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Friday, 8 January 2010 03:11 pm
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Two days ago, I finished Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. You may recall me mentioning it in early November. Not too bad when you consider that it’s 402 pages and I do most of my book reading on my post-workday three-stop subway route.
( Summary with minor spoiling )
( More about the writing )
Some fantasies (by which I include sci-fi) exist for pleasant escapism. Others reassure us that this is no worse a world than that one would be. I guess the world needs both, and TM isn’t a bad example of the latter. Now to see if this 2009 publication can stand the test of time. “Wizard needs food badly” was good for a rare attempt at humor, but how much longer will people remember catchphrases from Gauntlet?
( Summary with minor spoiling )
( More about the writing )
Some fantasies (by which I include sci-fi) exist for pleasant escapism. Others reassure us that this is no worse a world than that one would be. I guess the world needs both, and TM isn’t a bad example of the latter. Now to see if this 2009 publication can stand the test of time. “Wizard needs food badly” was good for a rare attempt at humor, but how much longer will people remember catchphrases from Gauntlet?