Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician

~3,5⭐️......more

This is possibly the first time that national mood has significantly affected my ability to enjoy a book. I finished it, but kept returning to the beginning scenes, where an elderly Black magician repeatedly fails in front of a white audience that has paid to see him do just that. It has the effect......more

I love anything to do with magic and magicians, but it is seldom one comes across a book about magic that is actually magical. This is such a book. A story so full of wonder, so beautiful and sad and moving, so entertaining and so completely awesome. The main protagonist, Henry Walker, is essentiall......more

3.5 stars Good story, whimsical, dark magic. Unsatisfied with vague ending. In depth review later.......more

One of my all time favorites reality is perception. Nothing could be truer to the little boy who thought he lost his sister and lived his life doling out his own consequences without realizing. To those who do read this and I highly recommend, I found a 3 of hearts card from a deck all alone in a pa......more