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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Clarke brought magic to the 21st century!
This compelling book written with a familiarity to the Pickwick Papers by Dickens enthralls with its own history built right into the book! Not only does Clarke expand on Norrell and Strange's life but also "historical" events mentioned by characters. Footnotes! I was so excited when I started reading her footnotes because it was like reading a story within a story!
If you like fantasy and originality and imagination, be prepared to be whisked away to parallel universe where magic is trying to make a comeback!
This compelling book written with a familiarity to the Pickwick Papers by Dickens enthralls with its own history built right into the book! Not only does Clarke expand on Norrell and Strange's life but also "historical" events mentioned by characters. Footnotes! I was so excited when I started reading her footnotes because it was like reading a story within a story!
If you like fantasy and originality and imagination, be prepared to be whisked away to parallel universe where magic is trying to make a comeback!
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
This book was hecka long, but hecka worth it. She's such a clever writer, extremely witty but also somehow serious. And the end was (perhaps unintentionally) filled with a lot of really cool Gospel imagery. The world is almost Tolkien-esque in the amount of background she put into it--you got the sense that you were only reading a very small portion of a very large story. And it was thoroughly unpredictable, which is exciting for me because I have a knack for predicting where story-lines are going.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this absolute tomb about every 2 or three years. Not one to read if you're packing light, though.
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Susanna, when I catch you Susanna…
1,000 pages of two gentleman wizards discovering they’ve been married the whole time. Slow to build-up, but honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. Fantastic characters, amazing worldbuilding, and gorgeous writing. The classical novel style lulls you into a false sense of security only for the rug to be pulled out from under you with no warning. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. You will have to pry this book from my cold, dead hands.
1,000 pages of two gentleman wizards discovering they’ve been married the whole time. Slow to build-up, but honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. Fantastic characters, amazing worldbuilding, and gorgeous writing. The classical novel style lulls you into a false sense of security only for the rug to be pulled out from under you with no warning. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. You will have to pry this book from my cold, dead hands.