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Jonathan Strange i el senyor Norrell

Susanna Clarke

3.96 AVERAGE

sam_murray's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

r_fon_bar's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

normal_ish's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging 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

vtichler's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

alienketchup's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hooliaquoolia's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Adored this even more reading it the second time. Immeasurable, unbeatable. Susanna Clarke forever. 

mydoglovedthisbook's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

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I don’t care about Faerie, and apparently this book is about that. Seems like a really good book, just not for me. 

fanokna58's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

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What is this? So boring! The characters' names are all different but so English, souless, and grey that they are easily confused. Likewise, all characters (male cast) are more or less the same person which doesn't help at all. There's no more magic in England and I doubt there's any to be found in this book unless you imagine it yourself.

sarahderbyneed's review against another edition

3.5

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

jarekko's review against another edition

5.0

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What a singular thing. I love to see this novel as an alternate founding of fantasy as a genre right next to Tolkien. Also: as much as I hate when someone says something like that: if you don't like the beginning, power through the first 150 pages or so. For me it was absolutely worth it.