“Thank you so much to the 50+ people who have, so far, responded to my question of whether to read this or not. The response has been overwhelmingly 'YES', with several mentions of similarities to Neil Gaiman, which encourages me even more. I am definately bumping this up my reading list for this winter.”
“some people dislike loose ends, but i enjoyed the many little stories inbetween.”
“I'm about a third of the way through - and I just feel like forgetting the entire endeavor - only I keep chugging along because I have this nagging feeling that it will improve. anyone else?”
“This is a fascinating book if you like magic. It is also a book that you have to set aside occasionally to digest what you have read & read something light to counter-act the depth. ”
“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!”
“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.”
“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! ”
“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.”
“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.”
“I believe he bacame the guard of the castle after he beat the previous guard.”
