My book group chose The Magicians by Lev Grossman as the book for April. A dyed-in-the-wool Harry Potter fan, I was afraid it was going to be a Hogwarts rip-off. The premise is that a kid from Brooklyn, en route to his Yale college interview, gets rerouted and ends up going to magic college. I was skeptical.
Much to my delight, The Magicians is wonderful. Partially an homage to C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, partially a novel of adolescent discontent and yearning, partially a truly fantastical and gripping adventure novel -- I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to talk about it at book group!
