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danae_leu 's review for:
The Magician's Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo
I keep going back and forth, around and around, what can I possibly think about this book. At first it didn't do much for me. Oh yes, I was in love with DiCamillo's dizzy use of language. I was engulfed in the thick atmosphere that crawled off the page and swirled about my reading chair. But did I connect with the characters? Was I breathless to see where the plot led? I can’t say that those elements were there, at least not at first. As more and more characters showed up, carting their back-stories into the picture, paradoxically tightening the elements of the story with their clutter, I became more attached, more invested. By the end I was enraptured.
My reservation is the ability for the average young reader to connect with this book. Unlike Edward or Despereaux, or Wynn-Dixie there is no strong identifiable protagonist to cling to.
My reservation is the ability for the average young reader to connect with this book. Unlike Edward or Despereaux, or Wynn-Dixie there is no strong identifiable protagonist to cling to.