tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post8425460914540385131..comments2023-10-30T06:40:47.696-06:00Comments on Recovering Potter Addict: Muggle Monday (23): The Casual Vacancy ReviewAyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-57203177492070394412012-10-20T16:43:59.366-06:002012-10-20T16:43:59.366-06:00I am very excited about this book, and I think I a...I am very excited about this book, and I think I am even more excited about it having read your review. I haven't bought this one yet, mostly because if I buy it I won't read it right away, but if I get it from the library I'll have to read it. This means I have to wait for the other 143 people on the library list to read it before I get to.<br /><br />I am glad you weren't disappointed with Jo's more mature work. <br /><br />~Sara @ Just Another Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870692977272702662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-80634483983608073752012-10-18T15:27:49.183-06:002012-10-18T15:27:49.183-06:00Man, the reviews for this thing have been all over...Man, the reviews for this thing have been all over the place. I don't even know what to think anymore, but you definitely clarified some things. I appreciate your dos and don'ts. :) I think I'll give it a miss for the pacing problems and too many characters, but I'm glad you liked it!Logan E. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468248031164464546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-14519613841904072462012-10-17T16:34:23.632-06:002012-10-17T16:34:23.632-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I love when an autho...I'm glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />I love when an author develops a style that we may recognize but can write different types of books and have the ability to step out of their comfort zones.<br /><br />It must be difficult for her too because she has so much to live up to after HP and fans that are expecting a certain kind of book.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-20841232493018723892012-10-17T09:00:08.576-06:002012-10-17T09:00:08.576-06:00Great review, Aylee! I still haven't picked th...Great review, Aylee! I still haven't picked this one back up again after putting it down at about the page 105 mark. It just wasn't holding my interest and nothing was happening that told me to keep reading. It's unfortunate because I do love a good adult read, but I'm still glad I gave it a whirl. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing! Kristilyn (Reading In Winter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12401451485460760416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-7628702550135989962012-10-16T20:30:07.137-06:002012-10-16T20:30:07.137-06:00Uh 15 POVs? Lol, I can only handle 3 at best :)
I...Uh 15 POVs? Lol, I can only handle 3 at best :)<br /><br />I'm still hesitant to read this one just because it sounds so adult but I'm hoping to give it a try one day. In the mean time, I found your review really insightful as to what I would potentially have problems with too (e.g. multiple POVs, graphic content, slower pacing, etc.) :) Oh, and your recommendation for who should read this book was helpful too. A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-39031486724944704192012-10-16T19:32:28.812-06:002012-10-16T19:32:28.812-06:00Yay I am so happy and relieved to hear how much yo...Yay I am so happy and relieved to hear how much you enjoyed this book! I just started it last night myself (only on chapter II so I don't have much of an opinion yet). I do feel, however, that for the first bit I'll be reading with a bit of tension and expectancy and nervousness. It is such a huge deal that this is her first book for adults, and also her first book after five years. As with you, I've become very accustomed to reading YA books and their familiar tropes and themes and all. But I want more adult fiction in my life too. And I've always found the reason that I was most invested in the Harry Potter series was never about the magic and completely about the characters. Characters make or break a book for me, and it sounds like I don't have to worry at all on that front with The Casual Vacancy. Wonderful review and I really appreciate how you went into detail about the different aspects that make this an adult book, and also the aspects that still make this a J.K. Rowling creation. Eager to continue reading it!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052456915027241479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-71100022764893913642012-10-16T18:03:47.313-06:002012-10-16T18:03:47.313-06:00Wonderful Aylee. I still need to get a copy of thi...Wonderful Aylee. I still need to get a copy of this but I'm really hoping that will be soon because it sounds amazing. I really love realistic, gritty novels that focus on characters and aren't afraid to lay it all out there...so basically, this sounds perfect for me. It will weird that it's coming from Jo of course, b/c we only have Harry Potter to go from when it comes to her stories...but that doesn't mean I don't think I'll love it since it sounds like the type of books I read and love from all these other authors.