The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of the World's Greatest Mystifier
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Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
"A thousand thoughts cascaded through Harry's brain ..." And the sound you hear is this awful, bloated, badly organized and amateurish mess of a book hitting the wall.
I made it to page 23, admittedly by skipping the "dramatized" sections. Given how cramped and tiny the print is in my edition, that is probably equivalent to almost page 50.
From the pictures that are generously scattered throughout the text, it's clear that this was a labor of love, with lots of research and professional insights (both authors are involved in magic and the curating of its history). It's just a real shame that they assumed that their love for the subject would translate automatically into an interesting account. And when you don't know, you can make it up ...
I made it to page 23, admittedly by skipping the "dramatized" sections. Given how cramped and tiny the print is in my edition, that is probably equivalent to almost page 50.
From the pictures that are generously scattered throughout the text, it's clear that this was a labor of love, with lots of research and professional insights (both authors are involved in magic and the curating of its history). It's just a real shame that they assumed that their love for the subject would translate automatically into an interesting account. And when you don't know, you can make it up ...
