#20 in Middle grade
The Golem's Eye
- 576
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
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Our view
“The Golem’s Eye” is a second volume that gives the Bartimaeus story more moral weight without losing its wit. The conflict widens from political conspiracy to the divide between ruling magicians and the commoners they ignore, and some readers single out Kitty as a welcome new centre of the story. Others notice the plot passing through stages familiar from the first book. At well over five hundred pages, it is one for confident young readers.
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About the book
The Golem's Eye is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic. It is the second book in the Bartimaeus trilogy written by British author Jonathan Stroud. 6 million copies have been sold in 36 countries. It was a New York Times best-seller in 2004.
Reading order · Bartimaeus Sequence
Full order & progress →- The Amulet of SamarkandStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - The Golem's EyeThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Ptolemy's Gate
8.38.3 / 10 - The Ring of Solomon
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 378 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 23 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 355 | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Golem's Eye for?
The Golem's Eye sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 576 pages — longer than 56% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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