The Casual Vacancy Poll

[author_by_night]

So I wanted to do a poll on what former/current Harry Potter fans think of JK Rowling's new book, The Casual Vacancy, coming out soon. I've heard mixed reactions but would like more of a consensus. I'd also be interested to hear from people who weren't into the Harry Potter books. Obviously I don't personally care what your answers are - just curious. :)[Poll #1865597]

Comments

[chthonya]

They could have had a pretty artistic rendering of a quaint British village or cobblestones

Thinking about this, if they'd done that it would have looked like a family saga and probably not reached its audience. I suppose an arty black and white shot of a village would have worked well, but looked too much like the original adult HP covers. I suppose eschewing pictures entirely is a way of distancing it from HP.

[bemkah.livejournal.com]

It didn't have to be what I suggested - those were just random thoughts. I just thought that the cover could have been more thought out in general, or artistic, or a bit more complicated. To be honest, the colours as they are look more like the original covers for HP anyway - they all have large rectangles of bold colour on them. Shrugs.