J.K. Rowling's "adult" book

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J.K. Rowling's "adult" book

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The marketing machine is gearing up for Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, which is due out sometime this fall.

Thoughts? Anybody plan to read it? I'm on the fence. She's not such a terrific writer that I'm going to rush out and buy the book without reading a few reviews first.
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No, I'm waiting for one with a jaguar on it! :biggrin:
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Adult meaning not geared towards kids or is it going to be 50 Shades of Harry Potter.......which would probably sell more than all the others combined!
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Her writing seemed to improve over the course of the HP series. However, as with most books people can be fairly petulant about an author's success.

Aside: My neighbor bought the 50 Shades books, making it so I could read them without spending money. I found that approximately half of the complaints about them were not valid.

I, on the other hand, could not stand her writing style.
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Not going to lie, sounds very generic. Probably won't read it unless forced to.
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Iolanthe wrote:No, I'm waiting for one with a jaguar on it! :biggrin:
Less than two weeks! :banana:

HLT, supposedly the new Rowling book is geared for adult readers.
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she should just accept it and write another potter book. :)
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aliantha wrote:
Iolanthe wrote:No, I'm waiting for one with a jaguar on it! :biggrin:
Less than two weeks! :banana:
Great! Paperback version?
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Iolanthe wrote:
aliantha wrote:
Iolanthe wrote:No, I'm waiting for one with a jaguar on it! :biggrin:
Less than two weeks! :banana:
Great! Paperback version?
Hopefully the same day, if I did everything right this time. :lol: Within a day or two of the e-book release, anyhow. I'll let everybody know. :)
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Menolly wrote:[just wondering if Orlion would be willing to make a copy of this thread in the Rowling forum]
Oh, when I get around to it, I'll probably just move it.
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sgt.null wrote:she should just accept it and write another potter book. :)
What's the harm in more money?
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I'll get round to reading it, but I won't be rushing out to buy it. Interested to see how her writing holds up outside the Potter universe though.
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Holsety wrote:
sgt.null wrote:she should just accept it and write another potter book. :)
What's the harm in more money?
nada. will she capture the zeitgeist again though?
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Orlion wrote:
Menolly wrote:[just wondering if Orlion would be willing to make a copy of this thread in the Rowling forum]
Oh, when I get around to it, I'll probably just move it.
Hmm, is it a Rowling forum or an HP forum? I guess I assumed it was only an HP forum. Anyhow, do with this what you will, Orlion.
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aliantha wrote:
Orlion wrote:
Menolly wrote:[just wondering if Orlion would be willing to make a copy of this thread in the Rowling forum]
Oh, when I get around to it, I'll probably just move it.
Hmm, is it a Rowling forum or an HP forum? I guess I assumed it was only an HP forum. Anyhow, do with this what you will, Orlion.
That's the whole of the law ;)
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Thanks Orlion.
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And as far as I know, it's a Rowling forum, ali.
It's just until this new book is released, Jo's work has only been in the HP setting, eh?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. ;)
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i find it odd that half this thread seems to be dedicated to where this thread belongs. :)
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