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Title: The Magic Journey : A Novel by John Nichols ISBN: 0-8050-6339-0 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: About The Magic Journey
Comment: Apparently this is the second book in a trilogy, something I failed to notice until I'd finished. It stands alone quite nicely and I suspect the other two would do the same.
It is loosly the story of a forgotten southwestern town named Chamisaville during the Great Depression, and how it went from being small and self sufficiant to being a much larger "better" modern city thanks to a rattletrap bus loaded high with dynamite exploding and leaving a miracle behind that a few quick thinkers were quick to exploit.
It is also the story of April, the daughter of one of the foremost of those interested in the Betterment of Chamisaville. Vibrant, intoxicatingly beautiful, full of life and enthusiasim for everything but a tendancy to jump from one thing to another that leaves those in her wake feeling rather lost.
It is a story of how important fighting againt progress for the sake of progress is, and how futile... The fight that is going to be lost eventually, but you desperately struggle to hold off the inevitable as long as possible.
The writing style is such that though its about the same length of the books I normally read, I think it took me about twice as long to get through. Some of this was because I found myself needing to take breaks to think about what was happening, some of it was that it was not dry, but... the style itself conjured images of a forgotten town that was happier being forgotton.
Had you asked me at the beginning if I liked it, the answer would have been no. Half way through I couldn't have said, and by the end I thought it was worth having read, if not one I would be likely to read again. Now that its been a few days I would have to say it is not one that I would likely read again soon, but it is entirely possible that at some point in the future I may pick it back up and see what I can find on a second reading.
Rating: 1
Summary: The Magic Didn't Last
Comment: Owl needs a better editor. The typos in the book are extremely distracting and very large in number. Although I was interested in the plot, I tired of the pathetic characters long before the end. Keep a Spanish dictionary handy if you are not bilingual. (This is another reason that I did not enjoy the book.)
Rating: 5
Summary: Possibly the best book I have ever read!
Comment: This novel of the cultural, political, and economic evolution of northern New Mexico, starts with the "miraculous" explosion of a bus filled with dynamite in the 1930's and documents the devastating effect that discovery by the outside world has on separate but intertwined white, Hispanic, and Indian cultures in a small mountain town. This evolution is described through the eyes of strong, well developed characters that sparkle with complexity and humor. Nichols paints a picture of cultural and environmental destruction with dry humor and stark narrative. For anyone wishing to understand the recent history of the most beautiful portions of New Mexico, a must read.
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Title: The Nirvana Blues : A Novel by John Nichols ISBN: 0805063404 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Milagro Beanfield War : A Novel by John Nichols ISBN: 0805063749 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: On the Mesa by John Nichols ISBN: 0941270874 Publisher: Ancient City Pr Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: If Mountains Die: A New Mexico Memoir by John Treadwell Nichols, William Davis ISBN: 0393311597 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: July, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Shadow Play: A Novel by Charles Baxter ISBN: 0393322742 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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