Magic is a 70s thriller with one of those unreliable narrators where after the first twist is revealed you want to immediately flip back and re-read to see if you could've, should've, caught on sooner. (Probably if you've seen certain book covers or watched the movie, you won't be shocked. I was.) Goldman, author of The Princess Bride, sure knows how to write a page-turner; I didn't wanna stop once I started. A surprise ending, too.

3.5 stars (and now I can finally watch the movie) ( )

Mr. Goldman is a very competent entertainer, but this is not the same level as "The Princess Bride", and I'm inoculated against this book by having read Candice Bergen's Memoir "Knock Wood",. That's overall a much better experience about the traumas of life with a wooden relative. ( )

I am missing something here, this book goes over my head and i had to give it up half way!!

A short but enjoyable read. ( )

I love Goldman's novels.