A review by djdrysdale
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

2.0

I liked this at the beginning, but it really started to lose me at about the time it became hipster wizards take Manhattan. At about that point I realized I didn't actually like any of the protagonists all that much. Then the pacing fell off the rails and I was mostly glad to finish it. The allusions to other fantasy series were I think supposed to be clever but felt a bit too on the nose, especially when Grossman tried to be clever by drawing attention to them. I was disappointed. I wanted to like this, but it just didn't win me over.