Lisa's review
The Magician's Assistant
by Ann Patchett
Lisa's review
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
Lisa's review
rating:
I read another review of this book on goodreads that said she wasn't sure how much she was enjoying the book, yet she couldn't wait to pick it up again. I felt the same way.
It started out well enough in that it was intriguing because there were questions that needed to be answered right away and then I got a little bored, but still wanted to read it. At times I wanted to hurry up and read it so I could move on to another book. Then it became a little interesting again with a few surprising details and about halfway through the book I was really hoping for some lesbian love to make it more interesting; I thought it would be a lesser story without it.
One thing I really enjoyed were the dreams Sabine (the main character) had about her beloved dead husband and his lover. The dreams were less like dreams than visits from the dead to help Sabine through her grief.
Not a bad read, really, but there weren't really any moments that hit me with the same kind of beauty that Bel Canto...more
It started out well enough in that it was intriguing because there were questions that needed to be answered right away and then I got a little bored, but still wanted to read it. At times I wanted to hurry up and read it so I could move on to another book. Then it became a little interesting again with a few surprising details and about halfway through the book I was really hoping for some lesbian love to make it more interesting; I thought it would be a lesser story without it.
One thing I really enjoyed were the dreams Sabine (the main character) had about her beloved dead husband and his lover. The dreams were less like dreams than visits from the dead to help Sabine through her grief.
Not a bad read, really, but there weren't really any moments that hit me with the same kind of beauty that Bel Canto...more
