I live in NY, with the city only 30 minutes away on train. I wanted to go to this even to at least see J.K. Rowling from far away. I'm sure there'll be a lot of people waiting outside for her. I really wanna give it a shot but idk.
Where do you live? I'm out in Suffolk County, exit 61 on the expressway.
And just to let you know, it's going to be chaotic, there's going to be around 3000 people who have tickets, who are all guaranteed a signed copy. I wish you luck if you try, but I don't know the chance that you'll get to see her.
Oh and my mom gave me my tickets today so excited!!
Westchester County, and 95 passes right next to my city. I'm not expecting an autograph. I just want to see her ._.
Ooh nice, I have a friend from college up in Hastings. As for seeing her, good luck. It's probably going to be pretty chaotic. But considering it's Lincoln Center and the size of the complex is massive, there's always a slight chance. I mean my mother and father just saw John Travolta and took a picture with him last night at the Barbara Streisand event. And I met Robin Williams when he was seeing a show just across the street. So I wish you luck
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I get priority seating for being handicapped. That's how I've met half the cast already
I was totally wating to see if someone would mention that lol! Some of my closest friends from the fan club were sitting online for five days for those tickets. I got the ticket late at night, about a half hour after it was announced it was released early. Yeah...one of my friends nearly flipped his lid when he found out what happened. Thank god they sorted everything out.
I live in NY, with the city only 30 minutes away on train. I wanted to go to this even to at least see J.K. Rowling from far away. I'm sure there'll be a lot of people waiting outside for her. I really wanna give it a shot but idk.
Where do you live? I'm out in Suffolk County, exit 61 on the expressway.
And just to let you know, it's going to be chaotic, there's going to be around 3000 people who have tickets, who are all guaranteed a signed copy. I wish you luck if you try, but I don't know the chance that you'll get to see her.
Oh and my mom gave me my tickets today so excited!!
Westchester County, and 95 passes right next to my city. I'm not expecting an autograph. I just want to see her ._.
Ooh nice, I have a friend from college up in Hastings. As for seeing her, good luck. It's probably going to be pretty chaotic. But considering it's Lincoln Center and the size of the complex is massive, there's always a slight chance. I mean my mother and father just saw John Travolta and took a picture with him last night at the Barbara Streisand event. And I met Robin Williams when he was seeing a show just across the street. So I wish you luck
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I get priority seating for being handicapped. That's how I've met half the cast already
GAH! so fricken jealous! Feel bad that you have a handicap and all...but priority seating is awesome!
Encountering words like fag, fucker, fuck, breasts, erection, masturbation, balls etc and I haven't even reached Page 30. :-?
I sincerely hope Jo didn't want to prove a point as in 'Hey you bitches (critics)...enough of calling "Harry Potter is for children"...I can write adult stuff as well.' )
No, she has expressed clearly that she didn't want to prove a point. This is a personal book for her. A book she has worked on for five years. A book she didn't have to publish in order to pay her bills. A book she even considered giving out under a pseudonym to avoid public attention. That doesn't sound like a person who wants to prove a point, but rather someone who loves writing and doesn't care that her new novel may weaken her reputation as a writer.
I think the operative word here is 'considered'. Good for her for wanting to write what she wants, without letting Harry Potter constrain her or hold her back. However, I personally do not believe she would have had the bravery to have published under pseudonym.
Encountering words like fag, fucker, fuck, breasts, erection, masturbation, balls etc and I haven't even reached Page 30. :-?
I sincerely hope Jo didn't want to prove a point as in 'Hey you bitches (critics)...enough of calling "Harry Potter is for children"...I can write adult stuff as well.' )
No, she has expressed clearly that she didn't want to prove a point. This is a personal book for her. A book she has worked on for five years. A book she didn't have to publish in order to pay her bills. A book she even considered giving out under a pseudonym to avoid public attention. That doesn't sound like a person who wants to prove a point, but rather someone who loves writing and doesn't care that her new novel may weaken her reputation as a writer.
I think the operative word here is 'considered'. Good for her for wanting to write what she wants, without letting Harry Potter constrain her or hold her back. However, I personally do not believe she would have had the bravery to have published under pseudonym.
I think the operative words in that sentence are public attention, which she isn't very fond of.
