I went in with zero expectations. 6y
gilroyc Nope. Doesn't improve. It felt like loosely connected vignettes to me. Too many similar characters. Just a release type of writing. 6y
chapter_fifty2017 I thought this was a great book , l think the characters are so realistic this book was about what really hides behind small town councils a lot of posturing and hypocrisy and l not just talking about England . I would always recommend it as an uncomfortable but good read , like bad medicine . 🙄 6y
TrishB @RaimeyGallant @laurenashley @enidkeaner @BooknerdsLife @MicheleinPhilly @gilroyc @chapter_fifty2017 thanks all. Maybe I‘m just not in the mood for small town unpleasantness - honestly these people just make me want to slap them. Close to bailing.... 6y
DorkieHollieReads I couldn‘t get into it. I tried 3 times and get a little further each time and still was just not a fan of it. I did like her Cormoran Strike series better, where she writes under the Robert Galbraith pseudo name, if you like detective mysteries. 6y
TrishB @DorkieHollieReads I‘ve read those they‘re great 👍🏻 6y
tjwill I DNF this one, but I know lots of people liked it. 6y
enidkeaner @chapter_fifty2017 that is exactly why I liked it so much! 6y
TrishB @tjwill definitely a marmite read!! 6y
LeahBergen I really liked it but yep, I think it‘s a marmite read. 6y
Crystalblu Marmite read? I don‘t get it 🤔 6y
TrishB @Crystalblu Marmite is like a disgusting spread thing that people have generally on toast (I‘m not sure if it‘s just UK?) basically you either love or hate (me) it - no in-between. Same with marmite books - doesn‘t tend to be an in-between -either love or hate! Hope helpful 😁 6y
Crystalblu I‘ve tried marmite and remember hating it, but I was a kid. I‘ve just never heard it referred to in book terms. Makes sense though. 6y
Caroline2 I very nearly bailed on this one too...I found it way too long and a bit preachy and it really sags in the middle but then it gets much better and I ended up liking it! (It‘s got a cracking ending!!) But I completely understand why people bail! It‘s long winded! 6y
TrishB @Caroline2 I just couldn‘t muster enough interest to get to the end!! 6y
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Sammidnightsun
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Mehso-so

Was ok

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Sammidnightsun
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Hope it‘s good

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Kimberlone
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#Riotgrams #RainbowBookStack

When a significant portion of your rainbow is from the same author. Also just realized the purple should have gone by the blue 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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It‘s so hard to rate this. The writing and character development in this book are amazing. Rowling is a master at having dozens of characters—and you care about all of them! But on the other hand, I would not recommend this book. It is fairly crude, nonredemptive, and bleak. It definitely takes a lot to keep reading it. Very good, but also very gross. But maybe that‘s just me, expecting books to be happy and entertaining? Not all books need to be.

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asiriusreader
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Just took advantage of the Audible 2-for-1 credit sale (I‘m pretty sure the site said today was the last day). I‘m finding myself listening to more audiobooks these days while on maternity leave. Anyone read or listened to either of these? They‘ve been on my TBR for the longest!

MommyWantsToReadHerBook I read The Casual Vacancy, it was a lot like reading a Joanna Trollope novel - small town, story told from different perspectives, there are a few crises and surprises. It wasn't amazing, truth be told, but not unenjoyable. 6y
asiriusreader @MommyWantsToReadHerBook good to know! I don‘t have super high expectations of it based on reviews here and elsewhere, but it‘s nice to know it‘s at least an enjoyable read! 6y
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Literary_Siren
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Mehso-so

I‘ve been reading the book, off and on, for a long time. There are a lot of characters and most of them have nicknames, so they were hard to sort out throughout most of the book. Watching the miniseries on HBO, really helped put faces to names and sort everyone out. The show is not the same as the book, I was surprised at the stuff they changed. The end of this book is absolutely heartbreaking. I‘m going to give it 3.5 stars.

Literary_Siren I also want to give a shoutout to @BookishGirl06 for uping my litfluence to 900 last night. You rock! 6y
Samplergal I really didn‘t like it. I couldn‘t finish it. 6y
Literary_Siren @Samplergal it was hard to get into and keep reading it. It took me 9 months to finish. 6y
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Samplergal @bookdragon87 Sign of a bad book. 6y
Literary_Siren @Samplergal not necessarily a bad book. It was good. Definitely not what everybody is used to seeing from JK. I don‘t really get into a lot of contemporary novels, I‘m very much a historical novel reader. Its definitely the premise of the book that slowed me down. And it was definitely boring sometimes. 6y
BookishGirl06 @bookdragon87 you‘re welcome 6y
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Literary_Siren
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Life is terribly, terribly unfair! 😔💔

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Literary_Siren
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Guys, big news!! After reading this book for 9 months. (Yes, 9 months!! The longest amount of time I‘ve EVER spent reading one book.) I‘m finally going to finish it tonight! I am so excited!! 🤩 137 pages to go!

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Literary_Siren
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I‘ve been MIA because I‘m moving house. Finally have the most important things moved. Took me almost 2 weeks to move my books. Finally have some time to read. #BookNerdProblems

Literary_Siren @wordslinger42 I see you added this to your pan list. I was ready to throw in the towel as well, until I watched the miniseries on HBO. It really helped me put faces to names and sort everyone out. 7y
wordslinger42 @bookdragon87 Yeah, maybe that would help! I just didn't find myself connecting to the characters, which surprised me since I love JK Rowling's writing so much. I might give it another chance at some point! 7y
Literary_Siren @wordslinger42 Understandable. I felt the same way! 7y
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Literary_Siren
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I made a little bit of progress on the plane. Though I did watch the miniseries on HBO and that helped me to be able to pick it back up and keep the characters straight. Sometimes you need to put a face with a name.