<br /><br />-LaurenShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-18404218169693437102012-10-16T17:55:44.835-06:002012-10-16T17:55:44.835-06:00"I would like to point out that because J.K. ...<em>"I would like to point out that because J.K. Rowling is the person I worship above all, my review may be biased."</em><br /><br />AHAHAHA! Aylee! Oh my goodness. I kind of love this :D<br /><br />And oh my word... This is AMAZING! <em>"It was authentic, it was gritty, it was REAL LIFE. I become complacent sometimes as I read my more tame MG and YA books and I forget about the gritty reality of real life. The Casual Vacancy is not a story about beautiful teens who realize they're special and fall in love and have incredibly banal romantic feuds, like the stories I am so used to reading. It is a story about real people, dealing with real situations, and there aren't necessarily any happy endings because life is crappy and unfair."</em><br /><br />:O :O :O<br /><br />This is an AMAZING review! I'm so so SO excited you enjoyed it so much, I'm really, <em>really</em>, looking forward to reading it myself and... seriously. WOW. <br /><br />Also, your dos and don'ts are WONDERFUL :DSarah (saz101)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08936602748682093150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-74111208993391109302012-10-16T12:50:12.592-06:002012-10-16T12:50:12.592-06:00I had a hard time reconciling the author of Harry ...I had a hard time reconciling the author of Harry Potter and this book, too. I didn't make it far enough to really get to know the characters. Mature content like that is really not my thing. But it makes me so glad to see that as the story goes on, it gets to be very complex and interesting. You have me dying to know what the ending is now! That was an amazing and honest review. Thanks so much for sharing.Jessica @ Books: A true storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678981938821085754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-25329853900157950432012-10-16T10:30:33.368-06:002012-10-16T10:30:33.368-06:00Absolutely fantastic review! To be honest, this is...Absolutely fantastic review! To be honest, this is the first <b>positive</b> review I've seen for this book. I kept reading about how dull it was and I just can't imagine JKR writing anything boring. lol I'm not the least bit surprised that she had such a large number of characters and I believe it that they're all wonderfully written.<br /><br />I do want to get around to reading this at some point, but, unfortunately, I can't see it being anytime soon. Still, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-55974224018669831602012-10-16T06:41:22.619-06:002012-10-16T06:41:22.619-06:00Holy shiz, 15!! O_O I have this one but I'm ki...Holy shiz, 15!! O_O I have this one but I'm kind of scared hehe. Seems like it has so many mixed opinions. I know it's not another HP books though which is what a lot of the negative reviews mention, they went in thinking it would be an adult HP. I'M glad that you enjoyed it! I'm definitely going to try it just bc it's JK Rowling >.<Gisellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953187386418088952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-45392901631134395022012-10-16T06:40:28.983-06:002012-10-16T06:40:28.983-06:00I fully agree! This book was amazing and snuck up ...I fully agree! This book was amazing and snuck up on me, and before I knew it I was loving every minute of it!<br /><br />Great review!<br /><br /><a href="http://sugarandsnark.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Sugar & Snark</a>Sugar and Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653208604957196237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-48584437844177247932012-10-15T21:38:08.755-06:002012-10-15T21:38:08.755-06:00I think this is the best review of the book that I...I think this is the best review of the book that I've read.<br />You're a fan but you're not letting that blind you. <br />And 'm really glad that you loved the book, I don't know if I'll read it though, because it's really out there for me and you know I prefer fluffy books. <br />:P<br /><br />But who knows! Maybe I'll try it sometime that I want to challenge myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-83750888221144225882012-10-15T20:30:13.301-06:002012-10-15T20:30:13.301-06:00What an awesome review, Aylee! I really like every...What an awesome review, Aylee! I really like everything you have said about The Casual Vacancy. I have ,y copy and taking your advice, I'm gonna read it ASAP because I worship JKR too. :) <br />Thanks for this review! It's really made me wanna read it. I'm off to grab the book off of my shelf now. ;) <br /><br />Happy reading! <br /><br />Sarika @ <a href="http://thereaddicts.