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Original Title:	Millroy the Magician
ISBN:	0449911977 (ISBN13: 9780449911976)
Edition Language:	English

Millroy the Magician

Paul Theroux

Paperback | Pages: 0 pages

Rating: 3.43 | 544 Users | 48 Reviews

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Title	:	Millroy the Magician
Author	:	Paul Theroux
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 0 pages
Published	:	March 1st 1995 by Ballantine Books (first published 1993)
Categories	:	Fiction. Literary Fiction. Novels. Literature

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Fourteen-year-old Jilly Farina was mesmerized by Millroy the Magician at the Barnstable County Fair. After all, he once turned a girl from the audience into a glass of milk and drank her. But when Jilly stepped into the wickerwork coffin during a performance, she had no idea he would transform her dreary life into something truly magical, and a touch bizarre.

For Millroy was no ordinary magician. He could smell the future, and Jilly was going to be part of it. Yet not even Millroy could foresee how far determination and a dream could take him, as he and his new young assistant hit the road--and the airwaves—to save America's unhealthy appetite and floundering soul....

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Ratings: 3.43 From 544 Users | 48 Reviews

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What if Jesus were to come back today?This is a witty, dark, often unsettling but funny look on society; ridiculing its obsessions with weight, consumerism and religion. Millroy's story is a satirical Second Coming, with many parts mimicking the Bible: the first disciple (Jilly) the expelling of the money changers (marketers) from the restaurant, miracles and preaching. But the book is also a circus performance, structured in three acts - filled with comedy, suspense and cliffhangers.The story

This book is sublimely satirical. Some of the disapproving reviews gave me the impression that the satire sailed clearly over those naysaying reviewers heads.Dont let the magician bit put you off. Also, dont let the less than attractive dust jacket deter you from delving into this great read. Millroy and 14 year old Jilly (a great fan of his) hit the road together and much adventure ensues.Whilst Millroy is a magician, its unclear if he can actually perform magic. Theroux, in this extraordinary

Jilly Farina, a small abused young girl saw him at the county fair. Millroy the magician was amazing to her. He convinced her to run away with him and hid her as his son Alex. Together they inadvertently created a religious sect based on a vegetarian diet taken from passages in the bible. As his fame rose they found themselves beset and in need of escape...strange magic and interesting characters.

Brilliant because this novel is so very original! I loved this author's Bible-inspired tale. The two-dimensional characters fit perfectly in the setting (like the two-dimensional people we read about in the Bible). This is sublime satire; as a faithful Catholic is made me laugh, cringe, and doubt my faith at times. I truly enjoyed this book, but would not know who to recommend it to! I am grateful for the imaginative, beautiful ending. Sigh :) Thank you, Mr. Theroux.

Amazing story with such unpredictability! I love Paul's fiction even more than his non-fiction. I suppose some people will be offended by the focus, but I think it's indicative of our society.

Though I've never truly watched the TV-series "Carnivale", as I found them too scary for the time of day they were broadcasted, this book oozes the same feeling of dark mystery, which is partly why I loved it. Millroy is a magician capable of true magic (liquidizing people and drinking them like milk) and is obsessed with healthy food as eaten in the Bible. He takes 14-year old Jilly along on his travels, and it is through her eyes we see the slightly disturbing story unfold.

What a weird book, it was engaging, but I kept waiting for the story to start!I know I know, "the journey is the destination", but I didn't like where this book ended up at all. I kept reading, hoping for... something. But nope.It gets two stars for being nicely written. But next time, I'd prefer some plot along with the pretty prose.