The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling's New Novel - Coming September 2012

@abrakadabra • Oct 22, 2024

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The new novel for adults by J.K. Rowling is entitled The Casual Vacancy.
And the news has it that it will be released all over the world on 27th September 2012 in English Language.
There have been lots of speculations regarding the story line. And guess what, we finally have it here. 😁

All J.K.R Fans are going to love this -

The Casual Vacancy

When Barry Fairweather 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...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?
Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.

--- So now we atleast know that this new novel is not about the grown up years of Harry Potter (What most of the HP fans were hoping. 😛 )

What do you think guys? Excited?

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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Apr 12, 2012

No one among the CEans looking forward to JKR's next? 😐
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Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 14, 2012

I haven't read Harry potter yet but J.K.Rowling is sure an inspiration for many writers and her books are still will be a delight for readers.
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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Apr 14, 2012

Mr.Don
I haven't read Harry potter yet but J.K.Rowling is sure an inspiration for many writers and her books are still will be a delight for readers.
Indeed. You should read her work. It is legendary.
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Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 14, 2012

AbraKaDabra
Indeed. You should read her work. It is legendary.
I watched her visualization and had become a great fan of harry Potter series (but who will read such a gigantic series of books if we can enjoy visual experience - kidding 😉) and will read it for sure after 17th of this month. 😁 and looking at the description that you have provided about her upcoming book. It seems that, this time Rowling had decided to make up a battle between inequalities in the society.
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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Apr 15, 2012

Mr.Don
(but who will read such a gigantic series of books if we can enjoy visual experience - kidding 😉)
Reading a book and watching a movie based on that same book are very different experiences. The visual experience is only a small part of the experience you get from actually reading the book yourself.
First of all, when you make a movie based on a book, you cannot possibly show everything in the book. You have a time limit of 1.5 to maximum 2 hrs. The one making the movie has to decide what to include and what to leave. So, reading the book will be a richer and fuller experience, in my opinion.

That said, I have read all the books of the Harry Potter series, and watched all the movies. I like them all, but I'm not such a huge fan. I wouldn't mind reading her new book sometime later, if I find the time.. But I'm not very eager about that book right now..
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Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 15, 2012

silverscorpion
Reading a book and watching a movie based on that same book are very different experiences. The visual experience is only a small part of the experience you get from actually reading the book yourself.
First of all, when you make a movie based on a book, you cannot possibly show everything in the book. You have a time limit of 1.5 to maximum 2 hrs. The one making the movie has to decide what to include and what to leave. So, reading the book will be a richer and fuller experience, in my opinion.

That said, I have read all the books of the Harry Potter series, and watched all the movies. I like them all, but I'm not such a huge fan. I wouldn't mind reading her new book sometime later, if I find the time.. But I'm not very eager about that book right now..
Thanks SS. 😀

#-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# and all - Please, leave your views about this book! - interesting! 😁

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

@praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Apr 15, 2012

Well, am not of Novel guy... Still, after reading the first few paras, I guess am not the right person to continue as the wordings are too advanced... 😛 I have no clue what idyll and abbey mean... BTW, the story is interesting and inducing to read the rest... Lets see... 😁
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Pensu

@pensu-8tNeGU • Apr 15, 2012

I have read all harry potter series books and loved them. I hope this novel would be awesome too...😀
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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Apr 16, 2012

Great to see responses in this thread.

Now there is news about Jo Rowling coming with a new book about Harry Potter.
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ISHAN TOPRE

@ishan-nohePN • Apr 17, 2012

I think, we should rather read realistic novels. Fantasy is a strict no no in real life!

P.S: Thank God, there is no new Potter book now, although her imagination and creativity is superb. Want to read casual vacancy. 😀
#-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# and all potter fans what do you say about this? 😨

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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Apr 17, 2012

^^ Don't dismiss fantasy totally as a useless thing..

Fantasy or realistic, for any novel to be interesting, the plot should be unpredictable.. For that, the characters in that book should be complex and unpredictable too.. Ultimately, most of the novels end up talking about human nature or the human spirit, though the actual base of the story turns out to be something else. You can't talk about human nature in an efficient way unless you take into account how complex it actually is. So, fantasy or realism, we can gauge a book based on the layers and shades of characters in that book.

That is probably why, my most favorite character in the whole Harry Potter series is Severus Snape. He is totally unpredictable and very complex. His actions will have a motive which is not immediately obvious, but will have far reaching consequences going a long way into the story..
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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Apr 17, 2012

For the same reason, you can also try the Lord of the Rings series.
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Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 17, 2012

#-Link-Snipped-# You finally made me write a story on me 😁

Harry Potter 7-3 : The Fall and Rise of Voldi - Topre Respectively.

Issue had a dream of being dead. In his dream a girl says "You're going to face one of the dangerous fictional characters because of not liking a fictional story." and vanishes.

Suddenly Issue being cursed - feels like being pulled into a void. He opens his eyes and then - sees nothing - everything was white. As he walks forward - he sees a man "The Dark Lord" - turns towards Issue in a glee.
...........................................

"Where are we?" Issue whispers in terror

Voldemort, "Hell."

"What?" Issue shrieked - "I don't want to be dead" he cried.

"Don't worry kid - here, no one can kill us!" Voldemort says, soothing Issue.

Issue still sobbing with fear while Voldemort was looking at him, soothing and said glaring, "Come on, Why is this Kolaveri D?"

Issue in rage of anger bursts out of his hatred looking at Voldemort, he screams: #-Link-Snipped-#

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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Apr 17, 2012

^^ I think you mean <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avada_Kedavra#Avada_Kedavra_.28Killing_Curse.29" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Avada Kedavra Avada Kedavra .28Killing Curse.29</a>

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ISHAN TOPRE

@ishan-nohePN • Apr 17, 2012

#-Link-Snipped-# Are we (Voldemort and me) on the same side?😨 Why is Voldemort consoling me?😨😨

#-Link-Snipped-# I guess Pun intended (Homographic Paronomasia☕)

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Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 17, 2012

Issue
#-Link-Snipped-# Are we (Voldemort and me) on the same side?😨 Why is Voldemort consoling me?😨😨
😁 #-Link-Snipped-# So, you're serious about your character. (If - Consult Rowling 😛)

#-Link-Snipped-# Ya, you're right Issue spelled it wrong hence Voldemort stays alive. 😁

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aarthivg

@aarthivg-HH344f • Apr 18, 2012

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harry Potter And The Philosopher%27S Stone</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harry Potter And The Philosopher%27S Stone</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harry Potter And The Philosopher%27S Stone</a>

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This story is interesting. Specially I like the final line. 😀

I am expecting the continuation of this story. I hope you will post it soon👍

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avii

@avii-TGGs8o • Apr 21, 2012

Not waiting actually. Was a huge of HP series initially & started hating later.

LOTR FTW anyday !
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avii

@avii-TGGs8o • Apr 21, 2012

Mr.Don
I haven't read Harry potter yet but J.K.Rowling is sure an inspiration for many writers and her books are still will be a delight for readers.
Like Chetan Bhagat ? 😁
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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Apr 28, 2012

AbraKaDabra
Great to see responses in this thread.

Now there is news about Jo Rowling coming with a new book about Harry Potter.
This eighth book about Harry Potter is going to be an Encyclopedia of the Harry Potter World. All the tit-bits that Jo wanted to add to her books, but couldn't because of the size limitations will be included in this.
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