I really did rather like this book. I like the writing, and the multiple voices used appealed to me. Some parts dragged (the Angier bit in particular) but overall it was enjoyable enough.And then it ended.I'm not even sure if that's WHY I'm taking a star off, or what. I'm not sure about anything b...
I really did rather like this book. I like the writing, and the multiple voices used appealed to me. Some parts dragged (the Angier bit in particular) but overall it was enjoyable enough.And then it ended.I'm not even sure if that's WHY I'm taking a star off, or what. I'm not sure about anything b...
Having loved the film (but also been somewhat bewildered by it - never watch intricate films when you should be sleeping - they really won't make sense.) I was pretty excited to find that it was originally a book. This, I figured, would be my chance to actually understand the story!Well, sort of.The...
3.5 Stars This was... Hmm. This book was not anything I expected. Though, I'm not really sure just what I expected, to be honest. I alternated between thinking that this story was going to be dry and boring, or over the top "magicky", or all fluffadelic like what I expect The Night Circus would be l...
The Prestige is novel of perspectives; of the sightlines of magic acts; of the limited knowledge of historians; of the careful crafting of point of view.This is a book I needed two attempts to read. Being a fan of film director Christopher Nolan, I made one attempt to read the book immediately after...
I am, as far as I can tell, the only person on this planet that did not like the movie that was made from this book. Because the movie seemed to have a cool premise, I thought I would read the book, because clearly, the book would be better, right?Maybe? Not that I don't think this is better tha...
"An illusion has three stages."First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted at, or suggested, or explained. The apparatus is seen. volunteers from the audience sometimes participate in preparation. As the trick is being setup, the magician will make use of ev...
Got this at Macmillan's Free Book Day last year but with a really, really ugly cover. But a year later in 2010, the girlfriend found a better edition at the next Free Book Day, so we gave the old one away. Yes.
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