Comments on: The Foretelling, by Alice Hoffman http://www.readalready.com/2008/07/08/the-foretelling-by-alice-hoffman/ Book reviews, commentary, and pithiness Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Incantation, by Alice Hoffman » Someone’s Read it Already http://www.readalready.com/2008/07/08/the-foretelling-by-alice-hoffman/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Incantation, by Alice Hoffman » Someone’s Read it Already Wed, 20 May 2009 22:23:39 +0000 http://www.readalready.com/?p=157#comment-1542 [...] Alice Hoffman has written a number of books for both adults and young adults; three of said novels (Practical Magic, Aquamarine, and The River King) have been made into movies, starring some rather impressive actors. Born in New York, she attended Adelphi College and later Stanford, getting degrees in creative writing, and in 1983 she wrote the screenplay to a movie entitled “Independence Day,” but not the one with Will Smith and aliens. She currently lives in New York and Boston. Previously on Someone’s Read it Already, I reviewed a novel of hers, The Foretelling. [...] [...] Alice Hoffman has written a number of books for both adults and young adults; three of said novels (Practical Magic, Aquamarine, and The River King) have been made into movies, starring some rather impressive actors. Born in New York, she attended Adelphi College and later Stanford, getting degrees in creative writing, and in 1983 she wrote the screenplay to a movie entitled “Independence Day,” but not the one with Will Smith and aliens. She currently lives in New York and Boston. Previously on Someone’s Read it Already, I reviewed a novel of hers, The Foretelling. [...]

]]> By: Em http://www.readalready.com/2008/07/08/the-foretelling-by-alice-hoffman/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Em Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:02:11 +0000 http://www.readalready.com/?p=157#comment-527 I remember reading this one awhile ago, and I had pretty much the same impression you did. Interesting idea... but, yes, a little heavy-handed. I remember reading this one awhile ago, and I had pretty much the same impression you did. Interesting idea… but, yes, a little heavy-handed.

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