Some people seem to have been disappointed by this book. Not me. Reminded me of Charlaine Harris' vampire books, but with less overt sex, more literary quotations, and less gruesome violence. I was mildly amused by the parallels between writing a dissertation (and reaching for that intangible result the most obtuse and elusive dissertation advisors want you to magically produce, even if they themselves don't really tell you what they want) and learning magic. This isn't the best read of the year, but it was imaginative and entertained me for a week this summer.

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