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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
 

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel

by Susanna Clarke

The international bestseller, finally in paperback!
 
Time magazine’s #1 book of the year • 11 weeks and counting on the New York Times bestseller list •  Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award • Longlisted for the Booker prize • A Book Sense pick • People Top Ten Books of the year • Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 • New York Times Notable Books of the Year • Christian Science... (read more)

Top tags: fantasy,  fiction,  magic,  historical fiction,  england (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

2 of 2 members found this review helpful.
Lord Manleigh
  • Rated 5 stars

“My favorite new book in decades -- whenever I finish it, I have to force myself not turn right back to page one and start reading all over again. With this remarkable first novel, Susanna Clarke gives us a dazzling feat of 19th century English literary pastiche and a magical fantasy of the highest order. Strong flavors of Thackeray and Austen blend delightfully with a dash of J. K. Rowling (references to Tolkien in some reviews I’ve read are misleading – Tolkien is not the tone at all), a...”

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Didn’t Like It

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
zozosmamma
  • Rated 1 stars

“Good premise but hard to get into, hard to follow, hard to finish. I am no stranger to long hard books, but this one was just not worth it.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.026667 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Cheryl R

    cheryl r said:

    “This book belongs to the gods! If this book were a show, I would give it a STANDING OVATION. I am in awe of Susanna Clarke's debut novel. This book is immensely entertaining, brilliant and just... spectacular, for lack of a better word. I kept delaying finishing this book because I didn't want it to end! One of the books I just couldn't put down.”

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008
  • Fredrik Bränström

    fredrik bränström said:

    “This is a pill of brain candy. I'm addicted to Susanna Clarke now, but unfortunately she's not written much more than this and an anthology of short stories (based in the same world). I suspect she's writing a sequel, though.

    I would date any girl who's gotten through this and enjoyed it as much as I did. It says a lot about a person.”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
  • Hobbes80

    hobbes80 said:

    “Gotta agree with mike on this one... my copy is 1005 pages. the first 880 were exposition to me. When the events started to snowball towards the climax, I expected it to be a lot more fulfilling. Instead it left me feeling like i had just spent the last month and a half being punished for something I hadn't done.”

    posted Friday, July 13 2007
  • apokalypsis

    apokalypsis said:

    “Dickens and Tolkien, hmm... I could see a bit of that. I was actually thinking Jane Austen meets Harry Potter. Neil Gaiman and Neal Stephenson are both fans of this novel (which is why I read it).”

    posted Tuesday, July 10 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • mike

    mike said:

    “It took me forever to slog through this one... and while I'm not sorry I finished it, I'm not sure it was worth it. Meh.”

    posted Tuesday, July 10 2007
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