The Prestige

The Prestige is an exciting story about two feuding rival magicians and how their obsession with their craft shaped their personal and professional lives. I enjoyed the novel, even though I already knew a lot of the plot twists from the film adaptation. A modern story, which felt slightly extraneous, frames the main plot, which is told through fictional documents authored by the magicians Borden and Angier. I liked the way these documents were used to give each magician a unique voice, and how their unreliability as narrators enhanced the sense of realism. I favored Borden's narrative, since I found Angier's to sometimes drag or seem unfocused.

While the two magicians made for intriguing protagonists, I wished Priest would have chosen to show more of their relationships with their families or friends. I think that The Prestige is worth reading, even if you've already seen the movie. The story and style are different enough that I was never bored, even though I already knew the general plot.

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