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Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Apr 02, 2011 10:28

The Magicians

by Lev Grossman

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jeeperstseepers April 11 2011, 17:55:12 UTC

Yep, Harry Potter + Narnia. As written by Salinger. With lots of hipsters.

I hated nearly every character in the book and found much of it slow and/or disturbing. And yet, I came away feeling affected and like I'd just read something well-constructed. The last portion of the book gets pretty intense and enjoyable. I plan on reading the sequel.

fashion_piranha April 11 2011, 18:01:09 UTC

Agreed! If he could have cut down the time in NYC even more, and written more time in Fillory, I think I would have been so much happier with the end result.

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fashion_piranha April 12 2011, 02:05:05 UTC

I think you must!

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