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The Casual Vacancy - Community Reviews back

by J.K. Rowling
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beccabee
beccabee rated it 11 years ago
I tried reading this (almost exactly) a year ago. I made it less than 100 pages before giving up. Here we go again.
ladydi
ladydi rated it 11 years ago
I would actually give this book three and a half stars. For me, five stars are my absolute favorites and four would be for good reads. This was just below that only because it was hard to read, at least at times.The vernacular was hard at times as was the subject matter. I'm a realist and feel like ...
Margitte's Reviews
Margitte's Reviews rated it 11 years ago
"The Casual Vacancy = Mind Blowing" - one of the Goodreads reviewers said, and I agree.I must confess I did not read any of the other J.K.Rowling books, nor watched the movies, for various reasons, the most important being that magic/fantasy isn't a genre I am interested in. Never was, really, not e...
Joanne
Joanne rated it 11 years ago
I wish I could rate this book 4.5 stars, but I'll round up. So I don't want to, but giving my thoughts on this book can't be done without referring to Harry Potter of course. For the record, if you didn't know the name on the cover, nothing would convince you they were written by the same person. Th...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
My least favorite J. K. Rowling novel.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
My least favorite J. K. Rowling novel.
Book Probe
Book Probe rated it 12 years ago
Need a book about character, a book that you can study individuals at the rawest level? This is that one.
Sophie
Sophie rated it 12 years ago
In theory I shouldn't have had a problem with this book. I like character studies, I hadn't gone in with expectations of another Harry Potter (though I liked the series less as it went on and absolutely hated the last two HP books, so maybe her writing is no longer for me), and in fact I had started...
Liz Loves Books.Com.
Liz Loves Books.Com. rated it 12 years ago
This wasnt bad, but it wasnt terrifically good either. I have not read the Potter books but this one sounded interesting and I've been told that JK Rowling is a good writer (well she's certainly done ok, Harry Potter is hugely popular in the novel form) so I thought I would give this one a go.It is ...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
I got to page 90 and realised I didn't care what happened next. None of the characters resonated in any real way with me and there's a queue for it with people who probably really want to read this. It's not my kind of book, people living lives of quiet desperation, I don't like slice of life dram...
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