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Book Review of The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy
Author: J. K. Rowling
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 8


This book is very slow for the first 200 pages or so due to overwhelming character development. I decided to power through and reserve judgment until I was done. And in the end I loved it!

This book is a dark and depressing look at what goes on behind closed doors in a small village in England. If you are reading this book solely because you enjoyed Harry Potter, you may be disappointed. But if you can look past the wonderful wizard and get into this story outside of the HP context, you may actually enjoy it.