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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Si tratta di un fantasy molto atmosferico: con uno stile elegante, puramente e tipicamente “britannico” (certe scene di minaccia con i toni formali mi hanno fatto un sacco ridere), ti immerge in una piena Inghilterra dell’Ottocento perfettamente fusa con un contesto fantastico che riesce a unire magia e popoli fatati, con tanto di note su artefatti, incantesimi e leggende come fossero realistiche, dunque il tutto risulta storicamente ma anche fantasticamente accurato. Per i personaggi avrei voluto qualcosina in più, ma non sono affatto scontati. Il punto più debole per me, purtroppo, è stata la trama: molte pagine raccontano fatti che non sai bene dove vadano a parare, poi si aggancia bene tutto e si rivela molto semplice. Efficace, ma mi è mancata la sostanza, e per questo il ritmo è stato gne. Più entusiasmanti le premesse che non l’effettivo contenuto che, però, merita comunque.
I found it far too slow and just lost interest
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
jonathan strange & mr norrell was such a unique reading experience for me. i’ll be honest, the beginning (literally the whole volume 1) was excruciatingly slow. there were so many moments when i almost put it down, but i’m glad i persevered. once the story really starts moving, the chaotic, whimsical energy pulled me in completely.
what surprised me most is that i ended up loving the side characters far more than the two magicians themselves. childermass, stephen black, lady pole, and mrs strange had such depth and heart, and i couldn’t help but feel invested in them.strange’s descent into ‘madness’ after arabella’s death was one of the highlights of the book for me. it was written with so much raw grief that i felt genuine sympathy for him.
i do wish there had been more exploration of characters like mr honeyfoot, mr segundus and lord byron, who seemed full of potential but stayed on the edges. still, the footnotes more than made up for it. they gave the world such richness, as if i were reading an actual history of english magic.
it’s not an easy read. it's dense, slow, and demanding at times, but it’s also unlike anything else i’ve ever picked up. whimsical, eerie, and strangely beautiful.
what surprised me most is that i ended up loving the side characters far more than the two magicians themselves. childermass, stephen black, lady pole, and mrs strange had such depth and heart, and i couldn’t help but feel invested in them.
i do wish there had been more exploration of characters like mr honeyfoot, mr segundus and lord byron, who seemed full of potential but stayed on the edges. still, the footnotes more than made up for it. they gave the world such richness, as if i were reading an actual history of english magic.
it’s not an easy read. it's dense, slow, and demanding at times, but it’s also unlike anything else i’ve ever picked up. whimsical, eerie, and strangely beautiful.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
medium-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:
N/A
This was insane. The amount of brilliance in this is inconceivable. The footnotes have to be some of the best footnotes ever done in fiction. They added immensely to the work. They were integral and didn’t seem just there to be there like it can be so often in other books. This book is just smart. It definitely, I think, ramped up in pacing toward the end and I don’t know if I’d say it was too fast or not. We also saw the actual practice of magic toward the end whereas elsewhere we just saw the outcome of a spell. I don’t know if I can say that was bad or not either. Overall though, this was so meticulous and well-thought out. I absolutely LOVED. The relationship between Jonathan and Arabella. It was my favorite part of the book. Wow, just wow.
SUCKS THE WRITING STYLE AND FOOTNOTES I CANT GET INTO IT