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by Lev Grossman
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Lindsay's Book Log
Lindsay's Book Log rated it 7 years ago
Quentin goes to a college interview and instead ends up getting invited to take a test to get into a magical college. The story follows Quentin through his time at college and the year(ish) after. This book is Not Harry Potter, at all, not even a little. The characters in this book are unlikable, ...
Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia
Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia rated it 8 years ago
I remember reading some essays of Lev Grossman's online and being a little enchanted with his writing. I've been meaning to pick up this series for about forever, but somehow never got around to it. Then daughter and I watched the Syfy series of The Magicians and rather liked it - sulky nerdy Quenti...
Silvie's bookshelf
Silvie's bookshelf rated it 8 years ago
This book had so much potential. But it ended being somewhere between Harry Potter and Gossip Girl with too much booze.
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
Quentin is the most annoying protagonist I have read in recent history if not my life. I started this book because my coworkers recommended it to me. I gave myself 50 pages to get hooked and found myself intrigued by the story on exactly page 50 despite finding it pretty derivative. Then 30 pages la...
the dilemma of reading
the dilemma of reading rated it 9 years ago
Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives a rigorous ed...
Thomas Gaffney
Thomas Gaffney rated it 9 years ago
WAY better than I was expecting. More than just an adult Harry Potter. Heard the 2nd book is the best of the 3 as well...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 9 years ago
Joyless. Somehow still thrilling.Quentin Coldwater is a dissatisfied privileged teen-genius in Brooklyn when he is invited to test into the über-secret Brakebills College of Magic. He learns that not only is magic real, its difficult. Only a special rank of gifted people can study it and only a few ...
Blondie and Read
Blondie and Read rated it 9 years ago
Before we get too involved in the book. Shout out to Bramhall. An amazing voice actor. Each character got a distinct voice and their personality was easily deciphered. Enjoyable listening experience with him behind the mic.I love magic.I can't believe I haven't read this book sooner. It's right up m...
Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it 9 years ago
Here's what happened: I wanted something like Harry Potter but set in the non-magical world with adults. Instead I got angst. SO much angst. There's a big difference between realistic fantasy (There's no doubt that these characters are real because they have real issues and problems...with a dash of...
Riddle
Riddle rated it 9 years ago
I don't have words to describe how bad this book was.
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