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Posted: Feb 28, 2003 04:48 pm
Cornelius 0

What do you think of Derren's book?

Loyal user
Canada
213 Posts

Posted: Feb 28, 2003 05:23 pm

debaser 0

Love it, one of the best books I've read recently. However it's not much of a mentalism book. It's more
straight magic from Derrens earlier days.

Matt
Special user
Boulder http://home.earthlink.net/~prestochangeo/
542 Posts

Posted: Feb 28, 2003 05:24 pm

Schaden 0

I love it. I wish I lived in London so I could do the perfect coin reading. Other then that there are very
impressive things in this book. He has a few essays that will open your eyes. He has an amazing
handling for watch stop and coin thru cig. I love his Smoke effect and Transformation. Hard to say if
you will like it. But there is a good chance you will.

Inner circle Lee

Purgatory
1253 Posts

Posted: Feb 28, 2003 05:43 pm

Lior 0

Very good book.

Derren knows how to sum up many important things and most important, he gives you real food for
thought.
This book is in the top 10

Inner circle Lior

1684 Posts
Talk To The Screen. The best effect for professionals
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The Invisble touches , spoon bending, PK combinations

8 loops from Yigal Mesika http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/8161

Penguin Live lecture http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7645

PEA Dave Lederman Award 2009
PEA Dunninger Award 2001
Posted: Mar 3, 2003 11:46 am
markthorold 0
 Excellent book and a thoroughly enjoyable read, very flowery in prose. The psychological card forces
near the end of the book are a wonder to read and perform. If only Lift and Reminiscence had not

been omitted in the hardback edition, then it would have been perfection!
Inner circle E.O.I
Shrunken heads
atop
1923 Posts

Posted: Mar 3, 2003 04:02 pm

Bob Baker 0

I agree with all of the above. I think "Absolute Magic" is even better. Unfortunately, both are currently
out of print.

Try H&R Books or eBay.

Inner circle Bob

1103 Posts

Posted: Mar 3, 2003 04:30 pm

Lee Davies 0

Pure Effect (Third Edition) is still available here:

http://www.magictricks.co.uk
I will not cease from mental ght,
Regular user Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand...
Derby, England
136 Posts

Posted: Mar 3, 2003 05:45 pm

The 0
Paranormalist
IMO, the most important chapter you will ever read is on page 113, 'You're Supposed to be Reading
Minds.' This is 'Pure Gold.' Priceless.

Regards
Franklin - The Paranormalist
Special user
United Kingdom
688 Posts

Posted: Mar 3, 2003 05:51 pm

Rick 0

What can I say? This book has given me new sight on my cig. through quarter. And page 155 with the
two verbal card forces is awesome.
Rick...

Elite user
Va.
438 Posts

Posted: Mar 4, 2003 06:48 am

brownbomber 0

... and it's so rare to read a book on magic with such beautiful thought-provoking and inspirational
prose. It's often said gratuitously, but this book really has certain bits that are indispensable to the
mind-reader.

Regular user BB
Edinburgh
156 Posts

Posted: Mar 6, 2003 08:20 pm

Winston 0
 Smith I don't know why its so rarely mentioned, but his second book, Absolute Magic, is a much better read
and gets his views and opinions over much more succinctly.

The rst edition of Pure Effect, in which he tells you how you can *actually* walk on water and break
your own ngers without feeling any pain (these were later excluded in subsequent editions) was a
much more balanced read than the later editions, but this book still deserves some attention. I just
New user
think that you get it 'twice as good' in Absolute Magic - imho. X
31 Posts
-- ws
Posted: Mar 7, 2003 04:08 am
Dr Omni 0

"Absolute Magic" has been self-published by the author himself and copies are (or were) available
only from him (www.derrenbrown.co.uk) and are not available in magic shops or other retail outlets. I
agree that it is superb.

