A review by audreypalz
The Magician King by Lev Grossman

adventurous dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It’s hard to decide how to rate this book. On the one hand, I found it really engaging and interesting, better than the first book, and Julia’s point of view was a nice refreshing change from Quentin’s POV. HOWEVER the author’s weird sexist inclinations (and yes, I say author, not character, because this stuff was present in both Quentin and Julia’s POV), which were present in the first book, felt especially bad in this one, and
then you have a culminating rape scene at the end, which made me have the thought, hey, maybe men shouldn’t be allowed to write about women being raped anymore. Maybe we need to be done with that.
. Anyway, a very interesting, very flawed book. 
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