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Jonathan Strange i el senyor Norrell

Susanna Clarke

3.96 AVERAGE

lydthekid's review against another edition

5.0

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.

jav_'s review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

SUCKS THE WRITING STYLE AND FOOTNOTES I CANT GET INTO IT

caitlinann's review against another edition

2.75

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

killingklouds's review against another edition

5.0

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.