A review by dereksilva
The Fortune-Tellers by Lloyd Alexander

3.0

I actually really liked this book but I couldn't bring myself to give it more than three stars because I don't quite understand what happened to the original fortune teller in the story. We find out at the end that he was struck by a lot of very bad luck. But why? Why did his life tumble down around him when the story's main character (who went on to become the fortune teller himself) got really good luck? What lesson should I be taking away from this story? Or is there even a lesson? Perhaps it's just a fun story. I'm not sure.