READING RESPONSE: THE MAGICIANS BY LEV GROSSMAN

Right now, I am reading one of Lev Grossman's books, The Magicians. This book is about a depressed teenage boy living in contemporary Brooklyn, who wishes for less of a humdrum life. He is secretly obsessed with a children's book series about British siblings who enter a world of magic. He wants his life to be like those children's, and when one day he winds up in a world with a magic college that he later attends that is similar to the one in the books, he is ecstatic. This boy is called Quentin Coldwater, and he is the main character.

Even though he's depressed and sullen, he still plays a great role in the story with his imagination. I think his smart mind and imagination are his best traits. I predict that Quentin will have the time of his life at the magic college and all his dreams will come true, but he will have to make many sacrifices along the way in order to fully fit in with this new world.I can relate to Quentin and his hope for a more adventurous and interesting life. 

This book is unlike any other that I have read, it has a wonderful mixture of realistic fiction and fantasy. It also has many memorable characters. Lev Grossman uses many descriptive flashbacks in the story, and in my opinion, that truly enhances the book. I believe the author wants us to think about the experiences and drama of being an adolescent. 

When reading, I usually think about Quentin, and his strange outlook on life, and it makes me curious about teenage life. This book is remarkable and it is an amazing story to read.