The Magician's Assistant Audiobook

" An engaging story, beautifully written. I felt the ending just sort of slipped away, though. "

" Sometimes you don't know your partner or your self so well until after your partner dies. Their happy relationship becomes even richer after death. "

" Beautifully written, with a subtlety that I did not expect and therefore kept me quietly hooked. "

" This book was a nice change of pace. I was immediately drawn into the story, it has an intriguing plot. But once the mystery was resolved, there wasn't really much to the book. The ending came very abruptly and was so very unsatisfying. "

" My first book with my book club. I have been in love with this fellow University of Iowa graduate ever since. "

" I appreciated the full circle aspect this book had to it. I really enjoyed this book & would give it 4 1/2 stars if I could. "

" a sweet read, quirky characters, unique backdrops. The dream sequences are perfectly crafted. all in all a nice getaway. "

" Audiobook.......I thoroughly enjoyed this Ann Patchett novel. In fact, it may be my favorite of hers so far. The story works on multiple levels as does a good magic show, and the theme of the sleight of hand we all employ in our presentation to others is deftly woven throughout the story. The characters, including the magician's assistant herself, discover untold truths and debunk family myths and in the end develop new strengths because of both experiences. The hand is quicker than the eye in more ways than one! "

" Lovely writing, but so sad it took me a while to get through it. "

" About love. About grief. About the lies we tell one another, the facades we build for the world, and how they come unraveled after death. On my top 5 for the year? "

" Not a fan....read this for my book club . Some loved it, but I didn't . Too unbelievable , too schmaltzy .... "

" This book was very emotional. I don't want to give anything away, but I highly recommend this book. It deals with death in a way that I have never seen before. I also felt like I personally knew the main characters in the book, which is rare. "

" A tremendously sad book that starts with death. An utterly bizarre but believable love story, a main character who feels like a friend of yours, beautifully written and magical in so many ways. "

" I think I would have liked this book better if I liked Sabine. She was searching for something, I didn't really understand why, and she got on my nerves. The book is well written and I enjoyed reading it but I just never got all my questions answered. "

" Bought it based on the cover, pleasantly surprised with the story "

" took a long time to read a book going nowhere! "

" you know how some books have alot of "filler" - stupid details that just seem to be added to take up space - that is what this whole book felt like "

" An engaging book about a woman who marries the magician she works with. She ends up meeting his family that she knew nothing about after he is dead. The magician is gay and issues of homosexuality are themes in this book. "

" I "listened" to this book, but I would like to read it on the page some day as well. I enjoyed her way of describing things--I could easily picture each person and place. "

" Ann Patchett is wonderful at character development, and this book is no exception. One of my favorite authors. "

" First time reading Ann Patchett, I enjoyed this book and will try another. "

" This wasn't my favorite Patchett book. No specific reason, I just didn't love it the way I loved Bel Canto and Patron Saint of Liars. "

" I'm starting to think that 'Bel Canto' was an exception. I loved that book, but I've been disappointed by everything else of Ann Patchett's that I've read... "

" I wanted to go back and read all the Ann Patchett books I had missed, and finally got ahold of this one. It was not disappointing. It moves a bit slower in the middle section, but it is again, a broad story of relationship, beyond the traditional family. Really good. "

" sweet enjoyable and ethereal.... nowhere near bel canto's beauty, but worth a read - especially for fans of LA's magic castle! "

" Grief wrought vividly, Midwesterners wrought stereotypically. Come on, Ann, Nebraskans aren't such rubes...But I did like the writing and enjoyed the book. "

" This is not my favorite Ann Patchett book, but I always love her writing. "

" This was okay...I didn't like it as much as some of Ann Patchett's other novels. However, she is great at descriptive writing...I felt as though I were inside the main character's fog of consciousness, and the descriptions of the Nebraska winter were enough to make me never want to go there! "

" Just re-read this for the fourth time...love, love, love it.<br/><br/>The things that went into keeping people together and tearing them apart remained largely unknown to the parties immediately involved. (291) "

" I really enjoyed &quot;Bel Canto&quot; and have already been drawn into this book. Ann Patchett writes beautifully. This book transports you from sleek Los Angeles to bleak Nebraska. An amazing story of a very unusual family. "

" Not my kind of book. The writing was good (the storytelling technique), but I just didn't like it, and hated the plot. "

" Liked this -- not as engaging as some of her other books, but still very good. I love that all of her books are so different from each other. "

" I chose this book for my book club with Bonnie. It sounded interesting and really turned out to be rather boring in my opinion. It was difficult to finish and very anti-climatic "

" Every sentence crafted, like a delicious piece of drk chocolate. A book to be savored. "

" Really enjoyed this book, thought not as much as Bel Canto. The characters were all odd and quirky, but in compelling ways, normally I fly through books I love, this one took some time though. She writes so beautifully that I can't wait to read another one of her books. "

" Every page peeled another layer of dysfunction off this family's life. The characters were well developed and believable. "

" Surprisingly good. Very unconventional love story... "