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Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

26 reviews

ellensmith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is pure coziness and comfort. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alisylvi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Wanted more magic and witchy things :(

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was immediately enchanted by this funny, sweet, magical story of sisterhood. The sisters of the Owens family are far from perfect, but so charming that you can’t help but love them. The magic is subtle and satisfying, because everyone gets what’s coming to them (good and bad). I loved how Hoffman wove superstitions and folklore through the story, some common and some I’d never heard of.

I hit a bit of a reading slump mid-read, so it took me a while to finish, but definitely not because I didn’t enjoy the book. I’ve noticed that, for some reason, books with super long chapters (like this one, which is divided into 4 sections rather than traditional chapters) take me a lot longer to finish than books with shorter chapters.

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe of the ending):

It’s satisfyingly happy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

lain_darko's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ezrah's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Very different from the movie but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pretty quick read but not intensely paced. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

syltetoy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had no idea the movie was based on a book! I haven’t watched it since I was a kid but I remember I loved it. From what I remember, the movie is much more action-oriented? The book is very much about love and family and expectations and the magic is small. Hoffman has a way of describing that blends simile with magic and it just was lovely to listen to. I found it easy to imagine scenes, the descriptions are very sensory. I just really really enjoyed this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Car accident