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The Book Club :
JK Rowling - A Casual Vacancy

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 neverendinghurt (original poster member #15859) posted at 6:44 AM on Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Anyone else read it?

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
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Hope24 ( member #9344) posted at 8:28 AM on Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Not yet, but I'm dying to! What did you think?

She packed up her potential and all she had learned and headed out to change a few things.

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 neverendinghurt (original poster member #15859) posted at 4:30 AM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

It could be triggery for some people.

It isn't the best thing I have read but it's not the worse.

It's a bit like a bad soap.

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Hope24 ( member #9344) posted at 9:45 AM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Infidelity doesn't bother me but based on your review, it doesn't sound very good. Thanks, NEH.

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Skye ( member #325) posted at 2:37 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

I'm with Hope. Infidelity doesn't trigger me, but "bad soap"--think I'll skip it, too.

Am reading a very fun book called "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry." Suspect it has infidelity, but it is starting out delightfully.

NEH, takes place in England, so you may enjoy it even more than I am.

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metamorphisis ( member #12041) posted at 3:58 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

I have not read this but my sister has. Her overall review was..."meh".

She said it wasn't bad.. wasn't good. Just sort of "meh".

Go softly my sweet friend. You will always be a part of who I am.

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Hope24 ( member #9344) posted at 4:27 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

There are too many great books to settle for "meh".

And I should have said that infidelity doesn't trigger me not that it doesn't bother me. Sheesh.

She packed up her potential and all she had learned and headed out to change a few things.

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metamorphisis ( member #12041) posted at 5:36 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Agreed Hope.. and I was such a Potter fan that I know I will be unfair if I read it and expect magic and to be enthralled. Again, I shouldn't .. but I know I would.

Going to check out that other book Skye is recommending as I have learned over the years if Skye loves it.. I will too.

Go softly my sweet friend. You will always be a part of who I am.

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 neverendinghurt (original poster member #15859) posted at 6:33 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Skye, I posted about The Unlikely Pilgrmage a few weeks ago, I think the thread is on page two now. I think one other person has read it too.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
James M. Barrie

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 neverendinghurt (original poster member #15859) posted at 6:40 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

It's a shame about A Casual Vacancy because the story did have potential.

A local parish councilor drops dead suddenly creating a "casual vacancy" on the parish council.

It could have been an interesting, funny book and she does have some interesting characters in the book, but somehow it just didn't work.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
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 neverendinghurt (original poster member #15859) posted at 6:40 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

I am currently reading "Call the Midwife" but I think I will start a new thread

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Skye ( member #325) posted at 7:13 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Going to check out that other book Skye is recommending as I have learned over the years if Skye loves it.. I will too.

OMG, the pressure.

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metamorphisis ( member #12041) posted at 9:30 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

No pressure! It's just that I have read many of the books you've recommended and always like them

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Hope24 ( member #9344) posted at 9:46 PM on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Going to check out that other book Skye is recommending as I have learned over the years if Skye loves it.. I will too.

So funny you say that, Meta, because I tend to love the same books both you and Skye recommend. We need our own little book club.

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Skye ( member #325) posted at 2:14 PM on Sunday, November 4th, 2012

Thanks, Hope and Meta. Let's try to keep up with the "what are you reading now thread" to keep each other up on our books.

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