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Type: fiction

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Status: liked

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Author: Jonathan Stroud

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Tags: fantasy fiction magic djinn

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Description: Book One of The Bartimaeus Trilogy:

A fun young adult fantasy, it was refreshinglyBook One of The Bartimaeus Trilogy:

A fun young adult fantasy, it was refreshingly different, with a lot of flavor to its magic system. I enjoyed that it veered away from the "sympathetic young hero-to-be" cliche. First of a series, and while good I'm not sure I'll bother to continue....

2007-09-06

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Susanna Clarke

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Tags: fantasy fiction magic

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Description: This was a fantastic book, fascinating and quirky. Part way through I was happy with it, butThis was a fantastic book, fascinating and quirky. Part way through I was happy with it, but wondering why all the fuss. By the end I was dying to get back to it. I love fantasy novels which hint at a whole world behind it. This does that and more with its extensive footnotes on "history". I at first wasn't keen on the world, preferring a less dusty type of magic, bug as we the readers learned more I came to like it more, much like Strange himself. This book would not be for anyone, but it is perfect for the right ones....

2005-09-12

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

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Tags: fantasy fiction magic lotr middle_earth

2005-09-11