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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke,

Portia Rosenberg (Illustrator)

Start date: May 17, 2015

Finish date: May 22, 2015

Why we're reading this: Published by Bloomsbury, an Independent Press.
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Dec 30, 2011 Kerry rated it liked it

Shelves: iownthis, magic

Very charming. I'd give it 3.5 stars if possible, but four seems a little much because there wasn't very *much* to it, you know? But it was very nice. ...more

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Aug 30, 2008 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 19th-century, fantasy-adult, 2010

I loved the idea behind this book - England using magic to defeat Napoleon. But it did get off to a slow start. It seems that while England did have magic, no real spell have been attempted in the last 150 years. What happened to all the magic? Is there anyone left who can actually DO magic? Yes. There is Mr. Norrell.

But Mr. Norrell, especially in the beginning, is not a very sympathetic character. He is fussy, jealous, and frankly, boring. I wasn't sure I really wanted to stick with this story. ...more

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