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james_desantis 's review for:
The Books of Magic
by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman always has the plot, but sometimes he loses me with his delivery and flowery dialogue, but he nailed it here.
Tim, a young boy who inspired the exact look and backstory of Harry Potter, can grow up to bring great peace and happiness or the end of times. This leaves 4 distinct powerful magic users to take Tim on different trips to show him what magic is and can be.
This can feel overwhelming, hoping along the entire DC magic universe, but Tim being as clueless as a lot of readers helps a ton. Each of these four chapters shows a different part of the magic world, and while I'd argue the first one is the weakest, it still entertains.
By the end, I was gully invested with Tim and wanted to see more of him. Let's hope the rest of the stories here work. A 4 out of 5.
Tim, a young boy who inspired the exact look and backstory of Harry Potter, can grow up to bring great peace and happiness or the end of times. This leaves 4 distinct powerful magic users to take Tim on different trips to show him what magic is and can be.
This can feel overwhelming, hoping along the entire DC magic universe, but Tim being as clueless as a lot of readers helps a ton. Each of these four chapters shows a different part of the magic world, and while I'd argue the first one is the weakest, it still entertains.
By the end, I was gully invested with Tim and wanted to see more of him. Let's hope the rest of the stories here work. A 4 out of 5.