![]() ![]() The Trouble with Magic (1976) written and illustrated by Ruth Chew is a fun mix of reality and fantasy. ![]() (Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful.) A child who dislikes complexity, subtext, big words, or long sentences, would have no trouble with this author. In her favour? It seems simple and easy to read. (And I can't help but compare most children's fantasy to Diana Wynne Jones, which is particularly unfair, but in this case the quality gap is especially large.) (It sure puts the "matter of fact" in matter=of-fact Magic!) And with the years sweeping by with increasing speed, if I don't love something, I move on, lest I miss out on a book that could have been a favourite. The characters aren't particularly interested, the plot isn't particularly novel, and the style isn't particularly evocative. ![]() it's just that I'm too old for books that don't fire on all cylinders for me. I'm 55, but I do read a lot of children's fantasy. It's not that I'm too old for these books exactly. ![]()
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