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Title: Much better than the movie
Review: I have a really bad memory and I know I saw this movie, but I it's hazy. So, I thought I'd read the book. From what I remember of the movie, it follows two magicians at the turn of the century and their rivalry and something about a woman in a tank of water who drowns (?).The book follows two magicians, but it is so much more complex than the movie (as usual with books). The book is told from the perspective of one magician and his autobiography, then changes to the other magician and his diary. Layered over this, are the "readers" of the autobiography and diary who are also the descendants of the the two magicians. I loved reading about the magic tricks and I was surprised by the twist at the end of the book. I was equally interested in both magicians' perspectives and liked the present-day characters as well.
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