Comments on: Review – The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/ Are you reading with a flashlight under those covers, or are you just happy to see me? Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:37:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lolo http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-145 lolo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:18:37 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-145 I agree about the disappointment in the ending. I went back three times and re-read to see what part I was missing. It left too many questions for me. Bel Canto and Patron Saint were on my best list. I agree about the disappointment in the ending. I went back three times and re-read to see what part I was missing.

It left too many questions for me.

Bel Canto and Patron Saint were on my best list.

]]> By: trish http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-144 trish Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:34:51 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-144 WOW! I'm LOVING Moloka'i. I can hardly put it down. I've asked my book group if we can ask the author to do a phone interview when we meet to discuss it. WOW! I’m LOVING Moloka’i. I can hardly put it down. I’ve asked my book group if we can ask the author to do a phone interview when we meet to discuss it.

]]> By: lisamm http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-143 lisamm Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:29:29 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-143 NOw that you mention it, I think we may have discussed Bel Canto before. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. How is Molokai going so far? NOw that you mention it, I think we may have discussed Bel Canto before. We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.

How is Molokai going so far?

]]> By: trish http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-142 trish Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:25:32 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-142 Yes, I read Bel Canto. It's in my top 3 favorite books of all time (with Wicked and I Know This Much Is True). I thought the ending of Bel Canto was much more believable than in The Magician's Assistant. I've also read The Patron Saint of Liars, which I loved. If you didn't like Bel Canto, I definitely wouldn't recommend The Magician's Assistant. But definitely check out The Patron Saint of Liars some day. Yes, I read Bel Canto. It’s in my top 3 favorite books of all time (with Wicked and I Know This Much Is True). I thought the ending of Bel Canto was much more believable than in The Magician’s Assistant.

I’ve also read The Patron Saint of Liars, which I loved.

If you didn’t like Bel Canto, I definitely wouldn’t recommend The Magician’s Assistant. But definitely check out The Patron Saint of Liars some day.

]]> By: lisamm http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-141 lisamm Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:45:43 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-141 Trish, did you read Bel Canto? If so, what was your take on it? It was not a favorite of mine. That one has a weird ending too. Trish, did you read Bel Canto? If so, what was your take on it? It was not a favorite of mine. That one has a weird ending too.

]]> By: Book Reviews http://heylady.net/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Book Reviews Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:13:58 +0000 http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/review-the-magicians-assistant-by-ann-patchett/#comment-140 [...] Framed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt  The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett  I have never read a book that has brought me near to tears as many times as this one did. As a synopsis, the main character, Sabine, is 40-something and has just lost the love of her life, Parsifal. Interestingly, Parsifal was gay and they were never intimate. He was a magician and she was his assistant. He left everything but a little bit of his money to her, the remainder of which went to his family that he had insisted over their 20 year friendship did not exist. Grieving his loss, she gets to know his family as a way to stay close to him. The story is beautiful. It’s about people just trying to get by, just trying to understand why Parsifal would have kept secrets from all of them. However, the story takes a turn in the last 30 pages that left me questioning the […] [...] [...] Framed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt  The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett  I have never read a book that has brought me near to tears as many times as this one did. As a synopsis, the main character, Sabine, is 40-something and has just lost the love of her life, Parsifal. Interestingly, Parsifal was gay and they were never intimate. He was a magician and she was his assistant. He left everything but a little bit of his money to her, the remainder of which went to his family that he had insisted over their 20 year friendship did not exist. Grieving his loss, she gets to know his family as a way to stay close to him. The story is beautiful. It’s about people just trying to get by, just trying to understand why Parsifal would have kept secrets from all of them. However, the story takes a turn in the last 30 pages that left me questioning the […] [...]

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