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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: 2


I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I was certainly disappointed. I felt Rowling seemed to be trying to prove something in this first "adult" novel. There were so many sexual innuendos and shallow characters, like a misguided, depressing "Peyton Place". It is hard to believe this is the same writer who gave us the wonderful characters of "Harry Potter"! If this book was her debut, I don't think any of us would know who she was. I kept waiting for it to get better, but in the end, I just didn't care.