You will never forget this book. "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" by Susanna Clarke is surely one the most impressive fantasy books of our time, if not the best at all. The story is exiting, complex, highly original, never predictable. All of the complex and inscrutable, but even though they are ...
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a fantasy set in 18th century England (with bits in Italy, Spain, Germany). An 18th century Europe with magic of course. It was a long book and at times I was very entertained by it, at others a bit bored. There's something quite episodic about it. I think maybe, alo...
This book took me by surprised. Who would've thought that over 800 pages would be too short?This book had me intrigued and at sometimes, giggling behind the pages. It has my type of subtle humour. Oh and the elegant writing style that emanated Dickens; Susanna Clarke is a magician. Loved every word ...
I've put this book on my Les Memorables-shelf, where I place those books that for some reason were a lot better than I expected them to be and more important, they stuck with me. (And have thus been Memorable). I bought this book during sale for only €2,99, a great deal anyway but this is a story ...
I'd prefer to give a divided rating for this divided book. Three stars for the first 3/4 of it, and five stars for the last quarter, when it ceases to be fairly interesting but mostly disconnected vignettes, placesetting, and character introduction, and finally becomes a cohesive story with plot mov...
I first read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell in 2004 and loved its imaginative, immersive story so much it became a standard I judged other books by, but recently I wondered if, all these years later, it could still measure up to the high esteem I had for it in my mind. The answer is unreservedly, “Y...
DARK SLEEPER is an interesting, fascinating book that creates a lush fantastic world inspired by Dickens, but so much darker and stranger. Recommended by Tim Powers and Suzanne Clarke -- and I can see why. I enjoyed the novel... partially because I've never seen anyone do Dickenesque fiction quit...
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell follows the careers of the two first English magicians in four hundred years. Set in the early years of the 19th century, it's a sort of cross between a mock biography - with footnotes and dates - and a typical 18th century sensation novel. Which obviously gives it th...
bookshelves: mystery-thriller, historical-fiction, fantasy, debut, teh-brillianz, napoleonic Read in October, 2004 David Bowie for the Man with Thistledown Hair!THISTLE DOWNWords by Jennie Joy.Music by T. Crampton1. "Dear little Fly-a-way, may I inquire,Whither so fast you are going?See not bef...
I first heard of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell when I was prepping advance copies of the book and set off the smoke alarm with the wax seal we used on the wrappers. I tried to read it back then but could not get past the first few pages because I got distracted by the footnotes. However, JS & Mr...
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