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Would you be happy if you suddenly had everything you ever wanted? That question lies at the core of “The Magicians,” which is, if nothing else, a serious page-turner. It reads like Harry Potter, if Harry was an angsty teenager and these pages were his LiveJournal (Quentin is feeling: Dissatisfied). I felt that all of the rip-offs (sorry, “references”) were not exactly well-earned, despite the story's attempt to position itself for a more adult, post-YA reader base. The book's strongest points are curiously at odds, with Grossman's wonderfully inventive imagination constantly being desaturated by his dismayingly-realistic portrayal of a young adult in the throes of depression. The book's final chapters follow a fantastic plot twist with a extra-large heaping of indifference, and by the final pages I was left wondering why I should care about where the plot was going, when certainly no one else was.
Was okay. Heavily twist-dependent, but if that's what you're looking for, it's worth the read.
Liked. Very hard to review without spoiling, but an interesting take on a familiar concept. Light on character exploration, but the plot goes places.
To put it bluntly, Locke & Key was perfect from beginning to end and is one of the best things I've ever read. It was scary as hell, but when all is said and done I am left thinking fondly of my friends, family, and loved ones. I have seen and agree with the comparison of reading this to watching Lost, yet Locke & Key was so much more satisfying in the end. To say any more would ruin the fun. Unforgettable.
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