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow">The Readdicts</a> Sarika Patkotwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403817039783189560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-14103202078385438942012-10-15T19:58:13.020-06:002012-10-15T19:58:13.020-06:00WOW. I just received my review copy in the mail th...WOW. I just received my review copy in the mail this past week and am hoping to jump into it really soon. I'm glad I read your review, so I have an idea of what I am getting into. Perhaps I won't be disappointed now that I have your DO/DON'T list to keep in mind. :) Great review!Chrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960209705110683101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-78784930340524947512012-10-15T15:55:25.882-06:002012-10-15T15:55:25.882-06:00What a fabulous review. You touched on just about...What a fabulous review. You touched on just about everything I was curious about. The length of the story and mature content send me running, but the fact that it would be a book to challenge myself to read outside of my comfort zone entices me. I am a big Harry Potter Fan. I read all the books - not on my kindle either - they are all pretty long reads, especially the last few. I'm not a huge fan of books with lots of sex scenes either, like I probably will never be interested in reading Fifty Shades of Grey. However, cuss words or flawed characters don't bother me at all. I'm a little concerned about the POV of 15 people to keep track of, but since you did it and lived to rave about it motivates me to give it a try. This is certainly one I feel like I should try and read, but maybe something I attack later and not rush right into. Thanks Aylee!Gina @ My Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895568426820464572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-64739347812025395412012-10-15T12:08:29.270-06:002012-10-15T12:08:29.270-06:00I've come straight to your review from a less ...I've come straight to your review from a less favourable one, so it's good to read both points of view. I haven't yet read this book, and to be honest am a little intimidated by the apparent bleakness of it, but I am very curious to see what else Rowling can do, and am sure I'll read it at some point. Great review, thank you.Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-69021554056583162042012-10-15T10:02:41.032-06:002012-10-15T10:02:41.032-06:00thank you so much for this review!thank you so much for this review!bebelllllllllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971566844514359242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-78565113187066048532012-10-15T09:26:32.918-06:002012-10-15T09:26:32.918-06:00FABULOUS review.
Honestly.
I love your dos and don...FABULOUS review.<br />Honestly.<br />I love your dos and don'ts.<br />This sounds like a don't for me but I loved your review.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-92108176590685159812012-10-15T09:07:17.247-06:002012-10-15T09:07:17.247-06:00This story is told from the POV of 15 people? Whoa...This story is told from the POV of 15 people? Whoa. I'm not a huge fan of multiple POVs when it's more than 2, so 15 kind of freaks me out. That being said though, if anyone one can pull such a feat off it would be JK Rowling, and I like that your love for this book sort of snuck up on you and you found yourself invested before you really knew it was happening:) Definitely going to be giving this a try Aylee!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-71436991954876157242012-10-15T08:57:37.530-06:002012-10-15T08:57:37.530-06:00Sounds like a really good book, I'm also hesit...Sounds like a really good book, I'm also hesitant to read it because it is so different to her other writing. Great review though, might actually read it now!Anyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782012259870311268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-59419473231481650032012-10-15T08:52:44.253-06:002012-10-15T08:52:44.253-06:00I'm about a third of the way through this book...I'm about a third of the way through this book. I'd say that I respect it but I don't totally enjoy it. That's mostly because it's not the type of book I would ordinarily be into but I'm reading it because it's Rowling. I agree that the characters are incredibly well described and the book is well written. I am interested to see where the rest of the story goes although it's a tough read because it's so dark.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-60889549699171307922012-10-15T08:39:46.456-06:002012-10-15T08:39:46.456-06:00I also liked how Krystal did become such an unlike...I also liked how Krystal did become such an unlikely heroine... she comes across as skanky and moral-less at first, but actually ended up becoming my favorite character. Glad you enjoyed the book, Aylee! <br /><br />It wasn't my favorite, despite a bias towards anything JK Rowling writes-- but I definitely found myself enjoying it as well. I heard today that Rowling's next book will probably be for "young children"-- don't know if she means more like the earlier Potter books, or actual picture books, but I can't wait to find out. Great review. :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414324160166322024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-46680806291079663032012-10-15T08:09:02.442-06:002012-10-15T08:09:02.442-06:00Very interesting take on it, Aylee. I was wonderi...Very interesting take on it, Aylee. I was wondering what a mega HP fan would think of this one. tlmfarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699392120494847632noreply@blogger.com