The series begins with the narrator breaking the 4th wall by explaining that he is in fact the protagonist, Alcatraz Smedry, and that he is using the pen name Brandon Sanderson to prevent evil librarians from censoring the book. The first four books of the series are largely harmless, but the fifth book in the series culminates in events that prevent me from recommending this series to anyone. The story moves away from its Harry Potteresque beginning and quickly settles into a rhythm of zany action and quirky humor. The most significant difference between the two series is that here we are subjected to continual sidebar monologues in which the protagonist, named Alcatraz, invariably manages to manifest the exact brand of snarky, sarcastic narcissism that parents everywhere in America would love to excise from their children’s character. While these similarities are obvious from the first few pages, it is soon evident that The Evil Librarian series lacks the carefully-crafted world, interesting characters, and plot of Harry Potter. Though Sanderson makes veiled criticisms of elements of the Harry Potter series, his own work bears a striking resemblance to it in its basic elements. On his thirteenth birthday, he is suddenly introduced to a more exciting world, hidden in plain sight, in which he gradually discovers his powers and his “heroism.” Sound familiar? It should.
This is the story of a tormented thirteen-year-old orphan who has lived most of his life in the care of foster parents, all the time unaware of a magical world in which he has unwittingly been playing the part of savior-yet-to-come. Having read the entire series to date, I am, despite the saying, confirmed in my judgment of the book by its cover. the Evil Librarians, the first book of the Evil Librarian series by Brandon Sanderson, I immediately suspected that it was yet another poor-quality Harry Potter knock off.
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