![]() ![]() Similar stories of wishes that had a negative backlash are interspersed throughout the book in a somewhat irritating format reminiscent of the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.”Īs the day of his wish approaches, Eldon agonizes over what to wish. Eldon, our main protagonist who is about to have his 18th birthday, knows, for example, that his mother wished for his father to love her, but ended up getting over him relatively fast, especially when he became an uncritical worshipper of her. In addition, wishes are granted with extreme specificity and permanent repercussions, so that wording is critical, with the magic wish granter (whoever or whatever it is) being very talented at parsing sentences. ![]() The wish can bring you beauty or money or a skill, but there are some restrictions, such as the fact that nothing you wish for can have any impact outside of the town, in order for this magical power to stay secret. ![]() ![]() This book centers around one central theme: “be careful what you wish for.” The citizens of Madison, Nevada, a small isolated desert town, have a secret: when you reach your 18th birthday, you enter a magical cave, and are granted a wish. ![]()
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