A review by joejoeia
The Magicians: Alice's Story by Pius Bak, Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges

1.0

I thought the show was bad, but I never thought the book could be any worse. I was wrong. So very very very wrong. This is one of the worst things I have ever read. The narrator is the worst I have ever encountered. I actually liked Quentin a bit in the beginning of the show, but the book version gave me exactly zero reasons to ever like him. I get that he has depression and stuff™ but he didn't also have to be the worst person ever! And never ever grow.

I at least liked a few characters in the show enough to put up with the rest of the terrible cast and plot. I loved Penny in the show and I can't believe the book version of him is so awful. Whoever redesigned his character for the show did us all an enormous favor!