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A review by bhrach
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
dark
medium-paced
2.5
Jesus someone get Alice Hoffman a cold shower.
I'm not sure if this was meant to be a coming of age story, a romance novel, a story about family and sisterhood, a mystery, or a horror. It didn't really succeed at any one of those things. This is a story about women who swear off love and desire and yet do nothing but think about it, even the 12/13 year old. If I took out all of the horniness, this book may be only about 30 pages long. It's slow, and the build up to Jimmy's ultimate demise is ridiculously long compared to how quick the conclusion is.
I'm not sure if this was meant to be a coming of age story, a romance novel, a story about family and sisterhood, a mystery, or a horror. It didn't really succeed at any one of those things. This is a story about women who swear off love and desire and yet do nothing but think about it, even the 12/13 year old. If I took out all of the horniness, this book may be only about 30 pages long. It's slow, and the build up to Jimmy's ultimate demise is ridiculously long compared to how quick the conclusion is.