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Summary: Sorry Alice,.....
Review: The movie is better than the book. The character of Sally Owens is just too drab and dry in the book. Also, the aunts are barely characters.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: About once a month I get this movie out and watch it. My daughters and my 2 best friends are equally hooked on it. We've just about worn out the soundtrack too.The appeal isn't just the relationships, it's the house, the herbs, the setting, the humor, the wardrobe,the spells, the life style.... I could go on forever.....
I keep trying to win new fans for this movie. A MUST SEE, MUST OWN!!!!!!
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Summary: Interesting and Entertaining!!
Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman is an enticing and exciting book to read. It was one of those books where once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I read the book in one night, as I was in anticipation of what would happen next. I even read it a second time, since it was so interesting and to see if I could catch anything I missed the first time around. The thing I enjoyed most about this book is its look at love. I am a total romantic at heart and I loved how the book dealt with love that was destined to be and just took over people so strongly, concerning Sally and Gillian and the two men they are destined to spend their lives with. This emotional and spiritual aspect just drew me in and kept my attention throughout the entire book. I have seen the movie version, years ago when it first came out, and I really liked the movie as well. Now that I have the book, I prefer the book to the movie, because the books gives the reader a more in-depth look into their lives and just gives overall more details. Also, the book is very different than the movie in the way they play out, so drawing a conclusion about the two is somewhat difficult. I have also read Turtle Moon by Hoffman and I enjoyed that book as well. She has a very distinct writing style, so if you enjoyed one of her other books the odds are that you will enjoy giving this book a chance and reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone to read; this book has relevance and would be enjoyable to both genders, any race, and people from all walks of life as everyone can relate to some part of the book and take that to heart. This is now one of my favorite books I have ever read and I give it my full approval and highly urge everyone to read it.
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Summary: this is magic
Review: i read this book a month ago.I couldn't put it down, and i didn't want it to end. I was really sad when it did. This is the best book I've ever read! It's so light in it's ways, so easy to understand, it is practicly Magic!! Hoffmann has given her readers a true gift in form of these characters. They are so wonderful. And you come to know and love them. And after Reading the book I started to read it again...That's how wonderful it was. I would recomend this at my strongest!!
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Summary: Magic in Life
Review: If you like fairy tales, and I'm not talking the watered-down cartoon versions that we grew up on, but classic fairy tales, then you're going to love Hoffman. I'm a fan of all of her work, but Practical Magic and Turtle Moon are my absolute favorites. Although I liked the movie, it does not even begin to compare to this amazing novel. It will transport you into a magical place, scare you a little, and make you appreciate love and family a lot. I would suggest buying this book now, that way you'll have it for the next rainy day. On that day, lock yourself in your house, light some candles, put a Danny Elfman soundtrack and an Anna Madorsky CD on random in your CD player, pour a glass of your favorite beverage, and wrap yourself up thick in a blanket. If you do so, I promise you a little slice of Heaven on Earth.
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Summary: The Book is So Much Better than the Movie
Review: I loved this book. I loved the movie as well, but it doesn't compare to the book's detail. All of the magic in the book really filled me with the feelings of my childhood again. I'm so sick of reading books that are all the same. This book is definitly out of the ordinary. It held my interest from the first page until the last. I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to feel enchanted. I loved it. It's the best book I've read in a long time!
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Summary: Good read, not the movie
Review: While I enjoyed this book for what it was, I was surprised by how it was nothing like the movie. However that was honestly my only complaint; I would heartily recommend for those long, lazy rainy days.
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Summary: Watch The Movie Instead
Review: Having watched the movie first, I was excited to read this book. Having read it, I was disappointed. The plot of the book was a lot looser and more disjointed than that of the movie. The movie adaptation was also more entertaining.The book tended toward the depressing in many spots and I found myself skipping pages looking for some relief to the consistent gloom-and-doom. In short, the best of the book was distilled into movie form, instead. Rent the movie. Better yet, buy it. It's so much better.
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Summary: Fall in love whenever you can
Review: I'm really starting to like Alice Hoffman's version of magical realism, where love, passion, and lust are at the forefront. However, one thing that I thought took away from this novel compared to her others is that I don't think she ever succeeded in developing Gillian, one of the two main characters, as sympathetic. Even though we find out that she is, after all, "innocent", she still seems too self-centered to be likeable. But basically this novel is like most of Hoffman's, where one cannot escape the power of love/lust. We are not in control of our lives in Hoffman's world- fate- or magic- brings people together, and the results may be either tragic, or beautiful. Nevertheless, as Practical Magic concludes, you should "fall in love whenever you can."
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Summary: Fast, easy reading
Review: I read this book long before the movie was even in production. I enjoyed the book very much. It was very easy and fast to read.
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