The Magic Life - A Novel Philosophy

by Ace Starry

James Carpenter, a young man happy on the outside, but on the inside bored with his life, and unfulfilled in love, until one day he has a seemingly coincidental meeting with a street magician, who challenges him to a simple test that changes his life forever

Genres: Book Club

250 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Amanda Belina]

This book encourages me to do what I am afraid to do before. One thing I got from this book is when we want to reach something, everything seems so magical and it seems like the universe leads you to reach that thing.

[Darla]

OK, maybe not the best writer ever, but this book made me think. About where I am and what I am doing with my life. I picked it for book club because I thought, with it being January, it is a time when everyone kind of re-thinks and renews. I hope that others feel the same way and can take something from it. It is one of those books that I think about a lot.

[Julia M. Lacy]

I bought this book from The Hunger Site when it came out. It’s a wonderfully written, engaging story that I’ve read multiple times. It always brings a new perspective.

[JAK]

Part fiction and part self-help. I think it might have been self-published. The writing isn't great, but the message is motivational if not entirely clear. I mean that it makes you want to re-examine your life and find your true purpose, but is not really clear on how one would do this without the help of a evanescent magician.

[Jackie]

I am still thinking about this one. I gave it three stars mostly because if the writing, which was somewhat poor. I liked some of the ideas in the book, but had a little bit of a hard time with the magician thing...should be a great discussion for book club :)

[Jenny]

This was Jan.'s book club book. I liked some of the pearls of wisdom in it; particularly Happy Papa's saying, "You can be anything you want...except unhappy." Mostly I liked the story as well. But I hated the ending. Too unbelievable.

[Thom Downs]

This was a great read. A must. A quick read that you take alot from.

[Adi_Toha]

3 bintang untuk cerita dan buku itu sendiri.
0,5 bintang untuk kehadiran buku ini dalam momen yang (mungkin) tepat.
0,5 bintang karena saya yang menyunting. hehe.

[Julie]

Cute, easy read that made me think.