Magician

georgewarrenster recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Disappointing. The author makes obvious steals from great writers (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Rowling, even Burroughs) to prop up his story. The plot is very simple: it's the chronicle of a person's dreary dissolute life as he interacts with his dreary dissolute friends. Throw in stolen imaginative ideas and that's it. Not much else going on. How it got good reviews is beyond me.

curtisweldon recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

This book stuck with me for a couple of different reasons. Very entertaining and disturbing all at the same time.

htristan recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

A profane, blinding whirlwind of well-written fantasy so gritty and grounded you will wonder what genre you are reading. Like Harry Potter with sex, drugs, alcoholism, and a general malaise, this book spans a disconcerting six years or so in the life of a young magician. The content leans toward Catcher in the Rye, but the writing is so good that you will find it compelling and irresistible.

LNoguchi recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

The beginning of a great fantasy series.

madeline-mcintosh recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

coming down from a summer of Harry Potter

cbormuth recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

Have just read the first book in the series, but it's not necessarily for young adults...it's Harry Potter for the adult crowd.

1jewel4u recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

wanta check this out and Im sure that son is going to like it.....he has been looking for agood book to start

tracybarsotti recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Twisted teen-angst filled page turner...

gtdowns recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

This is a brilliant book, impossible to put down. This is a neglect-your-family-so-I-can-read good.Harry Potter meets Chronicles of Narnia. But very much written for adults. Grossman has a sequel coming out this summer, I believe, so it's a perfect time to read or reread the original.