Kelsi's review
The Magician's Assistant
by Ann Patchett
Kelsi's review
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
Kelsi's review
rating:
recommended for: fans of Anne Patchett, fans of good writing, people who live in LA, people who like to cry
First off, I should make one thing clear: this is a well-written, beautifully crafted story with layers that totally pay off. That being said, it was nearly impossible for me to get through. I put it down for several days at a time, hoping it would stop making me cry, and then I'd pick it up and cry some more. Since the same thing happened with the other Anne Patchett book I've read (Truth & Beauty) I wonder, kind of, if that's a talent of hers. In this case, it's the kind of poignant, heart stabbing, "oh, that's so beautifully sad" tears that kept coming to my eyes. Not Bridge to Terabithia sad (I read that in the fourth grade and cried for, like, a week). But a special kind of sad that Anne Patchett seems to have the market cornered for, the kind that makes you want to step in and make everything all better.
And then, that being said, the story is graceful, and while it may not be anything you yourself are interested in (there's love, and magic shows, and semi-d...more
And then, that being said, the story is graceful, and while it may not be anything you yourself are interested in (there's love, and magic shows, and semi-d...more
