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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gegara Barty kutida bisa fangirling dg lelaki fiksi lain. Ingin sekali bertemu dengan jin semenyenangkan Barty. Kuakui kutida terlalu menikmati part Nathaniel, hasrat untuk melewati bagian Nat sangat kuat, meski akhirnya kupilih utk sabar dan tabah, krn semua penyihir (di buku Bartimaeus) sama saja! Arogan, ambisius, kejam, dan hina, karena mereka memperbudak Jin, imp, foliot dan sejenis2 itu dengan tida layak :( Stroud sangat jenius dalam membangun koneksi antarmakhluk tsb. Aku benar2 cinta Barty dan kuharap Nat alias John akan mati di buku terakhir!
An interesting plot, but the character is unlikable. All his problems are because of his own arrogance and stupidity
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
I first read this book when it was translated into Spanish, and then I read the full series several times after that. It was one of my favourite books growing up. I was only slightly apprehensive that it wouldn't have aged well, but I am pleasantly surprised.
Unlike other books about a 12-year-old wizard trying to defeat an evil wizard, this book has nuance and it actually addresses the systemic issues of having a totalitarian government of powerful wizards whose only source of power is literally enslaving magical beings. Would you look at that, it can be done! And not a single fat-phobic comment in sight! Amazing.
Even more interesting is that Nathaniel is not a saint. He's been abandoned and abused, but he's a kid who's very impressed with himself, and he truly believes that being a wizard makes him better than the "commoners". And when you're 12, that's a perfectly normal thing to believe if that's what you've been told your entire life. Would you believe there's room for personal growth and the protagonist isn't perfect from the beginning?
I'm starting the second book right now, and I can't wait to get to the prequel that I never got to read when it first came out.
Unlike other books about a 12-year-old wizard trying to defeat an evil wizard, this book has nuance and it actually addresses the systemic issues of having a totalitarian government of powerful wizards whose only source of power is literally enslaving magical beings. Would you look at that, it can be done! And not a single fat-phobic comment in sight! Amazing.
Even more interesting is that Nathaniel is not a saint. He's been abandoned and abused, but he's a kid who's very impressed with himself, and he truly believes that being a wizard makes him better than the "commoners". And when you're 12, that's a perfectly normal thing to believe if that's what you've been told your entire life. Would you believe there's room for personal growth and the protagonist isn't perfect from the beginning?
I'm starting the second book right now, and I can't wait to get to the prequel that I never got to read when it first came out.
I remember enjoying reading this when it first came out and wanted to revisit it after reading the author's next two series. It pales a little in comparison to Lockwood & Co and Scarlett & Browne but that only shows how much Stroud has developed as a writer.
I enjoyed Bartimaeus and his foot notes. Nathaniel wasn't as likeable but he did have a difficult upbringing so it's perhaps unsurprising that he behaves the way he does. The world seems a miserable place with the wizards in charge so it wasn't somewhere I wanted to imagine being transported to. But the writing still drew me in and I felt for the characters. It was a little disappointing that there wasn't much resolution at the end of a pretty lengthy book. But I am intrigued enough by Kitty that I shall likely continue with the series.
I enjoyed Bartimaeus and his foot notes. Nathaniel wasn't as likeable but he did have a difficult upbringing so it's perhaps unsurprising that he behaves the way he does. The world seems a miserable place with the wizards in charge so it wasn't somewhere I wanted to imagine being transported to. But the writing still drew me in and I felt for the characters. It was a little disappointing that there wasn't much resolution at the end of a pretty lengthy book. But I am intrigued enough by Kitty that I shall likely continue with the series.