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premat's review against another edition
4.0
Like what The Magicians could have been, a little bit? really enjoyed this even if it did get a little squee/tidy @ the end... strange to say "believable characters" in this context, but it's true.
nsmargaretanne's review against another edition
3.0
Hard to know how to rate. I loved the first half of this book and disliked the end - even the last 1/2 - 1/3. It is touted as a master work and profound... but if you have spent time thinking about technology - not really...
Becuase I loved it at first... but was really disappointed by the time I am finished... I cannot say more without spoilers.
Becuase I loved it at first... but was really disappointed by the time I am finished... I cannot say more without spoilers.
aitziberconesa's review against another edition
4.0
Lo encuentro delicioso, especialmente al principio. El final y la trama general no me deja satisfecha
sallytreanor's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the first section, and thought Anders captured the voice and mindset of children and young teens with rare accuracy and grace. The second half--when those characters morph into navel gazing adults? Not so much.
My enjoyment of this novel varied widely from page to page--not because it was "weird," which I was warned about (and it's not that weird), but because the writing itself is so uneven. At times revelatory, at times utterly boring, the novel's lack of consistent momentum made it challenging for me to pay it the attention it might have deserved.
My enjoyment of this novel varied widely from page to page--not because it was "weird," which I was warned about (and it's not that weird), but because the writing itself is so uneven. At times revelatory, at times utterly boring, the novel's lack of consistent momentum made it challenging for me to pay it the attention it might have deserved.
wilwheaton's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best books I have read in ages, easily in the top three I've read this year.
ithinktfiam's review against another edition
4.0
A very nice first novel. The world is close to an environmental apocalypse. Set in the near future, the book is a picture on how people of science and of magic look at the challenges and how some people on both sides will wish to make very similar mistakes but from each side. Patricia and Laurence are the two flawed heroes of magic and science, and they try to find a way through it.
The only thing that keeps this 4-stars rather than 5-stars is that the writing is too often so simple that it's dull. Still, a very interesting idea done well.
The only thing that keeps this 4-stars rather than 5-stars is that the writing is too often so simple that it's dull. Still, a very interesting idea done well.
jasonmark's review against another edition
3.0
The entire story has the vibe of a children’s story for 12 or 13-year-olds. It’s very much like a fairytale. The first four or five chapters felt like a knock off Percy Jackson, and in the middle of the book it gets into sex and drugs, and alcohol, and then wraps up like an episode of the avengers where the heroes have to save the world and they just have to put aside their personal baggage and team up. It’s definitely cheesy. You can’t take it too seriously but it was a good read.