I read this for the second time because I've been loving the TV series and could only vaguely remember the books. With a sense that the stories are not quite the same.
They're not the same. But I really enjoyed the re-read. I'm looking forward to re-reading [b:The Magician King|15860697|The Magician King|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355088480s/15860697.jpg|13362064] and [b:The Magician's Land|19103097|The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455089828s/19103097.jpg|24330801].
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An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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David Scrimshaw rated Line War: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Gridlinked: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated War And Peace: 5 stars
War And Peace by Lev Tolstoy
War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic …
David Scrimshaw rated Fragile Things: 4 stars
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
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David Scrimshaw rated Rainbows End: 4 stars
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
From the back cover:
World famous poet Robert Gu missed twenty years of progress while he nearly died from …
David Scrimshaw rated The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1): 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Foundation: 4 stars
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
David Scrimshaw rated Pump Six: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The Cassini Division (The Fall Revolution, #3): 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Post Office: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Animal Farm: 3 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. …
David Scrimshaw rated Wizard: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Mind Games: 5 stars
Eric Wallace: Mind Games (2000, Hachette)
Mind Games by Eric Wallace (Mister Terrific, Volume 1)
Review of 'The Magicians (The Magicians #1)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I read this for the second time because I've been loving the TV series and could only vaguely remember the books. With a sense that the stories are not quite the same.
They're not the same. But I really enjoyed the re-read. I'm looking forward to re-reading [b:The Magician King|15860697|The Magician King|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355088480s/15860697.jpg|13362064] and [b:The Magician's Land|19103097|The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455089828s/19103097.jpg|24330801].