Jess7 I didn‘t know there was an HBO series! Good to know! 7y
Literary_Siren I didn‘t know about it either until I was perusing for something to watch. 7y
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Bookish_AF
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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Did a bunch of cleaning so now it‘s time for a bit of relaxing (bubble bath, “candle”, and book)! I was given the Yankee Candle melt cups as an alternative to candles for the bathroom to reduce the number of open flames on the bathtub ledge 😳

I‘ve read the book before but the mood struck to re-read it and book moods cannot be ignored.

readingjedi I am tempted by the Scenterpiece for similar reasons. Does it give a good throw? 7y
Bookish_AF @readingjedi Mine works really well in the bathroom. I haven‘t had it that long so I‘ve only tried out a few scents so far. The first one I had was almost punch you in the face strong (it was one of the fall scents) but the one I currently have is much milder! It says they last about 24 hours but I‘ve never kept track. I just got a bunch of new scents during a sale so I‘m excited to try them! 7y
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BookaholicNatty
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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Yesterday I got the first J.K. Rowling book that wasn‘t A Harry Potter book. I can‘t to read it. What did you all think of this one? Good like Harry Potter or completely different?

ChaitanyaSethi It is nothing like Harry Potter. You mustn't think of comparing the two otherwise you won't be able to appreciate this book for what it is. It is a departure from Rowling's usual writing style. But I genuinely enjoyed this book, bleak as it may be. 7y
TrishB Agreed - nothing like HP! 7y
Marianna_Reads I agree with the other two previous posts, but this book is so good. It proves that JK is the master of character development! 7y
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Jerdencon I liked it a lot too but not at all like Harry Potter. 7y
Kaylamburson I haven‘t read this one but I LOVED The Cuckoo‘s Calling. She really is amazing at character development. 7y
RosieBoo65 I did not like this book at all. Probably one of my all time worst books. 7y
darklydreaming I have this book but have yet to read it! Loved Harry Potter (obv) but haven't been compelled to read this one. Let us know how it is!! 7y
Ubookquitous Not at all like HP. Small village politics that revolve around a sudden death of a council member - great characters, subtle humor, lots of social commentary. I listened to the audio which was good 7y
PenguinInFlight I haven‘t read this one, but I have read some of the ones she writes as Robert Galbraith - Cuckoo‘s Calling and The Silkworm - and I liked both of those a lot. Nothing like HP, plot-wise, but her writing is still fantastic. (edited) 7y
staci.reads Don't go into it expecting it to feel anything like the HP books or you'll be disappointed. It's a good book though in its own right. I really liked it. 7y
Bookish_AF Just this morning I was thinking of re-reading this! I liked it as well, but as others have said, it‘s not even remotely similar to HP. I also adored her Robert Galbraith series. 7y
BookishBelle It‘s nothing like HP. I didn‘t like it much but it was very well done. 7y
BethwithBooks I agree with many of the other comments - this was a DNF for me but I hope to go back and finish it at some point. I much prefer her Galbraith ones. Still nothing like Harry Potter but great in their own right. 7y
BridgetteM This is the only J.K. Rowling book I haven‘t read. I‘ve loved everything else she‘s done! 7y
carguywalt Honestly I didn‘t like it. I wish I had spent the time reading something else. Harry Potter is not my thing so I can‘t compare it. 7y
AmberWB I agree- I finished, but found it so upsetting. I LOVE the Galbraith books though! 7y
Cosyreader I didn‘t like it. It was too long and there were too many characters. I‘ve heard the Robert Galbraith ones are good but after reading this I decided I just don‘t like her writing. But still give it a go! 7y
LiteraryLona I tried it a few years ago and hated it. :( 7y
Burghbookaddict Most people I talked to hated this book but I really liked it. It reminded me of the area I grew up in. Which is why I moved.... 7y
Chelleo Off-Topic: I have a question for you. Can you email me at Chelleo.Michelle@gmail.com ? 7y
tonyahoswalt I haven't read it, but everyone I know that did said it was depressing. I did read and enjoy the Cormoran Strike books she wrote as Robert Galbraith though. 7y
East_Of_Imagination I wasn‘t a fan, I did not finish. I prefer to read her Comoran Strike novels under the Robert Galbraith pen name, they are so good! 7y
TheWildCard I really liked this one. I grew up in a small town, and Rowling gets the small town politics exactly right. It‘s disturbing, but very realistic. 7y
lyradora Yeah, I read the Cormoran Strike books, and enjoyed those. But I love mysteries and I *rarely* read non genre fiction, so Rowling's few literary fiction books just don't interest me. 7y
kelecoo I hated this one. So dreary and not worth my time. Felt like JKR tried to overcompensate and show how adult she could write and instead just wrote the most depressing book ever. Her Cormoran Strike books are excellent as others have said. 7y
BibliophileLife This one was a little hard for me to get through. I read it in between other books. Not bad just not what I wanted from her that‘s all. 7y
hanseatic @BookaholicNatty i absolutely loved it. It's brilliantly written, dark and realistic. 7y
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Strawberri72
Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book for its host of well crafted characters and clever telling of their interconnections. Turned out to be a modern tragic tale. I had this book on my shelf since it was published and never read it. I‘m glad I finally did. JKs writing is so engaging.

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LauraWeasley
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling
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When you just want to get a birthday card but you can't leave the bookstore without buying a book... Couldn't resist the pretty cover. 😍 #bookwormproblems 📖

This book has been on my #tbr for, like, forever and I'm pretty keen to see if I'll like it since I've seen so many mixed reactions. Have any of you read it?

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