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Wondering what J.K. Rowling's first adult novel is really
like? Read its opening with We Love This Book
First, this is not Harry Potter. Those hoping for a dusting
of Dumbledore or a sprinkling of Snape will be disappointed. Instead this
is a closely examined portrayal of a typical – perhaps mythical – English
village, and the consequences that follow on from the death of local councillor
Barry Fairbrother. J.K. Rowling has said it is a very personal book, a book
she "needed to write"; it is also a profoundly political novel,
surprising and controversial. It is radical departure for the writer, and
will redefine her image. In short, it is about living under the Coalition,
with Voldemort recast as the "Big Society". Some will call it a
satire but it is not comic. The final chapters left me cold, and I don't
mean that as a criticism.
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