Well, the headline is that it’s really not bad at all – immensely readable, often amusing and generally on the side of the angels. Others objected to what they saw as the lefty propaganda implied by Rowling’s obvious sympathy with those who have not had her advantages. The Casual Vacancy gains most of its value from a striking debut performance by Lawrie as Krystal, a character introduced wearing such an inappropriate outfit to her school that it makes the headmaster cry. Some people were upset by the amount of swearing, particularly among the teenage characters. Does this mean The Casual Vacancy is a turkey Reviews generally ranged from the sniffy (Margaret Drabble in the New Statesman) to the personally nasty (Jan. Foyles apparently had six.ĭoes this mean The Casual Vacancy is a turkey? Reviews generally ranged from the sniffy (Margaret Drabble in the New Statesman) to the personally nasty (Jan Moir in the Daily Mai l). The Casual Vacancy, which is set in modern day, has appealingly odd characters (the excellent cast includes Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter films) and the. The Casual Vacancy is a story about the treatment of the disenfranchised and the marginalized within society. I did a soundbite for local radio on the morning of publication, and heard a live report from the queue outside the bookshop – which contained just two people. The hype that attended the publication was enormously silly and rather comically misjudged: news editors recalled the long queues and midnight parties that heralded each new addition to the Potter text, and assumed this time there would be more of the same. Behind the facade of mellow Cotswold stone live cold-hearted profiteers of. It needs its length for the many characters to develop. In case you’ve been on another planet, this is the first novel for adults by the author of the Harry Potter books. The Casual Vacancy is part Shameless in Dibleyshire and part mashup of The Archers and Benefits Street. This is a quietly written character driven novel that requires a bit of patience and thought.

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