A self proclaimed autobiography this book is way out of my normal reading world. However pair together the key words of Development, Children, Magic, and Awesome and this is the book that you will find. Eric Poole recreates his childhood as he grew up and faced it in the late 60's and 70's. As a child of the 90's, born in '89, I only got references by association with my parents' reminiscing. Yet it is filled with wit, and humor that makes the book a quick and much enjoyed read.
The book actually starts with Eric being eight, and his obsession with Bewitched. A personal favorite of mine as well, he began to idolize Endora and her ability to flourish her flowing outfits and cause things to change the way she saw fit. He took this to heart and sets out to create his own magic that he hopes will be enough to smooth out the crazy that he deals with in his family.
This book faces MANY hot topics and gives a varied perspective on them. Religion, Family, Sexuality, Siblings, Friends, Bullies, Popularity...and pretty much any other -ism worthy topic in the past 30 years. He faces these things, Magic in hand, and creates a dependency/relationship with the power that he believes he has.
Being the good ole Baptist family that they are, as Eric ages he joins the Royal Ambassadors for Jesus....which the name alone blew me away. He feels that he has a perspective that many of his peers don't, because of his 'Magic', which he has stopped considering witchy magic, and now sees as the 'miracles of Jesus flowing through him'. He even goes as far as trying to exercise a demon from his friend who he believes is gay...which becomes far more ironic then is funny.
By the time the book draws closer to the end, Eric has lost his relationship with both Magic and God, and fights to reestablish one if not both. The ending is rapid, but fulfilling. Eric tells lots of stories, that leaves you desiring more of an explanation, more of a follow up. Yet with the ending that is presented you are comfortable in knowing that life comes with its ups and downs, and growing up is hard.
Go read it!
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