RaveThe Guardian...stupendous ... I am far from the first to call The Magicians and The Magician King Harry Potter for grown-ups. Deconstructing the Potter mythos is so clearly part of Lev Grossman\'s intent that it is hard not to make the obvious, but also inaccurate, comparison. In fact, it would be fairer to say that The Magicians is a book for the generation who grew up loving Harry Potter, but are experiencing the crushing disappointment of outgrowing their fantasies ... Lev Grossman twists from her story a clever metaphor for the core conundrum of the Millennial generation. We\'ve been brought up to believe we can all be Harry Potters of a kind ... Lev Grossman\'s fantasy novels are about the ones who keep fighting to find their own magic. To judge by their growing success, that\'s more of us than ever before.
Lev Grossman
PositiveThe GuardianLev Grossman, author of The Magicians and its sequel, The Magician King, might well choose that other classic of British fantasy literature, the Narnia of CS Lewis ... In Grossman's novels, magic isn't so much the key to ultimate power as it is a response to existential ennui and disillusionment. Quentin and his wealthy, magical friends typify a generational response to the core conundrum of the Millennial generation ...story of Julia's dramatic psychological collapse, the abandonment of her perfect academic career, her alienation from her family, and her willingness to do anything, even prostitute herself, to regain what she lost, somewhat steals the show in The Magician King.
