Magicians Trilogy: The Magicians : A Novel (Hardcover)

from lauriebrown54

A young man, dissatisfied with his life, is invited to attend a hidden magical school. Having been obsessed with books about a magical world (Filory, which is entered through a grandfather clock and has talking animals) since he was a child, he jumps at the chance. This, he feels, will change his...

from beserene

'The Magicians' was really for people who felt that Harry Potter needed more alcohol, sex, and bitterness. It was post-modern fantasy, in the sense that it took a good story and sucked all the joy out of it, rendering its details in an atmosphere of despair and despondence rather than with childi...

from RidgewayGirl

I roared through this novel in just a few days. It's that kind of book. Quentin was always in those gifted and talented programs at school. Raised by older parents who seemed to forget about him for long stretches, he had a lonely childhood, where he spent much of his time fantasizing about the w...

from delphica

I was slightly shocked I liked this, because most people I know didn't. And then I was thinking it was probably one of things where I happened to be especially in the mood for a The Secret History meets Harry Potter meets The Chronicles of Narnia meets Less Than Zero mash-up. But honestly, that s...

from Scoshie

Nice read. I think the thing that I appreciated most was the language in which the book was written. I am a huge fan of using the most appropriate word for the situation and Lev Grossman does it. The book is well written and I for 1 can not wait for the next book