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The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
This was delightful.
I've avoided this book since I was a kid because of its terrifying cover, but in actuality there was nothing for my younger self to be afraid of. The djinns and other enslaved spirits in this book almost all fall on the side of whimsical or comical rather than grotesque, as the tone of Bartimaeus's narration and tongue-in-cheek Good Omens style asterisk footnotes make clear immediately.
Nathaniel is a horrid little blighter. He's fine and his idiocy is enjoyable, but for being the main character he's definitely on the wrong side of the story. The great part of this story is Bartimaeus. He's funny and all, but it gets good when you realize that he may be a decently powerful immortal spirit from another world, but he's also a 100% organic corn fed moron.
I've avoided this book since I was a kid because of its terrifying cover, but in actuality there was nothing for my younger self to be afraid of. The djinns and other enslaved spirits in this book almost all fall on the side of whimsical or comical rather than grotesque, as the tone of Bartimaeus's narration and tongue-in-cheek Good Omens style asterisk footnotes make clear immediately.
Nathaniel is a horrid little blighter. He's fine and his idiocy is enjoyable, but for being the main character he's definitely on the wrong side of the story. The great part of this story is Bartimaeus. He's funny and all, but it gets good when you realize that he may be a decently powerful immortal spirit from another world, but he's also a 100% organic corn fed moron.