Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel

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Rated 5 stars

“You may shy away from this fantasy because it's doorstop-sized. Well, need I remind you that so is Harry Potter? Give it ten pages. It will probably hook you in five. Rival magicians, once master and apprentice, battle for supremacy and also battle against the implicit dangers of power-hunger.”

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5 of 6 members found this review helpful.

Rated 2 stars

“The first 880 pages were exposition, in my opinion. 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.”

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pierre said:

“Suzanna Clarke's J.S. & Mr. Norrell's world feels so much alive I wonder how much she has written about it that is yet to be published. It feels like seeing only the tip of the iceberg.

I, for one, would love to read about the Golden and Silver age magicians, like Catherine of Winchester, Martin Pale and the Raven King himself!”

posted Monday, October 6 2008

vivek vikram said:

“I enjoyed the book because of the playoff between the two leading characters, but my one problem with this book is its length...it could have been far crisper.”

posted Monday, August 25 2008

l j said:

“I, also, did not want this book to end; I thought it was one of the best, most original novels I had ever come across, and fell in love with the language and the characters. It is particularly delicious as read by Simon Prebble in the audiobook version; in fact, I bought a copy of the book for myself after following along to the narrated book with a library copy. Brilliant in every way! ”

posted Sunday, August 24 2008 ( | view 1 reply )

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 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