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Plot Summary of Practical Magic

"Gillian and Sally Owens have always stood out amongst their community, like all of the Owens women. The aunts who have raised them interfere in the love lives of the town, Gillian cannot pick a good man and Sally wants to raise her children quietly. But Sally's children are growing up very quickly and Gillian finishes her problems with a very bad man and brings the mess home to Sally and her family.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Christine G., Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Practical Magic

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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Sister
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - sister
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical powers? Yes
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: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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