infryq reviewed The magicians by Lev Grossman (Book one of the Magicians trilogy)
Never so intensely bimodal a reaction
3 stars
This is a 4+ with demerits or a 2- with extra credit, pick your preference.
What a petulant, nihilist, entitled, waste of a richly-tapestried imagination
If I wanted to spend that much time with a whiny piece of shit I’d just read Catcher in the Rye
Such immense world building for so little payoff, I’m disgusted
But will I go looking for more in case it gets better? Probably, yes
