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by Joel Givens and Joshua Jay

This book is geared toward magicians (sorry normal people) and details the magic of an incredible talent\uff1a Joel Givens. He\u2019s also a longtime friend.

We bucked all the trends and did something very different. You see\uff0c for nearly five hundred years\uff0c magic has been conveyed “recipe style” in books. Tricks are a list of materials and steps to follow. But can a magic book tell a story?

Session is my answer. It\u2019s not for everyone\uff0c and I\u2019m sure there will be readers who can\u2019t be bothered with plot and context. But for those who have always wanted to curl up with a magic book and just read\uff0c I think Session will be a welcome addition.

Each trick is set within a scene\u2014protagonists\uff0c antagonists\uff0c hecklers\uff0c and a cute waitress\u2014it\u2019s all here\uff0c and it\u2019s all explained.<\/span>
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Michael Kras<\/strong>\uff1a
Session\uff1a The Magic of Joel Givens by Joshua Jay

EFFECT\uff1a A collection of hardhitting\uff0c original close-up and bar magic from the mind of Joel Givens.

REVIEW\uff1a You’ve probably heard of Joel Givens by now\uff0c but I’ll bet you would have never known of him at all last year. Now\uff0c he is known by many magicians in out community\uff0c and with good reason… his magic is the most creative and mindblowing magic I have seen in a long time.

Session\uff0c a magic novel written by Joshua Jay\uff0c tells the non-fictional story of the private magic session shared between Jay and Givens at the Sawmill Pub. The book focuses on a near 8 hours of sessioning and the story is actually quite interesting and it is written so well that you will actually appreciate the story in its entirety before jumping to each effect. Basically\uff0c the way this novel is written is moreso written as a magic book\uff0c and it gives thorough explanations of 38 effects and routines straight from Givens repertoire of over 20 years.

I will not personally tell much if not any of the story during this review\uff0c so why don’t we just cut to the chase and bring you what you are looking for… A review of each effect in Session! They are as follows\uff0c in order.

Sweet Straw\uff1a At a restaurant\uff0c the magician suddenly removes a sugar packet from the tray on the table\uff0c and tears it open. He then cleanly and visually removes a 3 inch stirstick or straw right from inside the tiny sugar packet! Even magicians are thrown through a loop when they watch the magician visually shrink the stirrer down to not even a half inch in length! It is then gently tucked into the sugar packet for storage. This is an excellent effect to do at a restaurant\uff0c and although the initial effect may not fool some people\uff0c the shrinking of the stirrer at the end definitely will. ****

Cup O’Joel\uff1a The coffee arrives\uff0c and the magician prepares to open a creamer and dump the contents into the coffee. He does open the creamer\uff0c but instead of dumping it into the coffee he dumps it into his clenched fist! The magician slowly opens his hand to reveal the cream has vanished! Well\uff0c not vanished\uff0c just invisible. The magician cups the invisible cream in his hand\uff0c and slowly dumps it into the coffee. Surprisingly\uff0c the coffee slowly fills up with cream!!! As if that weren’t enough\uff0c the magician immediately reseals the creamer with no swtiches in full view! This is a clever effect\uff0c and I absolutely love the kicker ending. Unfortunately\uff0c there is a longish set-up but if your coffee buddy goes to the bathroom you should have plenty of time. ****

Laser Aces\uff1a After a fancy Cutting The Aces effect\uff0c the packets cut from the deck are surprisingly revealed to be stuck together into clumps even though the magician has been fairly using the cards for the entire time! This looks like a great version of Paul Harris’ Solid Deception. ***

Silly Psychic\uff1a This is one of the cleanest\uff0c most creative book tests I have ever seen! ****

Matches All Gone\uff1a The spectator\uff0c using a wrapped straw as a magic wand\uff0c makes all of the matches out of a matchbook vanish and reappear inside the wrapped straw! This has to potential to really surprise someone. ***

Kicking Ace\uff1a A flashy\uff0c instantaneous Four Ace production that seems quite similar to Richard Sanders effect. However\uff0c there are some chages made and this is a a VERY beautiful production! ***

Sponge Aces\uff1a This is one of my favourite effects now. It is one of the most visually stunning instantaneous transpositions in existance. Basically\uff0c the four aces\uff0c instantly transpose with two selected cards! I love this! *****

Givens on Hofzinser\uff1a A fantastic impromptu variation of the classic Hofzinser Ace Problem plot. ****

Brain Cleaner\uff1a This stunning stunt involves the magician visually shoving a full Q-Tip into his ear! This never fails to make people cringe because it looks so REAL! Just make one simple gimmick and you’re on your way. ****

Identification Cards\uff1a This effect\uff0c even though it uses one of the most commonly seen plots in beginner’s card magic\uff0c has fooled some really advanced card workers! Basically\uff0c you locate as many free selections as you want. These cards are not forced\uff0c and there are no breaks\uff0c crimps\uff0c or psychological techniques used. I love it and use it often! *****