I think that the video "The Derren Brown Lecture," available exclusively from the London magic shop,
Regular user International Magic (www.internationalmagic.co.uk), is even better than the book "Pure Effect." The
UK
199 Posts
effects described on paper in the book are actually performed live, so you get much more of the
"spirit" and style of them. (Lift and Reminisence are both performed, but not explained, on the video,
while they have been removed from the book and replaced with some witty magical satire.)
Hypnotist and mentalist.
Websites: www.corporatemedservices.co.uk
www.doctoromni.com
Posted: May 2, 2003 03:26 pm
flash_kid 0

I have to agree, Absolute Magic is a Superb book. Certainly forces you to consider your presentation
and approach from the ground up!

The Lecture video is worth money for the last 5 minutes alone. Derren raps up his lecture with what is
essentially the drive of the 'Absolute Magic' book.
New user
Oxford, UK
7 Posts

Posted: May 2, 2003 03:43 pm

Jim Reynolds 0

I guess I am in the minority here as I found the book to have very little to offer the mentalist. Yes, there
are some good thoughts in the book, but the bulk of the book seems to be geared toward the
strolling/resturant/card magician.

Perhaps I missed something and need to re-read it.

Elite user
Special Guest
431 Posts
JR

Posted: May 2, 2003 05:28 pm

1908 0

I agree with you Jim but I will also read it again...

Ok I was wrong. I re-read it and found some great ideas I will use, especially for better presentation of
mind reading.
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
Special user
883 Posts

Posted: May 5, 2003 11:09 pm

christopher 0
carter
I don't do card tricks much anymore, but, Dang, some of the card tricks in Pure Effect are impressive!
Like most have already said, the essays are really inspiring. I would have liked to see some mentalism
routines illustrating some of the points he made in the essays, but maybe the essays have more
power on thier own because they force us to work in our imaginations. To me, Derren is one of those
guys who can make you really excited to be in mentalism.

Special user --Chris

 660 Posts

Posted: May 6, 2003 12:07 am

A l a i n B e ll 0
on
Absolute Magic is the good book. The other... well, it was interesting.

The rst edition of Absolute Magic has a few gems, like coin in hand, and Dark Fog (a great effect of
almost frightening results).

Although I already had a similar (and possibly superior) routine to dark fog, Derren's way of telling the
Loyal user story is quite amusing.
296 Posts
A l a i n B e ll o n
Posted: May 6, 2003 12:12 am
christopher 0
carter
Quote:

On 2003-05-06 01:07, Alain Bellon wrote:

The rst edition of Absolute Magic has a few gems, like coin in hand, and
Dark Fog (a great effect of almost frightening results).
Special user
660 Posts

What is the effect of Dark Fog, and how does your effect differ?

--Chris
Posted: May 8, 2003 02:32 am
myshadow 0

Yes indeed a great book - it will cause you to re-examine the way you approach presentation of effects
and how you treat your audience.

Brian

New user
91 Posts

Posted: May 14, 2003 09:16 am

Harvey 0
Nerzof
HN Review 8: Derren Brown - Pure Effect

AD:
Derren Brown, the most radical and original
new thinker in the world of mentalism, will take you from excellent close-up magic to the most
powerful mind-reading you have ever seen. With flamboyant wit, Derren explains the secrets and
Regular user techniques that he uses to amaze the experts, drawing from hypnotic skills and breathtaking
193 Posts
psychological artistry. This is brand new mindreading without compromise; no use of billets,
envelopes or nailwriters will be found within these pages. This is a book for the
serious thinker who would normally disregard
99% of a magic book's contents.

REVIEW:

Much ado about an average book, and too much card work and futile linguistic flourishes for what is
supposed to be "Direct Mind Reading". Part I includes Mr. Brown's interesting thoughts on mentalism,
invisible compromises, anchoring etc. Part II is only devoted to card techniques (totally useless if you
don't do cards), Part III are mainly effects with - guess what - cards.

Overall rating: acceptable

 H.
Download all reviews at http://magicreviews.tripod.com/HN_Magic_Reviews.PDF

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