From the Bookshelf of Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
It felt like it took a year to read this book, but I see it was only about 3 weeks. 3 VERY LONG weeks.
So, look. I liked it alright. It was possibly THE SLOWEST BOOK ON EARTH in the beginning, but I had heard it picked up, and it did, sort of.
I did laugh out loud a few times, and exclaimed with surprise. It was occasionally entertaining. It's verrrrrrrry....English. It reminds me of the humor of Jane Austen - droll, a bit underground, tongue in cheek, but there.
There were a few truly interestin ...more
So, look. I liked it alright. It was possibly THE SLOWEST BOOK ON EARTH in the beginning, but I had heard it picked up, and it did, sort of.
I did laugh out loud a few times, and exclaimed with surprise. It was occasionally entertaining. It's verrrrrrrry....English. It reminds me of the humor of Jane Austen - droll, a bit underground, tongue in cheek, but there.
There were a few truly interestin ...more
See my full review: http://youtu.be/RaIJQPchjPw
...more
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
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
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
Retelling of British history at the time of Napolean as if magic was a thing. Really interesting mix of fantasy and historical fiction.
Wonderful!
Jul 29, 2010
Sandy
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2011
Allie
marked it as to-read
Shelves:
genre-sff,
fiction,
own,
audience-adults,
award-hugo,
2023-damn-it,
place-uk,
footnotes-love
Jan 12, 2012
Sarah Fletcher
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2012
Lucinda
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2014
Erin
marked it as to-read
Mar 03, 2014
Allison
marked it as to-read
Oct 12, 2015
Emily Williams
added it
