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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
Slightly disjointed and feels like a highlight reel. Ultimately, that comes back around to play as part of the story, but it doesn’t really stop it from being hard to connect to.
The art is the perfect level of emotional and fantastical. I could have done with a bit more differentiation between Alice and Janet because I mixed them up a few times.
The art is the perfect level of emotional and fantastical. I could have done with a bit more differentiation between Alice and Janet because I mixed them up a few times.
Overall, I did enjoy this graphic novel. I love the story of The Magicians. I actually would’ve rated most of the book as 3 stars. I personally would prefer more detailed artwork and the whole of the story wasn’t anything new. The end is what bumped it up to 4 stars. If you’ve read the books and watched the show, you’ll know the events of this graphic novel. It’s still interesting to see Alice’s story in a different medium, I just expected more story that I didn’t already know.
I absolutely loved The Magicians Trilogy. It was one of my favourite books that I read last year.
This graphic novel does not disappoint. Absolutely love the drawings and seeing the story from Alice's perspective.
This graphic novel does not disappoint. Absolutely love the drawings and seeing the story from Alice's perspective.
This was an extremely fun way to revisit the first book in Lev Grossman's Magicians series. The text really lends itself to a graphic format - especially once the final act kicks off - and Alice's internal monologue adds enough value without deviating much from the novel. Pius Bak's artwork is angular and appealing, creating versions of each character that are firmly aligned with the universe of the books rather than the (also very good) SyFy television adaptation. I think this will be popular with my library's readers as well - I keep trying to put the first book in the trilogy on our "Staff Picks" display but it's always checked out. I'm looking forward to the graphic versions of the sequels!
Received a digital ARC of this book via NetGalley.
I’ve read the first book in Lev Grossman’s The Magicians series and have seen most of the first two seasons of the tv show. I always liked Alice’s character. This graphic novel gives the reader Alice’s perspective of the first book. It’s not as in-depth as Grossman’s work, storyline wise, but it gives the reader a feel for how Alice thought and felt prior to entrance at Brakebills, while in school, and in the land of Fillory. The artwork was nice. Would like to see an adaptation of Julia’s perspective one day.
I’ve read the first book in Lev Grossman’s The Magicians series and have seen most of the first two seasons of the tv show. I always liked Alice’s character. This graphic novel gives the reader Alice’s perspective of the first book. It’s not as in-depth as Grossman’s work, storyline wise, but it gives the reader a feel for how Alice thought and felt prior to entrance at Brakebills, while in school, and in the land of Fillory. The artwork was nice. Would like to see an adaptation of Julia’s perspective one day.
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Pretty good, but it pretty much just retold the story up until the end and gave some insight to her post human life. (From what I remember, anyways, but dialogue is lifted directly from the books). Offers a good view of how much Quentin sucks (but we love him anyway!) and illustrates the world and characters, which is always a treat.
Now I kind of want to reread the series
Now I kind of want to reread the series