Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
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Reviews
Nikki
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I am big Los angles lakers fans so when I got opportunity to read Magic the life of Earvin Magic Johnson I was so excited to read the book about greatest point guard， and I really like the book talking about his history is like his basketball career routine is done after basketball that he owns the part of the Dodgers and the football team to it all the stuff that he went through with having HIV， I thought this book was so good！！！ If you a basketball fan you needs to read this book about one of I am big Los angles lakers fans so when I got opportunity to read Magic the life of Earvin Magic Johnson I was so excited to read the book about greatest point guard， and I really like the book talking about his history is like his basketball career routine is done after basketball that he owns the part of the Dodgers and the football team to it all the stuff that he went through with having HIV， I thought this book was so good！！！ If you a basketball fan you needs to read this book about one of the greatest Laker player to ever play the game of basketball。 。。。more
Bobbi Wagner
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This is not my normal type of book I read but I am glad I picked this one up。 It is an interesting book about the basketball， icon Magic Johnson。 I grew up hearing about him and even watching a few times。 This is a look into his life， good and bad。 This is an easy nonfiction book to read and it kept me turning pages。 I enjoyed this author's writing style as well。 I enjoyed reading this book and all basketball fans will too。 I highly recommend this book。 This is not my normal type of book I read but I am glad I picked this one up。 It is an interesting book about the basketball， icon Magic Johnson。 I grew up hearing about him and even watching a few times。 This is a look into his life， good and bad。 This is an easy nonfiction book to read and it kept me turning pages。 I enjoyed this author's writing style as well。 I enjoyed reading this book and all basketball fans will too。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Rebecca Reeder
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“To see that kind of showboating basketball leaves the impression that it is all easy and natural， all God’s perfect gift。 All …fun。”But in the pages of this book there are plenty of stories， plenty of details to show that all was not fun for the people involved， yet will be extremely entertaining for readers。Here’s a book that really surprised me with how interesting it was。 I enjoy collegiate and pro sports， but fiction （from historical to YA） is my go-to genre。 I received an unsolicited advan “To see that kind of showboating basketball leaves the impression that it is all easy and natural， all God’s perfect gift。 All …fun。”But in the pages of this book there are plenty of stories， plenty of details to show that all was not fun for the people involved， yet will be extremely entertaining for readers。Here’s a book that really surprised me with how interesting it was。 I enjoy collegiate and pro sports， but fiction （from historical to YA） is my go-to genre。 I received an unsolicited advance copy， and going into this book， I was actually concerned that I’d have to say hey， you chose the wrong person for an ARC。 But my preconceived idea was the only thing that was wrong。 This author’s style of writing turned 704 （e-book） pages into a fast-paced tale of athletic skill， pride， jealousy， competition， love， and self-destructive excess。This was a 5 star read。 Why？ The author never spent too long on anyone one day or month or year or scandal， but just kept up a fast pace， unfolding astounding research in a conversational tone， uncovering all sorts of facts that truly propelled me through the pages。No， the behavior of the real people mentioned in this book is not all admirable- far from it; I knew that much before I started reading。 So what made it so enjoyable for me？ It is much more than the story of just one famous athlete。 It’s an entire era of excess with some incredible inside information about the world of sports in general， and plenty of information about assorted scandals。 Everything is documented and indexed。 Thank you NetGalley and Celadon Books for this experience！！ 。。。more
Katie B
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After reading Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson I have gained even more respect for the man。 A good son and friend， Hall of Fame basketball player， smart businessman， and an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention， which I believe is his most significant role。 While I grew up watching him play basketball， at least in the later stages of his career， I still learned a ton about him from this biography。At 800 some pages， it's certainly a thorough look at his life。 I was amazed at how the author wa After reading Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson I have gained even more respect for the man。 A good son and friend， Hall of Fame basketball player， smart businessman， and an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention， which I believe is his most significant role。 While I grew up watching him play basketball， at least in the later stages of his career， I still learned a ton about him from this biography。At 800 some pages， it's certainly a thorough look at his life。 I was amazed at how the author was able to dig up so much info about his junior high and high school playing days。 A good amount of family history dating back quite a few generations is also included。 Some key takeaways I got from reading this biography are Magic is an active listener， placing value on others' opinions， and he really has a great supportive system when it comes to family， friends， coaches， etc。。 His basketball talent was going to take him far but those other things were contributing factors to his success。 He keeps a positive attitude at all times and uses disappointments and devastating news to fight harder which is truly admirable。Highly recommend this biography。 Thank you Celadon Books for sending me an advance copy！ All thoughts expressed are my honest opinion。 。。。more
Ralph
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Authoritative。 Will take Gen X basketball fans back to a time when basketball was fun。
Ryan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I would probably realistically give this book 3。5 stars but there is no option to do that， so I gave it 4。 This is a comprehensive biography （nearly 800 pages worth） regarding the life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson。 It’s honestly probably too comprehensive in some ways。 I understand the author’s efforts to provide readers with as much family and upbringing background as possible about Johnson， but some of this is too detailed， particularly regarding the upbri I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I would probably realistically give this book 3。5 stars but there is no option to do that， so I gave it 4。 This is a comprehensive biography （nearly 800 pages worth） regarding the life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson。 It’s honestly probably too comprehensive in some ways。 I understand the author’s efforts to provide readers with as much family and upbringing background as possible about Johnson， but some of this is too detailed， particularly regarding the upbringing of his parents。 In the same token， some parts of the book go into great detail with regards to certain NBA seasons in Magic’s career， while others almost read as a mere footnote until the NBA Finals come about。 I also felt that not enough of the book was dedicated to Magic’s fight with HIV as well as his life post-basketball in comparison to how much we learned about his upbringing， again it seemed almost like a footnote when it is a large part of his life and legacy。 Overall， this is a good read， but it could be at least 200 pages shorter without losing important and relevant information and seems to prioritize some of the wrong details of Magic’s life。 。。。more
Christine
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