They are really excellent books. I really loved how Nathaniel and Kitty mature through the books. Bartimaeus is a real blast, one of the best characters I have ever read.
I would say they are on par with the best Harry Potter books and with better marketing, they might have been able to compete, though I don't know if anything could have ever competed with the HP marketing juggernaut.
I would say they are on par with the best Harry Potter books and with better marketing, they might have been able to compete, though I don't know if anything could have ever competed with the HP marketing juggernaut.
Elayne: See this chin? I will raise it. 
Let the Lord of Lurkers rule
Let the Lord of Lurkers rule
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
- 01/09/2009 07:21:12 PM
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Absolutely agree.
- 02/09/2009 09:49:37 AM
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Re: Thankfully, they did not suffer from overhype.
- 02/09/2009 02:30:29 PM
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The explanation for why Bartimaeous uses footnotes was a genious touch! *NM*
- 02/10/2009 02:05:50 PM
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