Grossman Lion: books. Feedback on the novel "The Wizards"

Grossman Leo is a writer, literary critic. His name became known through the novel "The Sorcerers". What are readers' reviews about this work? Grossman's biography and features of his work are the subject of the article.

about the author

What is known about a writer named Grossman Leo? The biography and the creative path of this person are closely connected with journalism. Lev Grossman worked for several years in the editorial offices of the most famous American newspapers and magazines. The author of "Wizards" is also a member of the board of directors of the organization, whose members are respected book critics in the country. Grossman's articles are devoted, as a rule, to high technologies and the gaming industry.

The journalist often interviewed Bill Gates himself. The theme of his articles were also the activities of Steve Jobs, the work of Neil Gaiman and Joan Rowling. As the creator of fantastic prose, Grossman Leo became famous in 1997, when his first novel was published.

Literary Creativity

The first work and readers, and critics perceived very cold. The novel is called "Warp". He narrates about the lyrical adventures of a young man. The hero is immersed in the game world. He is so far away from reality that he does not distinguish it from Star Trek. On the "Warp" readers left mostly negative reviews. But among the comments on the novel, there were rarely any laudatory ones. Grossman Lion later admitted that he left the positive reviews about his book on one of the largest Internet sites.

After an unsuccessful literary debut, the journalist did not drop his hand, and began to create a new novel. In 2004, Grossman Leo published the book "Codex". The novel became an international bestseller.

The most famous is the epic work "The Wizards". For this novel, Grossman was awarded a literary prize, which is awarded to the ten best writers in the genre of fantasy for teenagers. In 2011, the hero of this article was recognized as the best American science fiction writer.

"Wizards"

Grossman sold the rights to film the novel. However, in that the book "Wizards" can be transferred to the screens, the author expressed doubts in one of the interviews. Nevertheless, in 2015 the same name series appeared on the screens. The second season series are scheduled for 2017. Negative reviews of the film are due to the fact that the project is a pilot, and therefore, the shooting was carried out within a short time.

As for the literary source, the opinions of the readers are different. Heroes of the book - images are soft, like unfinished. The peculiarity of Grossman's characters lies in the fact that throughout the whole novel they do not change at all.

The drawbacks of the "Wizards", according to readers, also include schematic plot. Events from the life of the hero are described superficially. According to most reader reviews, the screen version, despite all the shortcomings, is still better than the original.

Fans of the book see in the novel Grossman not only flaws. In the hero of the work - Quentin - in the second part there are still some changes. Grossman's book, according to positive reviews, that magic is not able to cure depression, and childhood dreams, embodying reality, not so much please, how much upset.