The Casual Vacancy
by J. K. Rowling
Taste attributes: dramapoliticalunsavouryrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, morally murky novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little 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….
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- Author
- J. K. Rowling
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 512
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- Open Library
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