“what ever happened at then end to Lasalle?”
“This is a long book, but well worth it. Strange and Norrell's world combines the fantasy and reality of Regency era England. So many memorable scenes and characters, and a fully realized history of magic. Norrell makes a very gruff, solitary Bilbo Baggins-like character and Strange is a dark Byronic charismatic figure and they make brilliant protagonists. ”
“I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. ”
“Yes, it's long, but I hated for it to end. I'm not a fantasy reader, for the most part, but I found this to be like a grown-ups fusion of Jane Austen and Harry Potter. Excellent reading! I wish Clarke would write some more novels, the sooner the better.”
“I enjoyed this but it could really have used a more brutal editor--at least 300 pages could have been cut out and the book still would have been really good.”
“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.”
“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).”
“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.”
