Book: The magicians
Apr. 13th, 2012 06:02 pmAuthor: Lev Grossman
Details: (c) Lev Grossman, 2009; Pub Arrow Books 2009; ISBN 978-0-0995-3444-0
Verdict: The magicians is uneven but readable.
Reasons for reading it: There's been a fair amount of buzz about it, and I liked the premise.
How it came into my hands:![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jack leant it to me.
( detailed review )
It seems as if The Magicians is meant to be a bit slipstreamy, it's meant to appeal to both litfic readers who think they're superior to all those fantasy-reading nerds, and to the fantasy-reading nerds themselves. It's only partially successful in this, mainly because it doesn't quite mesh the two aspects, and because it isn't really as clever as it thinks it is.
Details: (c) Lev Grossman, 2009; Pub Arrow Books 2009; ISBN 978-0-0995-3444-0
Verdict: The magicians is uneven but readable.
Reasons for reading it: There's been a fair amount of buzz about it, and I liked the premise.
How it came into my hands:
jack leant it to me.( detailed review )
It seems as if The Magicians is meant to be a bit slipstreamy, it's meant to appeal to both litfic readers who think they're superior to all those fantasy-reading nerds, and to the fantasy-reading nerds themselves. It's only partially successful in this, mainly because it doesn't quite mesh the two aspects, and because it isn't really as clever as it thinks it is.
