The Magicians (Lev Grossman)

The Magicians is the novel that introduced me to fantasy for adults. I was 21 and in the process of dropping out of college and pretty heartbroken about it, and then I found this (somehow very hopeful) trilogy about a depressive who learns that magic doesn’t really fix anything. It’s painfully nostalgic and deeply flawed and really enthralling, and I have such clear memories of sitting on my dorm bed, procrastinating packing up my room, just completely immersed in this book. It reminded me of re...