FICTION

Spoonbenders

by Daryl Gregory
Knopf. 2017. 416p. ISBN 9781524731823. $27.95; pap. Jun. 2018. ISBN 9780525432418. $16.95; ebk. ISBN 9781524731830. FANTASY
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Here, a savory mix of disparate ingredients are blended into a perfectly delicious dish of a novel. Stir in psychic powers and family drama, throw in the essence of a 1980s coming-of-age film, with a sprinkling of heist plot and mob action. The voices of the Telemachus family are compelling, whether following Matty and his awakening powers; his mother, Irene, through the difficulties of loving people when she knows their every lie; or Buddy, who is lost in precognitive visions.
VERDICT Come for the magic, the family relationships, or the mysteries of the Telemachuses themselves. Readers won't be able to put down this compelling literary fantasy.
Reviewed by Staff , Jun 01, 2018
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