The Red Magician

author: Lisa Goldstein

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.68

book published: 1982

rating: 4

read at: 2014/12/04

date added: 2014/12/04

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'The Red Magician' by Lisa Goldstein is a pretty good story of magical realism. I thought the setting worked better than some stories I've read in the same setting.



Kicsi is a young Jewish girl living in a small village in Europe before the beginning of World War II. A strange magician named Voros comes to town and Kicsi is quite taken with him. He claims to be quite old, but he doesn't look like he is. He takes up residence outside the village and has dire warnings for the villagers. One man stands in his way, the local rabbi. The two men begin a battle of wills that is largely internal as far as I can tell. With danger looming, Kicsi knows who she wants to side with, but will it be too late?



I liked the story. It's not straight up fantasy, but it's not a strict drama. Voros has magic, but he's not all powerful. He's also not all knowing and seems fallible. Kicsi grows quite a bit during the story due to circumstances. I quite liked it.



I received a review copy of this ebook from Open Road Integrated Media and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.





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