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last updated Jul 31, 2018 07:21AM
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"Magic is returning to England," said Childermass, "and it only took seven hundred pages to get there."
"Indeed," said Norrell, blinking his small blue eyes rapidly. "And if I may be permitted to quote De Generibus Artium Magicarum Anglorum by Francis Sutton Grove--this shit just got real."
Strange & Norrell is a long, slow, deliberate, careful book with a broad narrative sweep. This book takes its time, modeling itself with the cautious pace of a 19th century Victorian novel, and so I lost a good ...more
"Indeed," said Norrell, blinking his small blue eyes rapidly. "And if I may be permitted to quote De Generibus Artium Magicarum Anglorum by Francis Sutton Grove--this shit just got real."
Strange & Norrell is a long, slow, deliberate, careful book with a broad narrative sweep. This book takes its time, modeling itself with the cautious pace of a 19th century Victorian novel, and so I lost a good ...more
Hard Pass. Didn't finish it. Didn't care for it. Too tedious, not enough likable characters. Writing style was just a bit to cavalier for me. Not the worst book by any means, obviously a lot of people like it. Just felt it was lauded a little more than deserved. Story was somewhat choppy, lots of uninteresting bits. Took about 40% of the novel before it gets engaging at all. I don't think it's good practice to write this way. In my opinion, this book is mostly praised for having 800 pages that k
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Special but strangely disjointed at times,with an somewhat dissapointing conclusion.
Still wholly unique and wonderful in terms of ''world'' building,the use of language and great wit used in the writing style.
Finish later. ...more
Still wholly unique and wonderful in terms of ''world'' building,the use of language and great wit used in the writing style.
Finish later. ...more
Jan 29, 2021
Kenneth Geary (KagedBooks)
marked it as to-read
