I’m eager to read your second post on this subject. I’ve always loved magical realism, though I have to admit I’m one of those who think of it as realism with surreal elements (not “magic” a la Harry Potter), so I could be wrong in my assumptions. My favorites are novels by Alice Hoffman, which I consider magical realism, and Beloved by Toni Morrison, Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, and Chocolat by Joann Harris.
I used to write urban fantasy, but it no longer interests me very much. I’m currently working on a novel set in a small coastal town where a waiting storm still out at sea is affected by the emotions of the town’s people, one character in particular. It’s a metaphor for the overall theme of the story that centers around forgiveness. I consider it magical realism (though there is no magic other than superstition).
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