Bossy Librarian
  • Home
  • Blog
  • AUTHORS
  • About

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

10/17/2019

0 Comments

 

No spoiler bOOK review

Picture
I liked the movie, Practical Magic, when it came out a thousand years ago. I didn’t know it was based on a book until much later, and even if I had, I would not have read it at that time. When this movie came out, I was still having my reading selected by school teachers. I only recently became interested in this book when the author released the prequel, Rules of Magic. I debated reading the story in chronological versus publication order, and ended up reading Practical Magic first. I’m not sure I made the right choice…

Practical Magic was first published in 1995, which puts it at about 24. This is a long time for a book to stay relevant. Most books do not stay readable for more than five years. The writing is starting to seem cliché, but with a book of this age, you have to wonder if it created the clichés. I can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that this will not become a “Classic”, but this book will have value for a particular type of reader. Fans of paranormal romance who were adults in the 70’s and 80’s would likely find this book to be wonderfully nostalgic.

For now, I have kept Rules of Magic on my to-read-list, we’ll see if I’m ever in the mood for it. 

You may also enjoy this No Spoiler Book Review of Dead Reckoning. 

Share your thoughts on this book. Comment below:

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Alison Kelly

    Archives

    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019

    Categories

    All
    Book Lists
    Book Reviews
    Interviews
    Library Life

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Blog
  • AUTHORS
  • About