I know that I really shouldnt compare the two works and should just. Their snubbing is a deft reminder of where the power really lies. Rowlings The Casual Vacancy and wanted to share my thoughts. In this case, we chose The Casual Vacancyby JK Rowling. When, for instance, the snobby Mollisons arrived at the manor house, they are ushered from room to room by Lord Sweetlove before being deposited out the backdoor once more. Book Review: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling The bulk of our book reviews focus on debut novels and books from independent publishers, however, occasionally we choose to review a novel written by a seasoned author. The structure was already there in Rowling’s book, but director Jonny Campbell deserve credit for scenes that cleverly established character with a wordless economy. The Casual Vacancy does better than either Broadchurch or Fortitude at wrangling a large ensemble into a coherent story. The Casual Vacancy, which is set in modern day, has appealingly odd characters (the excellent cast includes Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter films) and the. Kinnear, Gambon and Keeley Hawes are all as good as ever, but The Casual Vacancy’s teenagers are also impressive, particularly Abigail Lawrie as worldly-wise Krystal Weedon, a sort of sink-estate Hermione. On screen, however, these characters are too well rounded to be dismissed as mere mouthpieces. A sudden death creates chaos in the town of Pagford over a pivotal empty seat on the Parish Council. In book form, The Casual Vacancy’s lefty politics irritated some – the Daily Mail’s Jan Moir called it “500 pages of relentless socialist manifesto”. Generally, though, The Casual Vacancy is a solid, traditional and determinedly unadventurous English novel.
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