Reviews of products by Charles H. Hopkins
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 May, 2026)
While this may seem like a way to protect yourself from a spectator who gives the wrong information, at the end of a trick, as a way of screwing up the magician just to be mean, I noticed something else. Especially useful to young magicians wanting to get into mentalism, the many ploys and procedures outlined here are useful to someone other than just card guys, and girls. I can remember Ricky Jay once did the Signed Bill in Lemon, and the spectator said at the end "That's not my signature" just to be mean. Imagine if Ricky had a nail writer handy, or some impression device. He knew how to forge signatures. He could have come up with an ending that didn't seem like a failure. I highly recommend this book, especially to young mentalists out there.
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 14 September, 2024)
This is such a fantastic book! I don't understand why it isn't recommended all the time. This book is absolutely chocked full of useful information.
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Vattimo (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 16 March, 2023)
A "classic" with tips and ideas that may save a performance from failure. I actually purchased the hardcopy many years ago and wanted the PDF version for easy access. Worth more than the purchase price after the info saves you just once !!! Add to that, sleights/forces/controls are taught which may be used in multiple effects. If you use cards, this will be of benefit.