3.96 AVERAGE


Very good book! Very character driven with a light sprinkling of story. An excellent mix of quality and quantity, which kept me interested the whole time. Didn't see the ending coming, which was a brilliant close to the story.

Thoroughly hoping for a second!

tcdhughes's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Far too slow paced. Far too much "lore" that distracts from the story. 
dark tense slow-paced
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated


Slow burn, historical fantasy. Incredible atmosphere and world building. But wish the ending was different.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

there were moments i enjoyed but i just couldn’t get into it. the magic didn’t excite me, the characters didn’t excite me, the intrigue didn’t excite me. i expected more.
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reseña completa en: http://laestanteriadeithil.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-susanna.html

Opinión personal: Jonathan Strange y Mr. Norrell es un libro muy inglés que nos introduce de lleno en una Inglaterra del siglo XIX donde la magia había desaparecido…. Hasta ahora. Con un estilo que recuerda a los autores de la época y un comienzo un tanto lento es un libro muy descriptivo pero con un desarrollo de personajes increíble. Aunque el sistema de magia no se expone a lo largo de la novela la magia en sí está tremendamente bien introducida en el libro, el cual cuenta con notas de páginas y muchas referencias a diferente sobras, todas ficticias, pero que dan mucha profundidad a la parte histórica de la novela. Con unos personajes llenos de matices y una gran variedad de tramas, superado el bache inicial, la historia me atrapó hasta llevarme a un final inesperado pero brillante.

Another book that felt like it was made just for me. Petty gentlemen magicians with uncertain mastery on a magic system from another realm that they feel entitled to. The fantastical Jane Austen-ness of this scratched a huge itch in my brain. My only issue is I somehow wanted even more at the end of these 850 pages. It all wrapped up well but felt like the last 100 pages flew by. 
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Слухайте, ну я бачу, що це блискуче написано, купу часу в це вкладено і взагалі Кларк молодець. Але я дуже давно не нудьгувала так сильно.