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3.0�toiles sur 5 a master storyteller falters? (a bit)., Mai 21 2001

Par	Cipriano "www.bookpuddle.blogspot.com" (Planet Claire) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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He was a marvelous writer who served up 5-star books like Judith Hearne, The Luck of Ginger Coffey, The Statement, and my favorite of all, An Answer From Limbo... among many others. So, I would not consider The Magician's Wife to be the best introduction to him.

If a reader is maybe terribly interested in the actual story of the subjugation and conquest of Algeria by France in 1857, this book may provide sort of a fictional backdrop to those events, but none of the main characters grabbed me as being admirable (which means nothing as concerning a review) or memorable (which DOES mean something as concerning a review). I will grant the author this: he made me loathe the religious chicanery of the fanatical patriot magician Lambert, and he made me sympathetic towards the Arab Muslims upon whom Lambert was attempting to foist his spiritual supremacy hooey! And since I see this as the author's intention in the story (strengthened by Lambert's wife Emmeline's later disillusionment in the cause) I give it the three stars.

But seriously though, if you only have room for ONE Brian Moore book in your vacation luggage... I say, "pick a book... any other book!"

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Sadly lacking in magic, Mai 1 2001

Par	William M. Begert (New York, NY USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

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The only thing mystifying about this novel is why it was necessary to write it. Through a fair amount of stilted writing, we follow the tale of a couple from Tours - a magician and his wife - as they are pulled from their complacency in small town France and are convinced by Napoleon III to embark upon a rather ridiculous mission to bedazzle the native populace of colonial Algeria. The story meanders without drama or poetry through their audience at court, vague flirtations with powerful, transparently manipulative men, and the exoticism of Algeria before finally getting around to the moral you knew was coming all along: colonialism was alienating and evil. There are many more interesting texts on the subject, two of the best being about the situation of the French in Algeria (Camus' "The Stranger" and Fanon's "Black Skin, White Masks"), which only makes this effort seem more twee. I cannot recommend this novel unless you have a specific fascination with French North Africa, and even then only if you are stranded without other options for killing the afternoon.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Huh...?, Oct. 24 2000

Par	cxd "cxd207" (Pennsylvania) - Voir tous mes commentaires

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I also cannot figure out the high praise for this book. It was dreadfully boring & the ending was a huge letdown. Not one truly interesting character in the entire book.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A Magical Read
An intriguing story about a French magician who travels to Algeria with his wife to perform the ultimate sleight of hand. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 22 2000

2.0�toiles sur 5 Insipid Prose / Interesting Idea
I've never heard of Brian Moore, and the only reason I picked up this book is because I lived in Algeria for 5 years. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 12 2000 par A. Ross

1.0�toiles sur 5 I am a Brian Moore fan, and could not finish this book
I have read a number of Moore's earlier works. Reading the Magician's Wife, I began to wonder if there were 2 Brian Moore's, and actually checked Amazon. Read more

Publi� le Juil 19 2000 par algo41

3.0�toiles sur 5 Fascinating story, shallow characters.
Anyone interested in the historical relationship between Algeria and France or between fundamentalist Muslims and Christians will find the story... Read more

Publi� le Jui 27 2000 par Mary Whipple