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A review by venla_reads
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2.0
I absolutely love the show and I already knew the book wasn't going to be as good. But I sure as hell didn't expect it to be this bad.
Okay, maybe bad isn't the right word here. The book is just weird. There is basically no plot: the story either drags or moves really fast. And it covers wayyy too much time! Seriously, I feel like I've been reading this for years (probably because it actually covers over five years) although it only took a few days.
I understand Grossman's plain, a bit boring writing style (and surely it is also bc of the main protagonist), but I think the style could've been a bit more magical, vibrant. I'm all for melancholy and self-pity and dark (academia) vibes, but this is categorised as fantasy, right? Sometimes it didn't even feel like a fantasy book.
And all the characters, oh man. I love all of them in the show, even Quentin. Now they were mostly flat and annoying. I don't think I would've finished this, but having already seen the show and being able to replay it in my head helped me make it through.
Okay, maybe bad isn't the right word here. The book is just weird. There is basically no plot: the story either drags or moves really fast. And it covers wayyy too much time! Seriously, I feel like I've been reading this for years (probably because it actually covers over five years) although it only took a few days.
I understand Grossman's plain, a bit boring writing style (and surely it is also bc of the main protagonist), but I think the style could've been a bit more magical, vibrant. I'm all for melancholy and self-pity and dark (academia) vibes, but this is categorised as fantasy, right? Sometimes it didn't even feel like a fantasy book.
And all the characters, oh man. I love all of them in the show, even Quentin. Now they were mostly flat and annoying. I don't think I would've finished this, but having already seen the show and being able to replay it in my head helped me make it through.