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Plot Summary of The Magic Life - A Novel Philosophy
"The Magic Life tells an intriguing story, a metaphysical mystery, that keeps you eagerly turning the pages while its life lessons fill the pages you turn. On one hand it's the story of a man who dreamt of becoming a magician, but instead became an accountant – a man who yearned for one particular woman, but never quite had the courage to tell her so. On the other, the story of an ordinary young man who learns far more about life, love, and the illusion of death, than he ever dreamed possible."
Ace Starry, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Training/promotions story Yes
Life of a profession: - businessman, small
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Strong "rags to riches" component? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - actor/actress/producer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers - is very quick - mind reading - can see into the future - teleportation - invisibility - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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