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Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

17 reviews

mary_juleyre's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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passionatereader78's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was an enjoyable read. I loved the movie and wanted to read the book. I liked plot, but the pace was slower than I thought it should be. I didn't like the profanity used in the story. I loved the ending. Sally and Gillian were raised by their aunts who were called Witches. When they grew up Gillian looked for love in all the wrong places and Sally just gave up on it. When tragedy strikes the sisters have to face the lifestyle they left behind and decide if love is worth fighting for.

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lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

So…. The book is not nearly as whimsical and witchy and charming as the movie.

If it was only the last 30%, it wouldn’t be so bad. The problem is the first 70%, which contains a lot more f-bombs and threats of sexual assault from every boy or man in town on multiple generations of Owens women. That really soured my enjoyment. Plus, the aunts aren’t featured as much as I would have expected, and flashbacks are thrown throughout, which made the timeline confusing in places.

All in all, the sort of book where you’ll likely need a palate cleanser afterwards.

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euphemiajo's review against another edition

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adventurous

2.0

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blewballoon's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I rated this so low because when I tried to think of things I liked about the book I could hardly come up with any (the small bits of magic stuff, the bonds between the sisters), and I could come up with so much I didn't like or even hated (the portrayal of women in love, the men in general, the animal cruelty, meandering prose that felt like reading a summary of events rather than a book, the toxic relationships, the unnecessary references to sexual assault and harassment, and more). I watched the movie and it was definitely better, but still not great. They changed a lot and left out a lot, which is for the best. If you are worried you are missing out by not watching/reading either, I promise you're not.

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