3.4/5
Dette er en morsom, men også mørk, fortelling satt på 1920 tallet, fortalt av hovedpersonen Julia og hennes møte med den unge magikeren Simon. Sammen lærer de Simon å kontrollere kreftene sine, enten via studie eller en plutselig seanse. Historien er behagelig slice of life med filosofiske spørsmål og fine karakterer, men den sniker også inn en litt mørkere undertone.
Mia, bokansvarlig, Outland Oslo
A Champagne Gothic!
Three days after I was expelled from the Marable School for Girls, our poor Simon arrived.
In the 1920s gothic comedy Uncommon Charm, bright young socialite Julia and shy Jewish magician Simon decide they aren't beholden to their families' unhappy history. Together they confront such horrors as murdered ghosts, alive children, magic philosophy, a milieu that slides far too easily into surrealist metaphor, and, worst of all, serious adult conversation.
Part of Neon Hemlock's 2022 Novella Series.