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How can I be almost done with this book and still not care about any of the characters??

'she switched on the radio and sang along and told herself that sometimes the right thing felt all wrong until it was over and done with.'

this book honestly, the relatability. there are some really poignant things inside this magical tale.

'the aunts tried to encourage her not to be so good. goodness, in their opinion, was not a virtue but merely spinelessness and fear disguised as humility.'

i relate to so much of this book already. it’s such a women’s book, i’m loving it.

'desire had a way of making a person oddly courageous. in the aunts opinion, it could sneak up on a grown woman and turn her from a sensible creature into something as foolish as a flea that keeps chasing after the same old dog.'

this.

hoffman’s writing is exquisite, a natural storyteller. i was drawn in, instantly.

'she did not ask the aunts for special favors, or even request those small rewards she deserved. sally could not have had a more intractable and uncompromising judge; she had found herself lacking, in compassion and fortitude, and the punishment was self-denial, from that moment on.'

i am sally. i feel very seen.

the weather is changing, a witchy, comforting read is precisely what the doctor ordered.

I am BORED

fall is here and i am starting my fall tbr shelf

I love this so far

re-read!! i’m declaring it fall

I’m bored. The book feels very slow and rambling. I don’t like its nonchalant attitude towards domestic and sexual violence. I’m annoyed when it suggests that a woman in her late thirties is old. The suggestion that Gillian looks/feels old because “she’s been in love too many times” was also irritating.
I’ll go back to watching the movie.

TIS THE FRICKIN SEASON

I know this is blasphemy but I think I like the movie better than the book... (please don't come for me)

midnight margaritas!!!

It’s giving original cozy fall fantasy

Definitely not what I would have expected.

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Practical magic embodies the 90’s witchy whimsigoth aesthetic sooooo hard & I love these characters and family sagas soooo fucking much 😤😤 I will say this book definitely has some outdated themes and you can for sure tell it’s from 95’. I want to find a more diverse practical magic vibe so badly because these hit so hard

This book is way more boring than I remember. And annoying. Virtually every character is so flipping annoying. And randomly gross. I sped up the audiobook just so I can get it finished lol.

So excited to start this book! I have been wanting to read the Practical Magic series for a while!

why does this entire thing feel like a summary of a story instead of a book

“Some things, when they change, never do return to the way they once were. Butterflies, for instance, and women who’ve been in love with the wrong man too often.”

“What good would it do her to get involved with someone like him? She’d have to feel so much, and she’s not that kind. She couldn’t abide those poor, incoherent women who came to the aunts’ back door, and she could not stand to be one of them now, wild with grief, overcome with what people call love.”

🎧

Nothing like the movie , so much better!

the movie is better i fear...

first impressions - this is insanely cute and I'm loving it right off the bat

Wow , didn’t realize how different they made the movie from the book…