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The Casual Vacancy
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I understand people being upset with this book and not liking it. While listening to the first couple discs, I almost quit a few times. I'm glad now I didn't. At first, I couldn't keep the characters straight. Then I couldn't believe what a departure this story was from Harry Potter, which I love. Then, slowly, I began to appreciate certain turns of phrase, began to appreciate what a good grasp Rowling has of small town politics and the gritty realities of life, began to appreciate the great emp ...more
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