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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Me: What did you like about this book?
Fiancé: Well, I read it during grad school, during a time where I could really relate to the characters and was wondering what the point of everything I was doing was.
Me: ...
Fiancé: Well, I read it during grad school, during a time where I could really relate to the characters and was wondering what the point of everything I was doing was.
Me: ...
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.
I liked it for the most part - but even magic can get boring, as Quentin discovers.
I liked it for the most part - but even magic can get boring, as Quentin discovers.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-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:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Stopped 62% of the way in right at the beginning of Book II. Just could not deal with the terrible pacing and lack of investment I felt towards the characters and plot.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hmmm. After I read this I kept thinking of:
WARNING: due to scenes of violence, sexuality, and coarse language [reader] discretion is advised...
I enjoyed it, but there were definitely some darker elements! I've heard it described as "Harry Potter for adults" which is misleading. There are definite nods to HP as well as the Narnia books, but Magicians is definitely a grittier, more contemplative look at what the possibilities are for magic in our world (and other worlds) as well as the repercussions.
Not a "Favourite" but definitely worth reading.
WARNING: due to scenes of violence, sexuality, and coarse language [reader] discretion is advised...
I enjoyed it, but there were definitely some darker elements! I've heard it described as "Harry Potter for adults" which is misleading. There are definite nods to HP as well as the Narnia books, but Magicians is definitely a grittier, more contemplative look at what the possibilities are for magic in our world (and other worlds) as well as the repercussions.
Not a "Favourite" but definitely worth reading.