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I listened to this on audiobook and the reader, Simon Prebble, was AWESOME. It made the 37 hours (!!) of listening on my commute fly by - he transitions between voices seamlessly and I was always amazed at how consistent he was with the inflections of each character's voice. Also, the book is just lovely. It is a fictitious account of magic in England in the 1800s, and it is written in such a lovely self-aware and slightly humorous manner that makes it totally entertaining. It's dark, whimsical,
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Jan 29, 2009
Jill
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fantasyfavs,
historicalfiction
I have had this book on my shelf for a few years...it's daunting size as the reason it went unread for so long. I finally decided to dive in because I was looking for something different to read. Boy is it ever! This book is not going to be everyone's cup of tea. It is a fictional novel with footnotes....that are fictional. I found myself really getting into the story and just enjoying the characters. Parts of the story were a bit long-winded, as I've seen other reviewers mention. All in all tho
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This book had its little problems. The POV constantly shifted, which tends to pull me out of a book. The writing was a little too restrained. In general, I felt like I was reading the story rather than being immersed in it. And yet. The story was perfectly and intricately woven. Like a spell. Get it?
Jul 29, 2017
Cari
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really liked it
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fantasy-sci-fi,
historical
A very different sort of epic fantasy that won't be for everyone. I don't think I would have liked it as much if I hadn't read it in a serialized format (strict 30-page chunks per day over the course of a month); it would have felt far too long otherwise. The slow pace and Dickensian tone was a slow burn that grew on me over time.
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I had a difficult time getting into this book so I've decided to put it aside and come back to it at a later date.
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Aug 15, 2009
Carly Thompson
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really liked it
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Shelves:
anglophilia,
fantasy
Aug 08, 2011
Anna
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really liked it
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Shelves:
magical-realism,
literary-fiction
Jul 07, 2013
Laura
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really liked it
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ebook,
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