Ninja Coin\uff1a The magician visually and slowly melts his finger through a solid coin. This takes the Karate Coin effect to a whole new level. ****

Across Coins\uff1a A clever Coin’s Across effect with a backfire climax. ***

Dave’s Proposition\uff1a The bartender at the Sawmill Pub showed a fantastic bar stunt involving water defying gravity! ***

Tubular Bills\uff1a A borrowed bill with a corner removed totally vanishes and reappears rolled up inside a clear straw! and the corner matches! I like this a lot… so simple\uff0c so effective. ****

More Memory Man\uff1a This is without a doubt the best effect in the book as well as being the best Memorized Deck effect I have ever seen. Not only is the entire deck memorized witin ten seconds\uff0c but the magician can also tell the spectators the exact position of their freely selected card! Not only that\uff0c but he also tells the audience exactly which card is missing since a spectator removed one fairly at the beginning right after shuffling the deck. And cutting to this missing card’s 3 mates is the icing on the cake. This is a real impromptu worker’s piece that involves no stacks or marked decks. *****

Heckler Stopper\uff1a This is specifically designed to be performed on a really bad heckler. It may be a tad mean\uff0c but if the heckler really deserves it then they have it coming. Basically\uff0c the magician secretly makes it look to other spectators as though the heckler is really trying to screw up a card trick. It turns the spectators against the heckler while the heckler remains in a confused state. This is the big guns\uff0c and the real work on heckler magic. ****

Monte 101\uff1a A great\uff0c surprising 3 Card Monte routine that card workers will enjoy. ***

It’s a Tie\uff1a After two out of three selected cards are located\uff0c the third card impossibly appears clipped under the magician’s tie bar! This is a surprising effect that requires some good misdirection. ***

The Magidoodle\uff1a In the spirit of prediction effects\uff0c the magician has impossibly predicted a freely chosen card on an Etch-A-Sketch style toy. This is a great effect for kids and adults alike and will even fool magicians! ****

Easy Time\uff1a This is a brilliant impromptu Ring Flite effect in which a borrowed ring immediately appears on the magician’s wristwatch. And it’s really on there to! ****

The Human Slot Machine\uff1a Playing the part of a slot machine\uff0c the magician goes through an entertaining routine ending with an impossible no-sleeves 20 coin production. This is very clever and will fool just about anybody. ***

Slop Machine\uff1a This is a Triumph effect with an Inversion climax. While this effect isn’t the bast Triumph in the world\uff0c it is still very smooth and has a great kicker ending. ****

Hungry Cannibals\uff1a In this take on the classic Cannibal Cards plot\uff0c the four kings literally eat the ink off of eachother in a small section\uff0c then the routine takes a shocking turn when the magician suddenly takes a big bite out of the corner of the deck! This is a clever and humorous take on an entertaining plot. ***

Collectors For Collectors\uff1a Card workers will love this to bits! It is a clever take on Roy Walton’s Collectors in which the four aces never touch the deck! *****

Backstage Pass\uff1a This is a sleek\uff0c smooth Pass technique. ***

Rubbed Away\uff1a One of the cleanest Face-Up Rubaway Vanish techniques I have learned! I use this frequently. *****

Hover\uff1a The deck hovers for a brief moment about 2 inches above the magician’s hand. This is a very creative idea\uff0c but I just can’t seem to get it to work. ***

Whitewashed\uff1a After four mates are impossibly located from a deck\uff0c the entire deck turns blank! This is pretty startling and a nice self-working effect. ***

Lean Time\uff1a In a cross between an impossible balancing feat and a levitation\uff0c an ungimmicked deck is balanced at the edge of the flat palm and cards are even removed from it while in its balanced state! This is clever and very clean. ****

Uncrossed Cross Cut\uff1a This is an ingenious card force that is a true fooler. *****

New Way Pop\uff1a After a riffle shuffle\uff0c the deck is bridged and during mid-bridge\uff0c the selected card pops into view instantly. I can’t get this to work as it is a very knacky move but it surely has potential. ***

EZ Colour Change\uff1a The magician blows on a card and it changes. I am not too fond of this really. ***

EZ Change Aces\uff1a Using the EZ Change to produce the four aces in a startling away. I must admit this looks stunning. ****

Quadruple Open Prediction\uff1a The spectator freely selects four cards\uff0c and the magician reveals to have predicted each one via their mates\uff0c which have been face down on the table in full view from the start! This one is not explained\uff0c which I am not happy about because it looks so good!

So there you have it. A review of each effect from Session. The book is extremely well produced and the story is very intriguing. For the magician’s convenience\uff0c there is a Trick Index in the back of the book for those wishing to read over a specific effect. Overall this book provides a great story\uff0c brilliant magic\uff0c and one of the most entertaining and imformative magic books of the year. I give this book a solid 10\/10 for reasons stated above. Close-up workers will love this\uff0c and there is something for everyone here. Highest Recommendations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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