Don't expect Harry Potter, because it's not.
What The Casual Vacancy IS is a novel full of deeply flawed characters interacting with each other and trying to live up to expectations (of themselves and of society). When town councilman Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly, a mad scramble for his vacant seat ensues and brings up years of prejudice and greed. Motivations are laid bare, and it's not pretty.
The most sympathetic character is Krystal Weedon, a poor teenager with a junkie mother and a bleak future. Of everyone, however, she's the one with the most hope.
This book is a modernized Peyton Place - really more about the environment than the people in it.
What The Casual Vacancy IS is a novel full of deeply flawed characters interacting with each other and trying to live up to expectations (of themselves and of society). When town councilman Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly, a mad scramble for his vacant seat ensues and brings up years of prejudice and greed. Motivations are laid bare, and it's not pretty.
The most sympathetic character is Krystal Weedon, a poor teenager with a junkie mother and a bleak future. Of everyone, however, she's the one with the most hope.
This book is a modernized Peyton Place - really more about the environment than the people in it.
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