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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)

Lev Grossman

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Feb 20, 2015 Susanne rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: sff, 2015-50-book-challenge

Oh dear. Many of my friends love this trilogy, and as I'm not one to discard recommendations from my people, I was really looking forward to this.

I couldn't be more disappointed. The premise is great - I love Harry Potter, and I like what I know of Narnia (which isn't much as I've only seen 2 of the movies and never read the books) enough to be excited by the blurb. Also, I've been a fan of boarding school stories since I was 10 years old (thanks, Enid Blyton), so I was all set for a joyful ride ...more

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Jun 23, 2013 Liz rated it really liked it

Shelves: 21st-century, fantasy, ya

This is a confusing book to rate because it's definitely a four star book, but that doesn't mean I liked it. It made me think and feel and hate and want to scream and it was an excellent book, but I'm not sure if that means that I liked it in the strictest sense.
It was, in many ways, a book about the betrayal of fantasy - about Susan Pevensie and all the kids who never go to Hogwarts; a book about all the myths in fantasy that sneak under the radar - the hero as everyman, the good versus evil di ...more

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