Taking that into consideration, I disagree that it would be brave to publish it under a pseudonym. Bravery is relative, and as Rowling doesn't seem to like public attention, that would be the easy way out for her. She wanted her name on it however because she said she was proud of it. That's brave.
I got past 100 pages and I'm struggling to pick it up and start reading it again, it has been about a couple weeks since I last read it. I'm not saying I'm bored of it it's just not as gripping to other books.
I'm 30 pages in. It's great so far, though I find the way she organized these first few chapters a bit illogical. For example, after the phone call between Miles and his parents, it would be more fluent to cut to them when we still remember their names and their relation to Miles instead of showing another family first. When we finally get to them, you know there is something familiar about them, but it takes some time to place them which is unnecessary. Yes, it's a minor issue. That is, unless the structure continues to disrupt the flow throughout the book
The official newspaper of The Vatican, L’Osservatore Romano, did not have kind words for J.K. Rowling’s new novel The Casual Vacancy.
The Telegraph reports that a review of the book was published today and said “Rowling probably has all the qualifications to be the worthy successor of Grace Metaloius. But there’s something missing.” They went on to say the book “disappoints,” but they still have “only admiration” for the Harry Potter author. Her children series, by the way, has been praised by the publication in the past.
They also today reviewed Skyfall, calling it one of the best Bonds film since the franchise began.
The Telegraph notes that the paper in 2007 began offering more coverage of pop culture as requested by Pope Benedict XVI.
L’Osservatore Romano’s negative review of the book is the latest in a long line of mixed reviews about Rowling’s first post-Potter book. A month ago the author responded to the criticism. “I am not a particularly thick-skinned person,” she said. “It is true that a lot of what I am looking at in the book are certainly middle-class issues, but then I think that’s fair and I am well-qualified as I am from the middle class, which I can empathise with. But I think some critics have misrepresented my views as more extreme or black and white than they really are. I don’t think I am evangelical in my work.”
Finally after scheduled an spanish release not before 2013, the Spanish editor Salamandra announce it for December 19th (this year of course) under the title " Una vacante imprevista" In their communiquee they say that TCV is already release in 43 language !! Just found 19 of them (
I'm halfway through and I'm absolutely loving it. Maybe my expectations were low because of the criticism it's been having, so all I can say is that it surprised me. What an amazing book! It's beautifully written, and just so engaging, I can barely put it down. Every single character is interesting, and it's a blast to read about them. Most people have been bashing it just because it's different. What did they honestly expect from a book that has been advertised as "adult" since its announcement?! I must say from it's Goodreads average, it's awfully underrated. This is a charming, interesting and fun book.
(extended rant) Most people got this book because JK wrote it, I mean, I would've never bought it if she hadn't written it. The problem is, it's a completely different genre and people have been judging it according to their genre preferences. This is a dramatic book that explores cynism, envy and politics. It's really not for everybody. But just because you don't like the book's style/genre, doesn't mean it's bad.
^THIS! The books is just fantastic. Glad it turned out in the end that politics weren't the most important thing in the story. It's all about the characters.
Yeah, found the thread. Whoops. May news about the BBC adaptation fit into this thread?
JK Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' BBC series written by Sarah Phelps, film this year
Sarah Phelps, who wrote the scripts for BBC's Great Expectations and EastEnders, has been confirmed to haven written the screenplay for the upcoming miniseries for The Casual Vacancy, both BBC and J.K. Rowling's reps confirmed to SnitchSeeker on Monday.
The BBC also told SnitchSeeker that production will begin sometime later this year, and that no casting information has been revealed yet. The number of episodes of the series and when they will air on BBC One will be determined as well at a later time. Phelps is set to next write the adaption of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Partners In Crime for the BBC.
The first confirmed cast for the BBC One mini-series, in association with HBO, adaptation of JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy has been announced today.
The confirmed cast includes Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan, Julia McKenzie, and introduces Abigail Lawrie.
