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Because the book can usually be relied on to be better, I wanted to experience it in written format first. When I started watching the SYFY version of The Magicians and actually really liked it, I made a quick mental note to go back and read this book first before I got too far into it. In this case, though, the book makes the story more boring, the characters downright insufferabl I know this is a thing us bibliophiles really shouldn't say EVER, but: I think the show is way better. I know this is a thing us bibliophiles really shouldn't say EVER, but: I think the show is way better. Whether you think this book is misogynistic because of how Quentin acts or how the women in his life do, it doesn't add up-nobody comes away looking good. It is out of depression and pain, which can cause awful behavior-but not purposeful misogyny.Ĥ)Even if a character acts misogynistic, the author doesn't ever condone it, so the book itself is not. A book based on Janet, for example, would make her look just as awful as Quentin does.ģ)Nothing Quentin does is out of misogyny. He happens to be straight, and a significant other is easy to hurt, so his treatment of his girlfriend shines out.Ģ)Every character in the book is broken, men and women alike. But a careful reader would notice that:ġ)It transcends sex as he does awful things to both men and women. The main character is a male, and hence we see all the awful things he does. But I'll bite and discuss anyway: The main character is a male, a …more No, and you're not-so-cleverly disguising your opinion as a question-don't. Lev Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.moreĪutumn No, and you're not-so-cleverly disguising your opinion as a question-don't. His childhood dream becomes a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart.Īt once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, The Magicians boldly moves into uncharted literary territory, imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions. But the land of Quentin’s fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he could have imagined. After graduation he and his friends make a stunning discovery: Fillory is real. Magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure he dreamed it would. He also discovers all the other things people learn in college: friendship, love, sex, booze, and boredom. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.
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A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a ver A thrilling and original coming-of-age novel for adults about a young man practicing magic in the real world.
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A thrilling and original coming-of-age novel for adults about a young man practicing magic in the real world.