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'Casual Vacancy' fails to conjure Harry Potter's magic

It's hardly shocking that the most fully realized characters in "The Casual Vacancy," J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, are the youngest.

By David Ulin, Times Book Critic

September 27, 2012

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