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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
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.
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.
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.
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a phenomenal novel! I had high expectations for this book, given everything I had read about it, and it did not disappoint in the slightest. However, to enjoy it, the reader must accept that this is a SLOW story. The book is long, the narration goes into tangents that would be considered infodumping in other hands (but is masterfully done here) and the footnotes might deter some at first pass. With that being said, everything Susanna Clarke has done with this book feels extremely intentional and results in a truly unique book.
This is the best version of “our world but with magic” I have ever read, which is due in great part to the rich and laborious worldbuilding. Because the story takes its time to dive into legends, recounting branches of historical events that haven’t occurred in our world, it shapes a truly believable version of Europe with magic in it. The footnotes actually help give the story a scholarly feeling, creating an atmosphere of truth and knowledge that add to the immersion.
The characters aren’t over the top, even for magicians. However, they are meticulously crafted into real beings. Norrell and his scholarly quirks, Strange and his grand ambitions, but most of all the Raven King, whose presence looms over the story from start to finish. Never are we told who he actually was, or if he is still there, under the form of a character in this story. At different points in the story, I have had different theories on characters who might be the Raven King reborn/in hiding/etc. I have read theories online. In the end, I still don’t know… and I LOVE THAT!
I read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in audiobook and the narration by Richard Armitage was just as great as the content of the book itself. He is truly one of the best narrators I have listened to, subtly inflecting his voice to depict different characters and taking on non-caricatural accents. He even does a specific and noticeably different voice for the footnotes, which was truly appreciated! I would have liked the production to include a small audio cue to let me know we were shifting to a footnote (like the chime used in the audiobooks of Discworld), but the work of the narrator still made it easy enough to recognize.
The coziest read I have had the pleasure to wrap myself with in years. Each word in each sentence was threaded into a majestic tale that I would even place next to a Ghibli movie.
Might update this review later to include more thoughts, but I don’t think I can properly articulate the feeling this book gave me.
Might update this review later to include more thoughts, but I don’t think I can properly articulate the feeling this book gave me.
This book feels like a really engaging history textbook—funny sections and some fun stories, but mostly a tedious list of facts and dates. I must admit, however, that the dry, British humor is quite on point.