By: JK Rowling
THREE out of FIVE stars
THREE out of FIVE stars
my thoughts:
This is Rowling's first step into the Adult novel section. Weeee!!! I'm not going to lie it was a little tricky to make the transition from Harry Potter to Adult-ness. That's always a leap though from childhood to adult. Neither here nor there. There are very mixed reviews on Rowling's adult book. Some think nothing happens. To this I say, did you read the book?
In Rowling fashion she creates a whole world that you can see vividly. Barry Fairbrother dies leaving a casual vacancy in the parish council.
Rowling brings to light the battles that go on in perfect Pagford. The rich vs the not. Husbands vs wives. Parents vs children. Without Barry who is going to try and bring these worlds together instead of pushing them all apart. Maybe someone on the council?
Rowling doesn't hesitate to bring the not so pretty side of life to the front. Death, drugs, and hard life.
What really happens when the not so pampered needs help?
Great read but don't stop there. The issues in this book aren't things that should just stop in the book. Truly think about the real life issues in this book.
the run down:
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.
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