- My rating: 4 of 5 stars
- Read: Mar 12, 2024
This series was recommended to me by Kaz, so I'll be including links to each of their reviews. Here is their review of the first book! (They have a lot of more interesting & funny reading notes than me, I suggest reading over them.)
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- My rating: 4 of 5 stars
- Read: May 09, 2024
- Kaz's Review.
The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
- My rating: 5 of 5 stars
- Read: Jun 04, 2024
- Kaz's Review.
- My review:
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(Very authentic, as you can see.)
I agree with Kaz's sentiments that the third book is the best in the series. However, while Kaz's review is mostly about the fantastical aspect of the story, I mostly think that this book shines in its character work. It's wonderful to see the growth Quinten, our main character, has across the decade-or-so this series covers, and giving him a paternal relationship with the secondary narrator of this story was an excellent decision.
Comics
The Magicians: Alice's Story by Lev Grossman, illustrated by Plus Bak
- My rating: 5 of 5 stars
- Read: Jan 11, 2025
- Kaz has not read the comics
I found this to be one of the most enjoyable entires of the series, rivaling The Magician's Land for my top spot overall. The art is gorgeous, to the point that I have the button art saved as my laptop's background. Alice is the star of this show, and she's never been more interesting. This comic tells the tale of the original novel from her point of view, eliminating the hurdle of Quinten's pov and allowing a more intimate look at her personal journey. This solidified her as my favorite character in the series, and that love was only heightened by her role in the third novel. *chef's kiss*
The New Class
(Yes, it does annoy me that the covers for the five comic issues aren't the same height.)
The Magicians: New Class by Lilah Sturges, illustrated by Plus Bak
- Unrated.
- Read: Jun 10, 2025
I remember being mostly underwhelemed by these comics. I got through all five issues in one sitting, and the only note I left on any of them was me tagging the final issue as "queer lit". The art was beautiful, of course, since this comic run had the same illustrator as Alice's Story, but it didn't live up to it's predecessor.
Show
I will admit I haven't seen very much of the TV show. I watched the first season before I started reading the books and it wasn't really for me. But that's okay, since Kaz is a much bigger fan of it than myself!
Other Stuff!
- Kaz's Magaicians fics (via their Tumblr writing blog, as this post is being written during the great AO3 blackout of 2026)
- View all of my book reviews
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