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David McK (3929 KP) rated The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus, #2) in Books

Jun 1, 2025  
The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus, #2)
The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus, #2)
Jonathan Stroud | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
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6.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second entry in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy, set roughly two years after the previous 'The Amulet of Samarkand', and following roughly the same outline as before in that it frequently switches point of view between that of the young magician (who, here, are the ruling - and tyrannical - class) Nathaniel, the Djinni he summons (Bartimaeus) who also happens to know his summoners real name (and thus has blackmail material over said summoner) and now also the ringleader of the Resistance Kathleen 'Kitty' Jones.

Here, Nathaniel - who goes by the name of John Mandrake - is charged with uncovering the origin of disturbances in his modern-day-ish London, which he initially blames on the Resistance before it comes to light otherwise.

Not that his fellow members of government initially believe him, or that it is being caused by a Golem being controlled by a mysterious animator ...

Almost worth reading for the footnotes/comments by Bartimaeus alone!