I enjoyed The Amulet of Samarkand, the first book in the series, a great deal, so I was expecting the same from The Golem's Eye. Instead, I got a lot more - where The Amulet of Samarkand was a more straightforward magical adventure, this second book in the trilogy was much more multi-layered. World-...
Maybe verging on the 4 stars, but a pretty good romp. I like the introduction of Kitty's POV, though I still lag a bit while reading Bartimaeus' bits.(I like the idea of the footnotes, but in practice, it can be a bit hard to divide attention between the main page and the witty asides at the bottom....
Jonathan finds himself in a pickle again and calls upon Bartimeus to help him out. Unfortunately, he's become nearly as loathsome as his magician colleagues. Bartimeus is still fun to listen to, but Kitty is the real hero of the story. We learn more of her history and motivation and I'm intereste...
Outside of the drive to and from work, the audio-book format really doesn't work for me. Without having to focus on a page, my mind just wanders regardless of how interesting the story may be; and make no mistake both the first and second books of the Bartimaeus Trilogy are interesting. I need a rel...
Love the Prague connection - it really is a magical city where myth and legend bubbles just under the surface. Walking up from the old town to the castle at dusk is a mighty eerie experience and who knew about those statues on the Charles Bridge.Nathaniel, now a sharply dressed mid-teen, is charged ...
not as good as the first one, but still decent. i like that the reader gets to know more about kitty. i liked the chapters about bartimaeus, too. i could care less about nathaniel though... he really gets on my nerves for some reason. lol.
Rife with snark and highly entertaining. Though I kept hoping Nathaniel (the sorcerer from the last book) would redeem himself, but he just keeps sinking further into an amoral muck.
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