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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    VD  wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:20:14 -0230, David Dalton wrote:   
   >   
   > > I recently read The Magicians by Lev Grossman.  It is about a young   
   > > stage magician and fantasy fan and math prodigy who gets accepted   
   > > to a school for real magic.   
   >   
   > I have not read "The Magicians" Mr. Dalton, I am happy you have   
   > enjoyed yourself within it. :)   
   >   
   > > It pokes some fun at tales such as Narnia and Harry Potter but it is   
   > > not for children, it is darker and has a fair bit of sex and   
   > > violence.   
   >   
   > If you don't mind a comment.   
   >   
   > Tales, tellings, manuscripts and other forms of commo which are   
   > structured around the alchemical processes of soul-spirit   
   > transfiguration and use alchemical symbolism extensively (HP, Old/New   
   > T, Chymical Wedding, Greek Mythologies, et al) are pretty nasty   
   > stuffs. ;>) Yet children read and are forced to read, study and commit   
   > to heart, many of these works.   
   >   
   > The Magicians by Lev Grossman not for children? Too violent?   
      
   It is too violent, has a fair bit of sex, and has a lot of   
   alcohol consumption and some smoking and has dark themes.   
      
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