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grumpachu's review against another edition
1.0
dnf. It was boring (like nothing ever happened and the characters where annoying and shitty) and offensive at times (please stop using "autistically" to describe what someone is doing especially when that character isn't even autistic).
nataliesh's review against another edition
3.0
.ושל סיפורי נרניה Marina and Sergey Dyachenko מאת Vita Nostra אחיהם הקטן והפחות מוצלח של
wordsailor's review against another edition
3.0
I feel as though the writer was in such a rush to tell the story that he forgot to put in much environmental detail or character development. The writing feels clinical and detached at some points and then just ridiculously crude (and not to mention sexist and ableist) in others. It lacks flow, timing, and tension. If I hadn’t watched the show first I probably wouldn’t have liked this book at all or bothered continuing to read the next two.
jenniferalison19's review against another edition
3.0
3.2/5
Okay so this was definitely not the book I thought it was going to be. Quintin is such a whiney bitch the whole time and I found his character very hard to like. I also found this book to ramble on quite a bit and the writing to be depressive. I had really high hopes for this book after I started watching the TV series (which is way better I might add) and it just fell flat for me.. Maybe the second book will be better if I can convince myself to read it. *sigh*
Okay so this was definitely not the book I thought it was going to be. Quintin is such a whiney bitch the whole time and I found his character very hard to like. I also found this book to ramble on quite a bit and the writing to be depressive. I had really high hopes for this book after I started watching the TV series (which is way better I might add) and it just fell flat for me.. Maybe the second book will be better if I can convince myself to read it. *sigh*
adamjcalhoun's review against another edition
1.0
A review for all five books - a totally generic, paint-by-numbers short story set in the world of The Magicians.
rj921's review
3.0
I probably wouldn't have even read the whole book if i wasn't avoiding drowning in self-pity; plus i had a whole day to waste. I fairly dragged myself through half the parts of the book. It drags like hell, but there are some cold, unpleasant truths scattered throughout if you keep an eye out for it. It's kinda funny every time this happens- I disliked Quentin because he reminded me of myself. The whiny parts, the belief that I'm destined for something greater parts. But now that I'm done with it, i feel surprisingly clear-eyed, snapped out of the fugue I'd been in. It's an okay good book, a one time read; but you need to have patience to go with it till the end.
lfunk's review against another edition
2.0
This book simply tried too hard. It was recommended to me under the premise that it was "Harry Potter/Narnia for adults". But to me, it just left too much to be desired in critical parts and bored me with too much detail in other parts.
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is off to an interesting start. I haven't experienced anything else from this series, but I'm intrigued enough to pick up the next issue. I'm also wondering if there's a trans character in here who's simply allowed to exist without her transness being her focal point. There's a girl who at one point talks to someone about getting the hormones she needs, but I know trans women aren't the only women who take hormones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Xenophobia and Ableism
markcdickson's review against another edition
3.0
“Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life.”
Closer to 2.5.
The ideas in this book are far greater than the execution. There’s a lack of connectivity between the ideas that means that they come across as a series of events rather than a compelling story.
Quentin’s myopic and wholly self-centred world view doesn’t help with that. If you think that Quentin is whiny in the TV show then oof you need to get his internal dialogue.
I also disliked the lack of development of the other characters. I don’t think I could tell you much about them as actual people with personalities as they only have a single defining feature or tic.
While this was true about all of them, the depictions of women in this are pretty gross. They’re seemingly competent students, but collapse in a corner when a fight starts and THE MEN take over. Every single woman is also defined by her relationship with - and unexplainable attraction to - Quentin.
There are interesting moments and it was never a slog to get through, but I never felt excited to pick this book up again. The main thing that kept me going was my love for the TV show and wanting to see what the differences were.
I WANTED MORE JULIA. SHE IS MY FAV.
Closer to 2.5.
The ideas in this book are far greater than the execution. There’s a lack of connectivity between the ideas that means that they come across as a series of events rather than a compelling story.
Quentin’s myopic and wholly self-centred world view doesn’t help with that. If you think that Quentin is whiny in the TV show then oof you need to get his internal dialogue.
I also disliked the lack of development of the other characters. I don’t think I could tell you much about them as actual people with personalities as they only have a single defining feature or tic.
While this was true about all of them, the depictions of women in this are pretty gross. They’re seemingly competent students, but collapse in a corner when a fight starts and THE MEN take over. Every single woman is also defined by her relationship with - and unexplainable attraction to - Quentin.
There are interesting moments and it was never a slog to get through, but I never felt excited to pick this book up again. The main thing that kept me going was my love for the TV show and wanting to see what the differences were.
I WANTED MORE JULIA. SHE IS MY FAV.