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A review by drtlovesbooks
The Magicians Original Graphic Novel: Alice's Story by Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges
3.0
What it's about: This is the story of Lev Grossman's The Magicians but told from Alice's point of view instead of Quentin's.
What I thought: Despite this change in perspective, the story felt pretty much the same. And having read the original novels (and seen all of the episodes of the show based on the original books), there wasn't really anything surprising going on.
It's funny - as I was reading this, I kept thinking, "No, that's not how that goes; and that's not what that character looks like." I've totally gotten on board with the SyFy TV series made from the original novels, and it felt really weird, in light of their more diverse casting, to see a bunch of white kids as the main characters. I had to keep reminding myself that this was actually from the original author, so this is probably more in line with what he saw in his head (and, quite probably, what I originally saw in mine when I read the books).
Why I rated it like I did: This was basically a re-tread of the original novels, condensed and cut short to follow Alice's original arc. It's fine, but I feel like the TV show has actually done a more interesting job of capturing the look and feel of the novels.
What I thought: Despite this change in perspective, the story felt pretty much the same. And having read the original novels (and seen all of the episodes of the show based on the original books), there wasn't really anything surprising going on.
It's funny - as I was reading this, I kept thinking, "No, that's not how that goes; and that's not what that character looks like." I've totally gotten on board with the SyFy TV series made from the original novels, and it felt really weird, in light of their more diverse casting, to see a bunch of white kids as the main characters. I had to keep reminding myself that this was actually from the original author, so this is probably more in line with what he saw in his head (and, quite probably, what I originally saw in mine when I read the books).
Why I rated it like I did: This was basically a re-tread of the original novels, condensed and cut short to follow Alice's original arc. It's fine, but I feel like the TV show has actually done a more interesting job of capturing the look and feel of the novels.