The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
Taste attributes: dramafantasycomedymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossycomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsocial commentary
Boxlist takeLarger-than-life and original: a morally murky novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
4 ratings
About This Book
Three friends get more what they wish for when the guy of their dreams shows up in their sleepy little town. Then Darryl van Horn starts dating all three of them and reveals that they're witches. But is Darryl's offer of magical education really what it seems? Or are there some hidden motives to this man?
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- Author
- John Updike
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 333
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- Open Library
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