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Jan 23, 2018
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I will have to think about how I am going to rate this book. 4 stars would be too high, 3 too low.
This book has all the features I usually love; mythology,folklore, magic, history and interesting characters who have intriguing relationships with each other.
Unfortunately it's told in a way that is often very hard to visualize, which makes it confusing at times and tedious at others. There are plenty of authors I enjoy who don't tell stories in a liniar way, have many characters and jump around ...more
This book has all the features I usually love; mythology,folklore, magic, history and interesting characters who have intriguing relationships with each other.
Unfortunately it's told in a way that is often very hard to visualize, which makes it confusing at times and tedious at others. There are plenty of authors I enjoy who don't tell stories in a liniar way, have many characters and jump around ...more
I really wanted to love Will Do Magic For Small Change by Andrea Hairston. It started so well, but my level of engagement with this fantasy novel wasn't sustained at a consistent level. I read it for a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ folklore/mythology group that had chosen it as a book of the month. I consider myself a student of folklore, mythology and all spiritual paths. This book contains West African folklore and religious practices.
I did love scenes and sequences in this book that I found moving and poignant. ...more
I did love scenes and sequences in this book that I found moving and poignant. ...more
I've been pecking away at this one for about a week and just can't get into it.
I'm not sure what it is, but it just doesn't click with me. I finally gave in around the time of the first theater audition. I just wasn't a fan of the way that scene was written, and since I now that the theater plays a large role in the book, I think I'll call it quits for now. ...more
I'm not sure what it is, but it just doesn't click with me. I finally gave in around the time of the first theater audition. I just wasn't a fan of the way that scene was written, and since I now that the theater plays a large role in the book, I think I'll call it quits for now. ...more
Will Do Magic for Small Change combined African mythology (the Orisha and masquerades) and science fiction (aliens and time travel) in a story told almost entirely through dialogue.
Cinnamon Jones was easy to relate to, and I liked her gumption. But at the same time I was confused by two things: 1) to me, she didn't read like a 15-year-old and 2) she didn't ask for help from her aunt and grandparents who obviously had special "gifts" of their own. Though, Confusion #2 is something typical of youn ...more
Cinnamon Jones was easy to relate to, and I liked her gumption. But at the same time I was confused by two things: 1) to me, she didn't read like a 15-year-old and 2) she didn't ask for help from her aunt and grandparents who obviously had special "gifts" of their own. Though, Confusion #2 is something typical of youn ...more
3.5 Stars- 4 stars for the story and 3 stars for the telling of the tale. It was worth the effort to get to the finale.
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