Reviews - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

3.96 AVERAGE

vi_llain's review against another edition

5.0

Every time I reread this book I find my affection for all its characters has only grown. It really is one of the best books I’ve ever read and I hope I’ll never get tired of it in the years to come

el_fj's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 57%

SUCH a vibe, but alas too meandering for my mood and I've been picking at this for too long. Maybe I'll pick it back up at another time

major_lezer's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is simply a must-read! It has: The most original use of footnotes in any novel I have ever read, a very Victorian English setting, a world of magic build around Old English and Irish folktales and two main characters whose relation is tense at the best of times. You won't be able to put this one down once its grown on you!

marcooisai's review against another edition

5.0

He disfrutado este libro tanto como puedan imaginar.

Pensar en que una escritora pudiera publicar (en el año 2004) algo similar, sobre todo en calidad, a lo escrito por Jane Austen y Charles Dickens es atrevido. Pero Susanna Clarke lo hizo. Jonathan Strange y el señor Norrell es una apuesta, arriesgada y ambiciosa, en la que cada página vale la pena.

Disfruté el ingenio y el humor con que se desarrolla la historia. La construcción de la fantasía, mezclada con hechos históricos de Reino Unido, se disfruta por la atención que le prestó a los detalles, logrando un sentido de verosimilitud inigualable.

Recomiendo un chingo leerlo.

katlem's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

momin's review against another edition

5.0

Susan Clarke is one of the greats. I wish modern fantasy was more like this and less focused on "magic systems" and the like.

one of the most British books I have ever read