The Casual Vacancy (English, Hardcover, Rowling J.K.)
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9781408704202, 9781408704202
- Pages: 512
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J. K. Rowling’s first novel for adults – The Casual Vacancy - is a story of a town called Pagford that becomes a town at war plagued with class, politics and other social issues after the death of Barry Fairbrother, the beloved Parish Councillor.
Summary of the book
Pagford is an English paradise to an outsider, with a market square and an ancient abbey where the revered Parish Councillor Barry resides in. The pleasant disguise of the town soon unveils the social, political conflicts along with an anxious election that involves deceit, unpredictable revelations - all for the successor seat left by Fairbrother. The book is adapted into a BBC television series and is yet to be released. The Casual Vacancy also became the 15th best-selling book of 2012 in the first week of its release.
About J. K. Rowling
Rowling was born in England. She was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she considered the idea of writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. The rest was history, as the series became a worldwide phenomenon and won multiple awards. It sold more than 400 million copies. The series is also adapted as motion pictures. Rowling has now continued writing novels for adults.
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good & bad
I started the book with no biases and no expectations however, and was prepared to treat it as what it was.
I must say, the book was not disappointing.I loved the way she develops the characters, builds up the plot and slowly plunges into the story. She follows it up with some steamy suspense and drama and finishes wi...
Rajdeep Bhattacharyya
Oct, 2012
Just. Great.
My first badge of gratitude: our dear Flipkart. I received my order ON the date of release, which was more than I'd dared to expe...
Flipkart Customer
Certified Buyer
Sep, 2012
Expected more from Rowling! Received less !
I wanted to know why it has been given quite a mixed review. So I bought it and read it.
It took me a week to complete it as my office timings were tight.
I would like to tell you that the book has no story at all!!! No Story!! Trust me!!
I am the kind of reader who loves screenplay very much and it i...
Vigneshwar R B
Certified Buyer
Nov, 2012
Getting Serious from Sirius
Its better we grow ourselves up from the incredibly pleasant magical world of witches and wizards to the shockingly brutal and raw muggleworld while r...
Govind R
Certified Buyer
Oct, 2012
No wands or spells but the Magic of J K Rowling, The Writer is everywhere...!!!
So when I got "The Casual Vacancy" in my hands, I prepared in my mind not to EXPECT anything... no magic,wands or spells
and as I started reading, i was back in that familiar turf... Her Writing!
Pagford is so much opposite to Harry's infinite...
Mangelethe Sneha Menon
Certified Buyer
Oct, 2012
boring
Also this book is available cheaper in other website,
over all a big no to get this book.
Would have given it 0 star , but that option is not available
saurav ray
Certified Buyer, Bhubaneswar
May, 2015
Nice book
Got a great offer from flipkart for this one. and So it was worth every rupee I paid for. Look out for a great offer before buying this.
Prerna Dalal
Certified Buyer, Pune
Apr, 2015
Heart-Wrenching
The penmanship is excellent and the content is thought-provoking. But the Casual Vacancy's universe the exact opposite, in every way, to what Rowling created at Hogwarts: painfully real, but not very optimistic.
Ishani Thakkar
Dec, 2014
Disappointing after the Harry Potter series
The story is well written with a myriad of well sketched characters. Rowling is a good writer but somehow the book is not what I had expected and it ended on a note of pathos and helplessness. Personally, I do not like sad endings and was not expecting one from her, which left me a bit disappointed with this book.
Rajiv Ranjan
Certified Buyer
Feb, 2014
Easily abandon-able
Amrita Korwar
Certified Buyer
Jan, 2014
