Reviews - The Amulet of Samarkand

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The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

3.96 AVERAGE

jmmck's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I definitely read this book when I was younger but I think I liked it more this time around. It was dark and grim but also funny, looking forward to re-reading the rest of the series.

drcollazo's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional 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: No

llama611's review against another edition

4.0

charming

daintyrhino's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

beneest11's review against another edition

3.0

Bartimaeus isn’t that funny tbh

sarahxsimon's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Remarkably witty and sophisticated for a YA novel. I remembered enjoying this as a kid but much of the nuance must have gone over my head.

aspiringliterati's review against another edition

4.0

Widely entertaining, laugh-out-loud funny tbh!
It boggles my mind that my middle grade self had never heard of this book but on the other hand it was at a time when I had been drilled with doctrines such as ‘classics are the only literature worth it’ so how would I have? It’s definitely something I’m lucky to have read in English now because it’s best appreciated in its original language.
Is it me or has Bartimaeus grown fond of little resilient Nathan? Ahaha. 😏