Harry Potter, Narnia and college students, is really what the plot of this book feels like. The classicaal character of a teenager is portrayed here. Some of the characteristics of Quentin could be, he is dissatisfied with his life, feels insecure and is cocky at times. Despite it's similarities to Harry Potter and Narnia, this book has a larger plot. Quentin never stopped caring for his love for what at the time seems to be the fictional series of "Five young adult" fantasy novels set in Fillory. And off course the pursuance of the six book is what attracts Quentine towards Brakebills. We later of course find out that Fillory is actually of existence. Despite what the critics think about this book, I think it follows simple story common-sense which has been the working engine of many master stories.
It is a book for the young fantasy fan. Our audience have then suddenly been confronted with the existence of actual real magic, all of which he, any individual sci-fi reader, finds to be actually real! And very intelligently Lev Grossman takes all his knowledge, being a Sci-Fi critic for New York Times, and gives a twist to the story by making Fillory a place with all sorts of problems, discussed and ugliness.
Just like all other Sci-Fis, this book is also about escapism. It’s about what it means to be comfortable with a dream, a book, a movie—and forgetting the existence of a possible "reality" behind this fantasy. Maybe a metaphor for what we humans wish for and really our lives our, the mask that society puts on us everyday when we get out of the doors.
In conclusion, I think this book has not only shown us a new way in writing a book, but also a new way of looking at fantasy.
One of the main questions I think Grossman asked him self:
Which period/world should I put my story in for my audience to relate to my character's lives (conflicts) the most? The contemporary period/our contemporary lives
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