tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831300856749740997.post4531870772442933066..comments2023-04-27T12:04:05.959-04:00Comments on Words from the Sowul: The Casual VacancyLeanne Sowulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383304035039075308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831300856749740997.post-83679049345300503412012-10-12T13:39:28.936-04:002012-10-12T13:39:28.936-04:00I just finished this the other day! I agree with ...I just finished this the other day! I agree with your assessment of her ability to handle complex storylines and a large cast. But I felt somewhat differently about the characters. While I didn't particularly like any of the characters, I was struck by how well Rowling was able to make me feel like I knew them. That made me want to know what was going to happen to them(and in some cases, hope that they got what was coming to them!), and kept me reading steadily. Maybe that's just my personal reading style though. <br /><br />That said, while I was interested, I didn't feel the need to power through it in one night as I did with the Harry Potter books. Although thinking back, that kind of "buy it at midnight and finish it by morning" urgency really began after I had read the first few of those series and I was very familiar with the characters and stories. It actually took me quite awhile to get through the first Harry Potter.<br /><br />And the ending of Casual Vacancy shocked me- I think I actually gasped out loud at one point! No spoilers but it is definitely worth reading all the way through!The Dimas Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156502363052140117noreply@blogger.com