I stumbled across The Magicians by accident a couple of weeks ago. I’d not read any of Lev Grossman’s work before but there was something about The Magicians that grabbed my attention. It was partly the cover, a haunting image of a tree surrounded by fog, its leaves scattered like tears across a small lake, [...]
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The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Posted by cjlevinson on August 30, 2010
http://cjlevinson.com/2010/08/30/review-the-magicians-by-lev-grossman/
August Reading List
I realised something this week: I’m so not a winter person. This has been one of the coldest winters in Sydney for years and I’m sitting here with a tea and four blankets as I’m writing this, trying to nurse a nasty cold. I don’t want to whine but I’m really looking forward to spring [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on August 4, 2010
http://cjlevinson.com/2010/08/04/august-reading-list/
September Reading List
These are some of the books I plan to read over the next month. I like buying most of my books second-hand if I can and I’ve had a lucky run on eBay during the last few weeks; all of the auctions I’ve bid on I’ve won and I even found a couple of hardcovers [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 4, 2009
http://cjlevinson.com/2009/09/04/september-reading-list/
The Books That Changed My Life (part two)
I’m happy to announce I’ve just passed a small milestone. This post marks my 200th post! About time, eh? While I know it’s not that many posts, considering I wasn’t sure if I would continue blogging that long ago reaching 200 posts is something I’m quite pleased with. I’ve known the 200 was coming for [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 9, 2008
http://cjlevinson.com/2008/09/09/the-books-that-changed-my-life-part-two/







