A review by njdarkish
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

1.0

There are problems with this book. The writing style bored me even when exciting things were going on. The passage of time was way too fast for much of it, not allowing for an understanding of the characters or worldbuilding. So much of the plot seemed very convenient-- of course the protagonist is obsessed with the fantasy novels that just happen to be real. Also, I get very tired very quickly when every female character is conveniently sexy for the protagonist to lust over. I am pretty sure that every well-endowed-in-bosom fellow student and professor and up get more page space describing that asset than the magic system does.
Needless to say I'm not going to bother picking up the sequels.