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9:58 am - 07/03/2012

The cover for JK Rowling's "Casual Vacancy" revealed!

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The cover artwork for J.K. Rowling‘s highly anticipated new novel “The Casual Vacancy” has been revealed!

Here’s the book’s official synopsis: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the 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? A big novel about a small town, “The Casual Vacancy” is J. K. Rowling’s first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

“The Casual Vacancy” has been confirmed to be 512 pages long and will be released on September 27.

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champagnexdream 3rd-Jul-2012 03:01 pm (UTC)
I can't waaaaaaaaaaaait.
theratwhispers 3rd-Jul-2012 03:02 pm (UTC)
I hated Harry Potter, but I will check out her adult stuff, because I think she has a wonderful personality.
improved 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
Half of this comment is accurate :P
theratwhispers 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
Harry Potter is just not me, lol. Not my style of story.
monster_mutt 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
You're entitled to your opinion, but how can you hate Harry Potter?!
evil_slayer 3rd-Jul-2012 03:08 pm (UTC)
You're literally the first person I know to say that. I'm shocked, SHOCKED AND APPALLED
leviicorpus 3rd-Jul-2012 03:08 pm (UTC)
blacklistedgirl 3rd-Jul-2012 03:18 pm (UTC)
"I don't like HP" I can hardly accept, but hate? HATE?! </3
djan31 3rd-Jul-2012 05:59 pm (UTC)
It's okay, I hate Harry Potter and LOTR.

People don't like it when I say it, lol.
zoaster_toaster 3rd-Jul-2012 08:15 pm (UTC)
Wow, people who don't enjoy Harry Potter exist? I had no idea! */sarcasm*

Whatever floats your boat, I guess. At least you're willing to check The Casual Vacancy out.
fionaapple 3rd-Jul-2012 03:02 pm (UTC)
I'm excited, but not looking forward to all the people that will inevitably compare every aspect of this to Harry Potter even though they are completely different genres.
improved 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
Agreed
mutterby 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
mte
pretend_to_care 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
Yep. I can already see people freaking out and getting pissed because "OMG [character] is a total rip-off of [Harry Potter character]!"
__nocturna 3rd-Jul-2012 03:05 pm (UTC)
lol ikr
cerseilannister 3rd-Jul-2012 03:08 pm (UTC)
I already am lol. Barry Fairbrother sounds like such an HP name.
masterofmystery 3rd-Jul-2012 03:34 pm (UTC)
that's only because she loves making up weird ass names. i doubt that'll change, potter or otherwise
hershelwalker 3rd-Jul-2012 03:38 pm (UTC)
that was my first thought lol
zoaster_toaster 3rd-Jul-2012 08:16 pm (UTC)
Me too - the levels of OMG WHY IS THERE NO MAGIC??? is gonna be ridiculous. I do love the sound of the plot, though.
zxora 4th-Jul-2012 08:46 pm (UTC)
I'm betting that I'm going to be guilty of that myself...it's gonna be a challenge for me, that's for sure!
improved 3rd-Jul-2012 03:02 pm (UTC)
ngl, I wanted this to be illustrated by Mary GrandPre ;_;
zoaster_toaster 3rd-Jul-2012 08:17 pm (UTC)
Ooh, that would be awesome! I always loved her HP illustrations, she should just illustrate everything JK does.
zxora 4th-Jul-2012 08:47 pm (UTC)
Seriously...D-:.
gigglyvapidslut 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
sounds...quaint
monster_mutt 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
quizblorg 3rd-Jul-2012 03:03 pm (UTC)
So, it's not genre fiction?
theratwhispers 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
Nope. It's literary.
cerseilannister 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
I'm not really excited about this, but I have to read it anyway. I hope it's good.
The cover is qt.
imnotasquirrel 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
the cover is meh
sweet_atrocity 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
I can't wait for this!
squirrels_oh_no 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
I hate the cover. Just saying.
saffronshire 3rd-Jul-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
Pretty excited about it
etacanis 3rd-Jul-2012 03:05 pm (UTC)
Honestly, it sounds...dull :|
childish 3rd-Jul-2012 03:23 pm (UTC)
ia
rainbowstevie 3rd-Jul-2012 04:29 pm (UTC)
me too. I thought I might read it just out of loyalty, but then I saw "512 pages" and oh, hell no.
nikim 3rd-Jul-2012 04:42 pm (UTC)
yep
leopard_legs 3rd-Jul-2012 04:53 pm (UTC)
ia and it makes me sad :(
I was looking forward to her first non-genre novel and it sounds like the exact book that I pick up, read five lines of blurb of the back and put back in under a minute :(

To meet her at my local bookshop you have to buy the book and I don't think I'm here for that.
one_hoopy_frood 3rd-Jul-2012 07:17 pm (UTC)
I agree completely
xdecadentx 3rd-Jul-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
It really does. I'm sure I'll read it anyway though.
dreamerbri 4th-Jul-2012 05:06 am (UTC)
ia
wathsalive 4th-Jul-2012 06:05 am (UTC)
ia :(
courtney_beth 3rd-Jul-2012 03:05 pm (UTC)
If I saw this book on the shelves of Barnes and Noble, I'd probably not read it. I typically look at titles and covers, and it just looks so boring.

I've seen fanfics get better "book covers" than what this is. Why is this not more engaging?
makahakat 3rd-Jul-2012 03:06 pm (UTC)
because the plot sounds as unengaging as the cover tbh
courtney_beth 3rd-Jul-2012 04:07 pm (UTC)
That's what I was thinking too =\
fionaapple 3rd-Jul-2012 03:08 pm (UTC)
I think just the name "J.K. Rowling" would be able to market it, imo. Maybe that's why they went with a simple cover.
leviicorpus 3rd-Jul-2012 03:10 pm (UTC)
idk, apart from the horrific color combo, I actually like the cover.
childish 3rd-Jul-2012 03:28 pm (UTC)
I feel like I've esen this cover before tbh, or at least something similar. But you also have to remember US and UK visual cover trends are different, it's why a lot of books get new covers for various markets.
thewunderland 3rd-Jul-2012 04:04 pm (UTC)
Idk, i've always been attracted to simple covers like these. Makes me think that the author doesn't need the cover to lure readers/
browniecakemix 3rd-Jul-2012 04:34 pm (UTC)
yeah well if I saw this cover in a bookstore I'd be like "ooh pretty book what's this one about!"

different strokes etc
winegums 3rd-Jul-2012 06:38 pm (UTC)
I think it's pretty and simple, it looks a bit vintage-y and I like that.
xdecadentx 3rd-Jul-2012 08:38 pm (UTC)
I actually like the cover. I'd probably put it down based on the plot.
summerviolets 3rd-Jul-2012 03:05 pm (UTC)
This is one of the ugliest covers I have ever seen.
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