Tom Stones Vortex Book

Time to vary my review product so I have decided to go with Tom Stone and his incredible book named Vortex.

Quoted from the front cover of this book alone 'A whirlwind of routines, tricks, ideas and opinions - inspired and inspiring.'

This quote sums up exactly what this book is. I don't believe I have ever seen a book like it when it comes to magic as from the moment you open the book and read Tom's introduction by Peter Rosengren, you are spellbound by the passion within. Already from the introduction, you feel the want to delve deeper into what Tom Stone is all about and it doesn't disappoint as every page is so descriptive, interesting, concise, inspiring and thought provoking.

Again another quote before you start to get to the main section is by Tom Stone which says 'Since this is my book, I thought this might be a good opportunity to explain the purpose of this volume. But on second thought.... Nah, you'll discover it on your own. Enjoy!'

This book is so packed full of details, it took me a good half hour to actually locate a page to photograph for you that doesn't give too much away. As you read, you can't help but feel that Tom has given everything into this book as he goes into how he was inspired to perform certain effects along with credits where due and references to where he found information in reference to his credits. He diagrams the effect in such an understandable and detailed way, sharing his opinions and thoughts throughout. Tom then writes an occasional 'Thought Kicker' which is basically a scenario and asks what you would do in this situation. This method of writing assists in pushing the mind a little further out of the box into deeper self creative thoughts.

The book is around 255 pages crammed full of information that is extremely useful in one way or another from the world of close-up to stage magic. There are so many magic effects explained in detail  and alternative ideas within the pages and so much inspiration and suggestions that you may return to the book again and again.

I don't want to go deeper into this as every person that reads this will see it in different ways because of the way it is written in such a diverse way. But feel free to ask any questions or comment below and I'll answer any questions you have without revealing too much.

The score I personally think this book should have is a tremendous 9 out of 10 and I believe is a must in the magicians book collection.

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