The world is often full of heaviness and sadness, not to mention fear and violence (here in Ohio someone is shooting at people on the expressway), so I find an entertaining tale relieves stress. There is certainly a time for serious literature and educational non-fiction, but there is also a place for fantasy and intrigue; a time to escape with your imagination. So, if like me you enjoy a light hearted romp once in a while, especially one with exotic characters and locale, pick up The Amulet of Samarkand and enjoy. Heck, if you want hipness and an obsession with sex you can always read Martin Amis.
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1 - Sydney Maheia
This was a awesome book i am your biggest fan theats why im doing my academic fair on you Jonathan Stroud.
AWESOME BOOKS
2 - Adolf Hitler
You suck you poor losers
3 - Aaman
Adolf! You've still got that victory psychosis I see which your generals despaired of in the last days of the war
4 - Jazzie.P
The Bartimaeus Trilogy is the best set of books since Harry Potter. It makes Harry Potter look so insignificant if compared, Jonathan, i absolutly love these books.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BEST SET OF BOOKS EVER!!!
5 - lou lou120
I realy enjoyed the Bartimaeus Trilogy but I strongly diliked the way he ended the last one. But I still realy love the whole trilogy
6 - Lou Lou120
I think you should contiue the trilogy so your fans find out more about how Nathanial dies and how Kitty goes on with her life. You forshadowed but left us hanging we didn't expect that at all. You are a briliant author but your fans need more information. We all fell in love with Kitty, Nathanial, and Bartimaeus as they became friends and found themselvs. I would be the first in line to buy that book. Please consider my thoughts. thanks.
7 - Calista P.
I think that this book is the best out of the trilogy, as the first books always are. Still, this set of books make Harry Potter sound almost childish. Keep up to good work, Mr. Stroud!! you're my favorite author ever. I'll be looking foward to a second trilogy.
8 - lovebug333
this is a really good book, in my opinion
9 - Jay
You should write like an epilogue to the third book and can perhaps save Nathanial somehow. It was unfair to kitty..their relationship just started growing, its sad to end it like that. Hope you can consider what everyone says and write up the epilogue to your wonderful books(making the trilogy even more wonderful..but it wouldn't be called a Trilogy actually).
10 - hp gamer001
i love the bartimaeus trilogy. it is cool how the magic comes from summoning demons and not just being born with magic like in harry potter. this was obviously a copy of harry potter with quite a few differences made but alot of similarities remain. it is confusing how there are "magicians" (not "wizards") and "commoners" (not "muggles") that do associate with each other and there are even magicians that run the country. there are too many historical footnotes that completely run off subject and become very boring. other than that, all three books ROCK!!!!
11 - luvsmalvilchik
PLEASE AN EPILOGUE!!! The third book is amazing but it has such a disapointing ending!!kitty and nathaniel are like totally in love with eachother, please incorporate that someway into an EPILOGUE
12 - azza
He's definatly a better author than any other child authors, if thats what you can call him. The last book was brill but the ending wasnt enough. We need an epilogue or a fourth book to finish the trilogy off.