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The Magicians Original Graphic Novel: Alice's Story

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Wer die Serie gerne angesehen hat, wird diese Graphic Novel sicherlich auch mögen!
(Natürlich auch die Leser des Buches.)

Hier geht’s um Alice Geschichte. Hintergrundwissen, wieso Alice Quinn so wurde wie sie ist. Mit einem kleinen Twist!

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The art was really good. The storyline flowed well. Overall a good read. .........................................................................

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I was expecting so much more but the book fell flat for me.

I did not finish and couldn’t get into it.

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Beautiful artwork, great for any fans of The Magicians. I found the story to be quite interesting; by shifting the focus on Quinten to Alice the reader gets a new perspective on the story.

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Wow what a great graphic novel. The Magicians Original Graphic Novel: Alice’s Story is very well done. Highly recommend. Easy to follow and great graphics.

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Boom Studios books are hit or miss for me, there is no middle way. This time, I could not get into this. I did not care at all about what this book is giving me, the artwork was different than I expected it to be. I believe, that main issue was I did not read anything else, that is somehow connecter to this, I believe to others who read all tie-ins and whatever is the part of it, it was really great.

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It's hard to turn a book into a graphic novel and bring something new, but by shifting the perspective slightly away to Quentin and to Alice, those who found Quentin distasteful as a POV character will find it easier to slip into the narrative. Alice is a wonderful character and I'm glad to see her front and center in this retelling.

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This is an exceptional graphic novel. The ART was so good. Story line was so easy to read.

I really don't want to discuss the plot since this is a graphic novel and I consumed it in one sitting but I do want everyone to discover this story on their own terms. It's intricate. It's breathtaking. It's heart-pumping. I was completely riveted to the pages.

Thank you to NetGalley and publishing company for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I'm not usually a big fan of dark-fantasy graphic novels but this story was compellingly told in text and in art (the art is good but not amazing.) I had a hard time putting down this book and bought several copies for our library system's adult graphic-novel collection.

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This is a book where you really have to be familiar with the source material, which I am not. It seemed like I was missing a lot of the story. 2019 was a year for witch comics and this fits the bill though.

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I'm a fan of generally any retelling and especially Alice in Wonderland has interested me a lot. This graphic novel was a really nice addition to my reads, and the story was told beautifully in this book.

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This was a beautiful edition for any fans of The Magicians. The artwork is lovely and the story was quite interesting. I think any fans of Alice should check this one out.

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I loved the drawings and I loved the background story about Alice! It's just beautifully done and I devoured this book.

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This was fine.
I was very excited to read it, The Magicians being one of my favorite book series of all time, but this graphic novel just felt completely unnecessary, it just retells the first book but in Alice's perspective, and it doesn't expand more on her character, on the story.
The art style was ok, it wasn't the best but it wasn't a favorite of mine.
Despite my criticisms, it was still an enjoyable read because I just really love this story.

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I really enjoyed Lev Grossman's trilogy The Magicians, and I found Alice's character to be one of the most fascinating. So I was really glad to be able to read this graphic novel, which allowed additional insight into Alice! The story was interesting and complemented the series well, and I think using a graphic novel as the medium to portray Alice's story was a nice touch. The images were also beautifully drawn and complemented the story well.

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Thanks NetGalley for this incredible ARC, in exchange for an honest review. Classic Grossman, beautifully rounding out the trilogy with a peak into Alice, arguably the most fascinating character he’s created (that’s probably just for me). The unfolding of her character was really like finding a fresh Twinkie in your work cubbie, when you’ve forgotten your lunch, oddly satisfying. Of course the story was amazing and Sturges created stunning artwork. I’m quite pleased with this and look forward to sharing.

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Telling the story through another character's eyes has been done before in the literary world, with little actual success. Changing the medium to graphic novel helped a great deal, along with the wonderful writing of this.

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This graphic novel tells the original Magicians' story through Alice's perspective. It has all the main events from the trilogy which I loved, but it brings a new angle to the story, and I must say I really missed this character. The art was not spectacular, but nice enough. Perfect for fans of Magicians books and TV series.

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I couldn't even get through this story. The art was not at all what I expected. After reading the beautiful world created by Lev Grossman I was disappointing to not see the world I had imagined.

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I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher BOOM! Studios for allowing me to receive this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Magicians Original Graphic Novel: Alice’s Story
By Lilah Sturges, Lev Grossman
Overall there was nothing that was bad about this graphic novel but unfortunately I felt the same for it as I did for the original novel, and that is just meh. I for whatever reason just do not connect to this world, characters, or story. On paper, it has everything that I should love, hidden magical world, adult urban fantasy, magic school, etc. It for some reason just feels drawn out with characters that I personally just do not like at all and I know that plenty of people do love it. The art was great and that is always a positive when it comes to graphics work!


3 Stars!!

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