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Title: Literary Magic
Review: The only magic wrought by Ann Patchett was the legerdemain that she used on her readers. As Sabine told her nephews, the trick is in the verbal patter and movement that keeps the audience's attention away from what is really going on in front of them, leading them to believe that something out of the ordinary is happening. This was a disappointingly undeveloped book with just enough promise to fool the reader into thinking it held greater meaning that it did. Considering all the truly good books one could spend time with, this is at best, an unsatisfying diversion.
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