BAFTA Award-winning actor Michael Gambon (Quirke, The Singing Detective) is set to play Howard Mollison, owner of the Pagford delicatessen, with Julia McKenzie (Notes On A Scandal, Shirley Valentine) playing his wife Shirley. Howard’s son Miles is being played by Rufus Jones (Bill, W1A) with his wife Samantha Mollison being played by Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty, Ashes To Ashes). Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Penny Dreadful), who recently won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role as Iago in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Othello at the National Theatre, is to play Barry Fairbrother, Keeley Forsyth (Coronation Street, Emmerdale) is playing Terri Weedon with newcomer Abigail Lawrie cast as her daughter Krystal Weedon.
Monica Dolan (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Sightseers), who won a BAFTA Award for her portrayal of Rose West in Julian Jarrold’s Appropriate Adult, will play Tess Wall with Simon McBurney (Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Last King Of Scotland) playing her husband Colin Wall. Richard Glover (A Field In England, Sightseers) has been cast to play Simon Price alongside Marie Critchley (In The Flesh, Emmerdale) playing his wife Ruth Price. Michelle Austin (Secrets & Lies, Another Year) will play Kay Bawden.
Other cast soon to be announced includes Parminder, Vikram and Sukhvinder Jawanda, Gaia Bawden, and other key characters including Mary Fairbrother, Maureen Lowe, Lexie and Libby Mollison, and Andrew and Paul Price.
The BBC One miniseries, in association with HBO, is an adaptation of JK Rowling’s global bestseller The Casual Vacancy and consists of three one-hour parts. Production begins on 7 July in South West England.
The Casual Vacancy centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade, however, 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.
The Casual Vacancy is being produced by Bronte Film and Television, the independent production company run by JK Rowling and Neil Blair, who is executive producing with Paul Trijbits (Saving Mr. Banks, Golden Globe winner Dancing On The Edge”) and Rick Senat. It was commissioned by Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, and Ben Stephenson, Controller of BBC Drama.
The miniseries is written by Sarah Phelps (the BBC’s Great Expectations and The Crimson Field), produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Tunnel, the Emmy winner The Hour) and will be directed by Jonny Campbell (BAFTA winning mini series In the Flesh, BAFTA winner Eric & Ernie). Lucy Bevan (Maleficent, Cinderella) is the show’s Casting Director. Tony Slater-Ling (The Politician's Husband, In The Flesh) is the show’s Director of Photography. Production Design is by Sami Khan (Catch Me Daddy), the Costume Designer is Rhona Russell (Scott and Bailey) and Editor Tom Hemmings (Misfits, The Tunnel).
JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy has sold more than six million copies worldwide since its publication in 2012.
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As for seeing her, good luck. It's probably going to be pretty chaotic. But considering it's Lincoln Center and the size of the complex is massive, there's always a slight chance. I mean my mother and father just saw John Travolta and took a picture with him last night at the Barbara Streisand event. And I met Robin Williams when he was seeing a show just across the street. So I wish you luck
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I get priority seating for being handicapped. That's how I've met half the cast already
Hastings? I love that place!
Lord Stafford.
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I get priority seating for being handicapped. That's how I've met half the cast already
GAH! so fricken jealous! Feel bad that you have a handicap and all...but priority seating is awesome!
"Man down
In little town
Council seat
Incomplete
Nothing more
What a bore"
Good for her for wanting to write what she wants, without letting Harry Potter constrain her or hold her back. However, I personally do not believe she would have had the bravery to have published under pseudonym.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvmcT9vRmK0&feature=plcp
Taking that into consideration, I disagree that it would be brave to publish it under a pseudonym. Bravery is relative, and as Rowling doesn't seem to like public attention, that would be the easy way out for her. She wanted her name on it however because she said she was proud of it. That's brave.
Just giving my opinion before everyone goes all:
Lord Stafford.
The Telegraph reports that a review of the book was published today and said “Rowling probably has all the qualifications to be the worthy successor of Grace Metaloius. But there’s something missing.” They went on to say the book “disappoints,” but they still have “only admiration” for the Harry Potter author. Her children series, by the way, has been praised by the publication in the past.
They also today reviewed Skyfall, calling it one of the best Bonds film since the franchise began.
The Telegraph notes that the paper in 2007 began offering more coverage of pop culture as requested by Pope Benedict XVI.
