Reviews - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Susanna Clarke

3.96 AVERAGE

reserv3's review against another edition

2.5

informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

agiovann's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shelfkewpie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So entertaining with strong characters and clever, funny moments. I would have loved to give this 5 stars, but unfortunately, the ending wasn't as strong as other parts of the story.
In a lot of ways, this felt like Jane Austen writing fantasy, and I love Susanna Clarke for that! It was my first time reading this author, and I'm sure I'd enjoy more books from her.

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nclane's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fireweedtea's review against another edition

4.0

I'm not too surprised at how divided the reviews of this book are, I think readers will either find it completely charming or completely underwhelming. I am in the charmed camp, I loved this book! I took my time finishing it near the end as I didn't want it to be done. It makes me want to add a new shelf to Good Reads under Magic.