The Casual Vacancy Official Thread - New Book by Jo (ATTENTION SPOILER)

RyGuy

"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 facade 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?"

Book to be released Thursday, September 27th.

Abhishek

OMG :O

Ash

So soon. So excited.

Bane

shit that sounds fucking awesome.

Richard

HOLY SHIT.

THIS SOUNDS GOOD. LOL.

LMAO PAGFORD.

Ash

I love Jo's names, she's great haha

RyGuy

I cannot wait ^_^ haha

Kranen

So that's September 28th here, which is my brothers birthday. Looks like I'll be spending the day locked in my room reading!!!

Bane

Barry Potter

Bane

Anyway, sounds like a job for David Yates.

Abhishek

Does the story take place in a contemporary setting?

Richard

SOUNDS LEGENDARY!!!

RyGuy

I have my fingers crossed for midnight release parties :D haha I am so absolutely excited, the description of this seems right up my alley :D haha

Bane

I'm just worried about what they will cut out of the film version

Ash

Let's just enjoy the book lol, we don't need a damn film.

Bane

Let's just enjoy the book lol, we don't need a damn film.

sorry for joking. oh right fuck sometimes I forget I'm on HPF.

Ash

Hahaha, I wasn't really aiming my comment at you personally, but you know it's going to happen. Every successful book is made in to a film nowadays lol.

Richard

The description is really good.

The movie will come, very soon lol. I expect a movie by 2014 :3

nick_hansen

I'm sitting here shocked and so damn excited!!!!!

aaron

Wow. WOW. It sounds soooo good. :) Gahhh I'm so intrigued, cannot wait for more information and a cover!

Bane

Hahaha, I wasn't really aiming my comment at you personally, but you know it's going to happen. Every successful book is made in to a film nowadays lol.

Hmmm... just one sec!

Bane

Book is 480 pages.

aaron

:O There's definitely more than meets the eye about this book. Something about a casual "war" and "election" like this is no mere 500-page book. There's got to be some aspect about the town she hasn't told us yet.

Bane

:O There's definitely more than meets the eye about this book. Something about a casual "war" and "election" like this is no mere 500-page book. There's got to be some aspect about the town she hasn't told us yet.

well yeah. :p I don't know how much I like the actual title though.

nick_hansen

I don't know if you guys knew this but I didn't. The term "Casual Vacancy" is actually a thing in Politics. Just in case you're wondering ;)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_vacancy

TubbyToast

Wooow this is cool!

HPFan4ever

sounds cool, will be getting it most prob on its first day :)

Wolf_Potter

Holy... Is this confirmed?

I just shat! JK Rowling is back!

Great description, we just have to wait
to see If it's going to be a sequel or
something... Aagh I'm so excited! :D

mattStrelow

I WAS IN CLASS WHEN I READ THIS AND I LITERALLY HAD A SUCH A SPAZZ ATTACK THAT MY TEACHER KICKED ME OUT OF THE CLASS!

Holy shit, there are so many things going on in my head right now... OMG, A NEW FUCKIN' BOOK!
IT'S FUCKIN' JK! Oh my God... Seriously, this is just... Oh my God

[Deleted User]

Awesome!!!!!

Henrick

I think I'm the only one not really excited about it? A politics book? Really? I hope there's more behind it. :(

yonythemoony

So, it's politicial, but it's not a fairy tale, mixed with politics, like Jo said.

mattStrelow

There's something mysterious in this description.
There's definitely going to be a supernatural take on it, or if not, at least a criminal suspense plot.

Henrick

So, it's politicial, but it's not a fairy tale, mixed with politics, like Jo said.

Not my kind of book, unfortunately. :/

Richard

I love politics.

Braveheart

Hmm, sounds intriguing. It certainly has a lot of potential by the sounds of it. I won't have my expectations too high though.

Henrick

LMAO

mattStrelow

It's really hard not to come back to the movie discussion, but this feels so David Yates

Henrick

Is that a good thing, Jeff-o?

Braveheart

I like politics, and I generally like how Rowling writes politics (from what little she did in the HP series). I'm not so sure about um, the politics of the local village church right enough. It could either be really clever or it could be a bunch of 80 year olds squabbling.

Could always be both I suppose.

mattStrelow

I love how the title sounds so mysterious yet it's so directly tied to the premise

Abhishek

I love politics.

Yeah absolutely right. Anyone who has been on HPF for a considerable period of time has to love politics. ;))

Some questions I have been thinking about:

1) Will the novel have any "special" ( read magic/wizardry/supernatural stuff) context?
2) What do you guys think the setting of the story would be? Historical/ contemporary? The names sound quite old-world to me. :-?
3)Will it be a standalone book or will it have sequels too?

Let the speculation begin lol.

chester

Can't wait to read it! So excited!!!!!!!

Jason

Really interesting. There's definitely more that wasn't revealed in that description. It just sounds mysterious. :D

Nick

awesome!! a mystery novel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Martin1

Did anyone think of the Crucible? Just without witches and more about the church, loll.

Anyways, sounds great! Really excited for it!!!

Liz

Gahhh, I can't wait til September now!! So excited!!!

Richard

Im buying this book on septemmber 27th at midnight.

phoenix1

You know it's going straight to the best sellers list, I can't wait to get it. You can pre-order at Amazon for $21...the MSP is $35.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Casual-Vacancy-J-K-Rowling/dp/0316228532/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334265080&sr=8-2

mattStrelow

I hope it gets released around the same time here in Brazil like The Tales of Beedle the Bard,.

Bane

Politics is fantastic if handled correctly. Rowling has already meddled with fantasy politics in Harry Potter. Perhaps she enjoyed writing the political aspects (as much as I enjoyed reading them) and that's what spawned this direction.