L’Osservatore Romano’s negative review of the book is the latest in a long line of mixed reviews about Rowling’s first post-Potter book. A month ago the author responded to the criticism. “I am not a particularly thick-skinned person,” she said. “It is true that a lot of what I am looking at in the book are certainly middle-class issues, but then I think that’s fair and I am well-qualified as I am from the middle class, which I can empathise with. But I think some critics have misrepresented my views as more extreme or black and white than they really are. I don’t think I am evangelical in my work.”
Lord Stafford.
Lord Stafford.
In their communiquee they say that TCV is already release in 43 language !! Just found 19 of them
Most people have been bashing it just because it's different. What did they honestly expect from a book that has been advertised as "adult" since its announcement?! I must say from it's Goodreads average, it's awfully underrated. This is a charming, interesting and fun book.
(extended rant) Most people got this book because JK wrote it, I mean, I would've never bought it if she hadn't written it. The problem is, it's a completely different genre and people have been judging it according to their genre preferences. This is a dramatic book that explores cynism, envy and politics. It's really not for everybody. But just because you don't like the book's style/genre, doesn't mean it's bad.
I loved this book so much; this long, in-depth answer makes me very happy:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/426-exclusive-j-k-rowling-on-how-she-crafts-gritty-realistic-characters
JK Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' BBC series written by Sarah Phelps, film this year Source: http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/jk-rowlings-the-casual-vacancy-bbc-series-written-by-sarah-phelps-film-this-year-96826/
Really excited for this. Loved the book.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.699352633459117.1073741907.181975165196869&type=1
The confirmed cast includes Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan, Julia McKenzie, and introduces Abigail Lawrie.
BAFTA Award-winning actor Michael Gambon (Quirke, The Singing Detective) is set to play Howard Mollison, owner of the Pagford delicatessen, with Julia McKenzie (Notes On A Scandal, Shirley Valentine) playing his wife Shirley. Howard’s son Miles is being played by Rufus Jones (Bill, W1A) with his wife Samantha Mollison being played by Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty, Ashes To Ashes). Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Penny Dreadful), who recently won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role as Iago in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Othello at the National Theatre, is to play Barry Fairbrother, Keeley Forsyth (Coronation Street, Emmerdale) is playing Terri Weedon with newcomer Abigail Lawrie cast as her daughter Krystal Weedon.
Monica Dolan (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Sightseers), who won a BAFTA Award for her portrayal of Rose West in Julian Jarrold’s Appropriate Adult, will play Tess Wall with Simon McBurney (Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Last King Of Scotland) playing her husband Colin Wall. Richard Glover (A Field In England, Sightseers) has been cast to play Simon Price alongside Marie Critchley (In The Flesh, Emmerdale) playing his wife Ruth Price. Michelle Austin (Secrets & Lies, Another Year) will play Kay Bawden.
Other cast soon to be announced includes Parminder, Vikram and Sukhvinder Jawanda, Gaia Bawden, and other key characters including Mary Fairbrother, Maureen Lowe, Lexie and Libby Mollison, and Andrew and Paul Price.
The BBC One miniseries, in association with HBO, is an adaptation of JK Rowling’s global bestseller The Casual Vacancy and consists of three one-hour parts. Production begins on 7 July in South West England.
The Casual Vacancy centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade, however, 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.
The Casual Vacancy is being produced by Bronte Film and Television, the independent production company run by JK Rowling and Neil Blair, who is executive producing with Paul Trijbits (Saving Mr. Banks, Golden Globe winner Dancing On The Edge”) and Rick Senat. It was commissioned by Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, and Ben Stephenson, Controller of BBC Drama.
The miniseries is written by Sarah Phelps (the BBC’s Great Expectations and The Crimson Field), produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Tunnel, the Emmy winner The Hour) and will be directed by Jonny Campbell (BAFTA winning mini series In the Flesh, BAFTA winner Eric & Ernie). Lucy Bevan (Maleficent, Cinderella) is the show’s Casting Director. Tony Slater-Ling (The Politician's Husband, In The Flesh) is the show’s Director of Photography. Production Design is by Sami Khan (Catch Me Daddy), the Costume Designer is Rhona Russell (Scott and Bailey) and Editor Tom Hemmings (Misfits, The Tunnel).
JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy has sold more than six million copies worldwide since its publication in 2012.
Lord Stafford.