A review by afoolishfigment
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

3.0

I was interested in reading this after a couple episodes of the TV Show. Thinking the show had alot of potential, I put it on hold to read the book. Well, I hate saying it but I wish I never picked it up. The book lacks a coherent timeline until about three quarters of the way through. It's truly a mash up between Harry Potter and Narnia, and the only interesting part of the book happens when they're in "Narnia".

While most characters are atleast entertaining, the point of view of Quentin is painful to say the least. He's the epitome of whiny bitch boy, and his depressing-self deprecating tone is constant throughout the book.

I'm looking forward to watching the show now, but I don't think I'll be picking up books two and three.