A review by rainandroses
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This book just wasn't for me, I read it without having watched the movie and maybe it just left a different impact to those that experienced either the book or the movie in the 90s. I wanted to know more about the mysterious magic even through small ways and really didn't care for any of the romance story lines, and I usually love a romantic subplot. It also felt very privileged and white to me, and I found myself unable to relate to those parts of the book. And just a little too much praise of the suburbia, even though it was important to one of the characters. Overall, it feels like a book very much of it's time. 
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