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The Magic Circle: A Novel (2013)

by Jenny Davidson(Favorite Author)

2.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0544028090 (ISBN13: 9780544028098)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

New Harvest

review 1: This book is an interesting one. The language is pretentious and at some times haughty but then the main characters are all college students pursuing their master degrees so some of that is to be expected. The book has three segments whereas the middle bit is told by a different character which at first is distracting. Though I think the story is interesting it is also disjointed. The author puts out a lot of hints and tidbits that make you want to know more but never follows up on them. Lastly the sociopathic tendencies that become the primary point of the story in the last section really leave one questioning what the entire point of the story truly was. Though powerful and engrossing in many parts, I found myself wondering why I just read it and questioning if it ... morewas really worth my time. Ultimately the best thing I can say is the writing style and execution is very much an act of literary masturbation providing minutes of excitement and spent energy here and there but lacking the satisfying cigarette after the final pages.
review 2: I did not enjoy this book. It was confusing, and a whole lot of crazy. It did keep me interested enough to finish, thus two stars instead of one. I originally starting reading it because it mentioned an old insane asylum, and I have kind of sick curiosity. The book is mostly about games and game theory (something I knew nothing about until I read this book.) The general plot (as far as I understand it) features three young women who have more time and money than they know what to do with, so they create a game. This game makes them run around NYC, acting like crazy people, and ends badly for everyone. less

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