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A review by kitausu
The Magicians: Alice's Story by Pius Bak, Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges
5.0
4.5
I would have given it a 5 but there were just a few scenes while they were in Fillory that I found very dull. Overall I really enjoyed the feeling of this book. No one was all together good or bad and I always love that. I read people comparing this to HP in a negative way, but honestly, other than there being a magic school, I did not get a HP vibe from this at all. The feeling of the book was totally different and tbh, the only similarity really was that there was a magical school.
Now there COULD be a case to say that when they were in Fillory it was very close to what I imagine a Narnia from the POV of young Edmund would look like, but I have always been in love with Narnia, and Edmund specifically, so I was a-okay with that even if I found the parts at Brakebills more interesting.
Anyway I plan to continue with the trilogy and highly recommend.
I would have given it a 5 but there were just a few scenes while they were in Fillory that I found very dull. Overall I really enjoyed the feeling of this book. No one was all together good or bad and I always love that. I read people comparing this to HP in a negative way, but honestly, other than there being a magic school, I did not get a HP vibe from this at all. The feeling of the book was totally different and tbh, the only similarity really was that there was a magical school.
Now there COULD be a case to say that when they were in Fillory it was very close to what I imagine a Narnia from the POV of young Edmund would look like, but I have always been in love with Narnia, and Edmund specifically, so I was a-okay with that even if I found the parts at Brakebills more interesting.
Anyway I plan to continue with the trilogy and highly recommend.