Review of the first part of Jonathan Stroud's trilogy "Bartimaeus: The Amulet of Samarkand". Part 2
The guy's parents paid almost no attention, but with one sentence the author causes a thrill in his soul. The child was simply abandoned when he was already of a conscious age.
Nathaniel's determination, integrity, workaholism, and talent are equivalent to his stubbornness, vindictiveness, and vanity. But the author shows not only how he is drawn to a place under the sun. We see that Nathaniel sympathizes, feels the pain of loss, feels grateful to the people who actually gave him love.
We see the duality of the soul of a small man who can do a noble deed, but at the same time acts not for the purpose of justice, but as a pragmatist and careerist.
Next to him, Gene Bartimaeus is a very charismatic character. And I understand why the author put his name in the title of the novel. This character arouses sympathy, and his not-quite-human thoughts and actions are explained quite simply: he is not a human being, after all.
Quick-witted, cunning, witty (this is one of the biggest advantages of the novel), Bartimaeus is admired. I really liked the moments in which Jin explains the nature of some things and introduces us to a historical digression. This helps you get as close to the character as possible and guarantees complete immersion.
I read the book twice, and it took me about seven hours to complete more than four hundred pages. Very light and convenient prose.
It is also worth noting the interesting structure of the world in which various magical creatures are in the service of wizards, and this hierarchy is very extensive. From little devils to creatures that cannot be classified at all. And the interaction and relationship between the owners and their assistants is often touching. Not as much as, for example, the connection between the characters of Pullman's "Dark Matters," no matter how you look at it, in Stroud, magical creatures are slaves.
I can't compare the worlds of Stroud and Rowling. These are quite different books, especially since "Bartimaeus" does not reach the scale of the idea of the Potter world. But what makes Stroud better for me is that he doesn't spare the reader and doesn't stand on ceremony. The novel about the little wizard and his genie is an example of dark literature. It has a Gothic novel and scary urban legends. Gloomy houses, basements, cluttered storerooms, magic, pentagrams and potions, murder and mutilation, enslavement and exploitation.
Yesterday I started the second volume of the trilogy, "Bartimaeus: The Golem's Eye." Instead of a preface, there is a flashback to Bartimaeus' past. Very cool, worth noting. Watch USA online porn https://mat6tube.com teens, milfs, matures!
Nathaniel's determination, integrity, workaholism, and talent are equivalent to his stubbornness, vindictiveness, and vanity. But the author shows not only how he is drawn to a place under the sun. We see that Nathaniel sympathizes, feels the pain of loss, feels grateful to the people who actually gave him love.
We see the duality of the soul of a small man who can do a noble deed, but at the same time acts not for the purpose of justice, but as a pragmatist and careerist.
Next to him, Gene Bartimaeus is a very charismatic character. And I understand why the author put his name in the title of the novel. This character arouses sympathy, and his not-quite-human thoughts and actions are explained quite simply: he is not a human being, after all.
Quick-witted, cunning, witty (this is one of the biggest advantages of the novel), Bartimaeus is admired. I really liked the moments in which Jin explains the nature of some things and introduces us to a historical digression. This helps you get as close to the character as possible and guarantees complete immersion.
I read the book twice, and it took me about seven hours to complete more than four hundred pages. Very light and convenient prose.
It is also worth noting the interesting structure of the world in which various magical creatures are in the service of wizards, and this hierarchy is very extensive. From little devils to creatures that cannot be classified at all. And the interaction and relationship between the owners and their assistants is often touching. Not as much as, for example, the connection between the characters of Pullman's "Dark Matters," no matter how you look at it, in Stroud, magical creatures are slaves.
I can't compare the worlds of Stroud and Rowling. These are quite different books, especially since "Bartimaeus" does not reach the scale of the idea of the Potter world. But what makes Stroud better for me is that he doesn't spare the reader and doesn't stand on ceremony. The novel about the little wizard and his genie is an example of dark literature. It has a Gothic novel and scary urban legends. Gloomy houses, basements, cluttered storerooms, magic, pentagrams and potions, murder and mutilation, enslavement and exploitation.
Yesterday I started the second volume of the trilogy, "Bartimaeus: The Golem's Eye." Instead of a preface, there is a flashback to Bartimaeus' past. Very cool, worth noting. Watch USA online porn https://mat6tube.com teens, milfs, matures!