Alice Hoffman - Practical Magic

Pros: Nothing like the movie

Cons: Nothing like the movie

Review: I happen to love the movie for this book, and I didn’t even know until after I had seen it that it was originally in book form. After finally getting a copy of the book and reading it, something magical happened: I didn’t know which one I liked better....

Pros: Awesome characterization, lush descriptions, beautiful storytelling!

Cons: Not long enough! I didn't want to let go of these characters.

Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman is one of the most delightful books I've read in a long time. It's purely pleasure reading: this story is so beautifully told that, if you're like me, you'll actually feel guilty reading it!

The...

Pros: Adult fable about love, hope, danger, and magic

Cons: Has little in common with the film. Ben Frye is not a real man.

The Bottom Line: Alice Hoffman casts a spell in strangely modern fable of witchcraft, self-worth,and love.

Review: In Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic, there is a thin barrier between external events and internal emotions.What affects one woman effects all, even if they are not consciously aware of it. If a broom falls, company is coming. If a couple falls in...

Pros: Wonderfully written, Realistic characters, Good ending

Cons: Somewhat long...

Review: I regret reading this book only after I had seen the movie, but I do not regret reading this book, or seeing the movie. Alice Hoffman did a great job in creating the magical story this novel tells. The book tells more than the movie did. It introduces...

Pros: Great writing, great story

Cons: Wrapped up the end a little quickly

Review: The book Practical Magic takes you places the movie could not go. It absolutely should be read before seeing the movie since it will compliment the performances of Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. You can actually get into these characters heads and...

Pros: Good on magic safety

Cons: Bad on descriptive writing of investigator & Angelo

Review: This book is just what you are looking for if you like magic and adventure. The author uses very descriptive writing. The author uses very discriptive words to explain the characters and has a good sense of what magic is about. If I had to compare...

Pros: There wasn't one single page that was boring.

Cons: It took a LONG time to pick up a natural flow!

The Bottom Line: Faint background involving magic..Nice story of two sisters who grew apart then lived with one another in their 40s. Also helped each other out with their families.

Review: I picked this book up because I thought it would be a great October read. I thought it would have something to do with witches and witchcraft. I was wrong.. The book starts off with two main characters who are sisters. Sally and Gillian. They are raise ...

Pros: Interesting twists and turns

Cons: Melodrama for the most part.

The Bottom Line: I wouldn't recommed this book to anyone other than an Alice Hoffman fan. This book really didn't do it for me.

Review: For someone with AH's writing style, this is how I feel about this book. It really could've been better, although it was not painfully difficult to read. I will agree with the reviews that said that they "don't understand how the movie ever came from ...