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The sudden and unexpected death of forty-something Barry Fairbrother leaves the whole town of Pagford in a tizzy. Word spreads fast, of course, and everyone has different reactions. The main issue, though, regardless of what people felt about him, is the fact that he leaves a parish council seat vacant.
I was eager to read J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, the first book she’s written outside of the Harry Potter world. Unfortunately, less than 30 pages in, I just had to stop. I had already encountered about 10 uses of strong language, a reference to masturbating, and a couple of other vulgar references. I took the time to flip through the book at random to see if that was isolated to the beginning, and I found dozens more uses of the f-word just stopping here and there on random pages (a couple of characters use the word five and ten times on a page). Regardless of whether the book is supposedly well written, I didn’t want to subject myself to any more.
Rated: High. (see above)
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I’m embarrassed to say I made it to page 34 before I quit. I knew by then I had gone too far. As did Rowling. Too far, Rowling.
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