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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
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Andreea
Jun 04, 2015 rated it really liked it
"The problem with growing up," Quentin said, "is that once you're grown up, people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore."

I had a hard time putting this book down so I might have spent an entire weekend day doing nothing but reading. It is a very good book, with an unlikable protagonist - he is not that bad and he learns a lot by the end of the book but, ugh, I wished to slap him a bunch of time while reading (he blames everyone else for the mistakes in his life).

But that's the thing about thi ...more
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Erin
Jul 18, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
I'm changing my rating to 4.5 stars for this book. My initial enthusiasm was tempered by Grossman's blatant plagarism of the fantasy of Harry Potter, The Hobbit, and Narnia. However, I've changed my mind and decided this works for Grossman. What is wrong with incorporating important literary works into the plot line as long as the final product is admirable? ... Other authors do this with non-fantasy based works all the time.

I'm surprised by my childlike glee with Grossman's fantasy land of tal ...more
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Dina
Nov 21, 2015 rated it liked it
Slow start but picks up around the middle. Solid story, will probably read the rest of the series.
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Tfalcone
Jul 02, 2010 rated it liked it
It is Harry Potter grown up with an edge to it. A little self indulgent and tiresome with the amount of alcohol consumed.
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Lindsey
Dec 23, 2011 rated it it was ok
Pretty boring.
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Cindy
Oct 19, 2014 rated it did not like it
This book had no direction, I could not get myself to care for any of the characters.
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Ann Keller
Aug 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
Lori Ann
Aug 11, 2011 rated it it was ok
Amy W
Aug 12, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2012-books, favorites
Tina Reads
Sep 28, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: z-2011
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Jennifer
Feb 04, 2012 marked it as to-read
Dom
Jul 01, 2012 marked it as couldn-t-finish
Fandury
Jan 03, 2013 marked it as tbr  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Laura
Mar 24, 2013 rated it liked it
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Jan 02, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Aug 10, 2014 rated it liked it
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Shelves: scifi-fantasy-para
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Dec 28, 2015 marked it as come-back-later
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May 19, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Mar 18, 2018 marked it as to-read
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