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Description
A thrilling and original comingof- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory.... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Quentin: Magician that thinks his life sucks no matter what he does
Memorable Quotes
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“But I"ll tell you something: I think you're magicians because you're unhappy. A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it."”
Dean Fogg
First Sentence
Quentin did a magic trick.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Lev Grossman (Author)
Awards
- Amazon.com's Best Books (November 2009: Editors' Picks, #52)
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