The Casual Vacancy
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Is anyone else excited about the release of J K Rowling's new book?

I have pre-ordered my copy of The Casual Vacancy and can't wait to read it! I think it's going to be very interesting to read a different genre by this author. Has anyone else pre-ordered it?
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I read the synopsis... I'm still holding out hope, but it seems really ordinary for Rowling. It's not the type of book I would ever pick up if it wern't for the fact that JK Rowling has written it. I'm nervous about it... I hope it's better than the synopsis makes it sound.
With an imagination like hers, it seems far too...normal. Maybe even BORING.
However, I will give it the benefit of the doubt. How bad can it really be, if it's JKR?
However, I will give it the benefit of the doubt. How bad can it really be, if it's JKR?
I'm hoping that since she can make a book about sports history interesting she can do the same with this genre. Not my first choice of genre but the warring under the surface of the city has a sort of interesting appeal.
I'm sooo excited for this book! Rowling have a wild imagination as a writer. this book is gonna be amazing I guess :D
I think this book is going to be a flop.
I'm sorry, but, the synopsis sounds horrendously boring!
Ask yourself, honestly now, would you buy this book if it was by an author you didn't know?
Either she used up all her creativeness with Harry Potter or she's holding out on us.
Fans will be disappointed either way.
I'm sorry, but, the synopsis sounds horrendously boring!
Ask yourself, honestly now, would you buy this book if it was by an author you didn't know?
Either she used up all her creativeness with Harry Potter or she's holding out on us.
Fans will be disappointed either way.
I don't think she'll create the same magic again, or anywhere near it. I don't think she will make such a huge innovative effort again. If she does, if she impresses me very much, I'm be damned. I'll be amazed. I'll be running in the streets shouting her name out loud. Equivalent to what I read when I read her first Harry Potter book six years ago. But I don't think she can do that to me again.
I'm waiting to see how people I trust rate it before buying it for myself. :|
I was going to be intrigued by any new J.K. Rowling book no matter what. However, as others have mentioned, the plot synopsis was underwhelming to say the least. To quote Lily von Schtuck in Blazing Saddles: "How ordinawy".
Still, though. A new Rowling book! I'll certainly give it a try. It'll be interesting to see the reviews. I've been harboring a dream of a new 7 book Hogwarts series, with a new evil nemesis, maybe a girl main character this time, some of the characters we know and love would appear, etc. Who knows if that'll ever happen, but at least Rowling is writing again.
Still, though. A new Rowling book! I'll certainly give it a try. It'll be interesting to see the reviews. I've been harboring a dream of a new 7 book Hogwarts series, with a new evil nemesis, maybe a girl main character this time, some of the characters we know and love would appear, etc. Who knows if that'll ever happen, but at least Rowling is writing again.
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