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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Became my favorite book of all time at least for now, it’s beautiful but I can admit that it’s longer than it had to be but I still wish there was more, I love the world, I love the characters, I love how fairies are portrayed and the last third of the book has some of the best scenes I’ve ever read.
It can be seen as boring which is a valid point but I love spending time with these characters even if all they are doing is making roads.
It can be seen as boring which is a valid point but I love spending time with these characters even if all they are doing is making roads.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
This was slow going (especially the first two parts - the pace picks up suddenly in the last one) but beautifully written, I enjoyed reading it at bed time, no cliffhangers keeping you up all night. It was whimsical, nonsensical at times, just like a book about faerie magic should be. I loved the sense of humour!
Mr Norrell's despicable, Mr Strange is annoying (I feel like a lot could have been prevented if he paid attention to anyone), but somehow they're so wonderful together! I do see how a sequel was expected, there's so much to follow up on and there were several loose threads (like Flora's involvement - what exactly did Strange ask her to do? What was the boat trip about?) but I think it works out as a standalone well enough.
Mr Norrell's despicable, Mr Strange is annoying (I feel like a lot could have been prevented if he paid attention to anyone), but somehow they're so wonderful together! I do see how a sequel was expected, there's so much to follow up on and there were several loose threads (like Flora's involvement - what exactly did Strange ask her to do? What was the boat trip about?) but I think it works out as a standalone well enough.