Reviews

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

lindshilde's review against another edition

I loved the writing style but reading a book centred almost entirely on the male characters, particularly the upper/upper-middle class male characters, was grating a little after a time. When we hit Portugal and Wellington I was out! Loved the writing and may come back to it, I'm just not in the mood at present. I wanted more of Lady P, Arabella, Stephen Black, all those people. And I may have got it if I'd held out. I'll see. 

loro_30's review against another edition

3.0

Creo que ha sido el libro que más he tardado en leer en mi vida, teniendo en cuenta que no lo he intercalado con otros y que no he interrumpido su lectura por grandes rachas de tiempo. No habría llegado a la mitad si no hubiera estado tan bien escrito. Clarke es una excelente narradora, la construcción de sus personajes es perfecta. La magia es increiblemente evocadora. Pero es que no pasa nada durante más de tres cuartos del libro. Nada de nada. Simplemente se nos presenta el escenario y el contexto de la ¿acción? que se concentra en las últimas páginas de la novela. Me ha gustado, pero aún no estoy segura de que haya merecido la pena tanto tiempo dedicado a su lectura.

krisipetiova's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

5.0

huntergoebel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

mercystines's review against another edition

 dnf page 200. maybe I'll finish one day when I have more time, but for now this is a bigger commitment than i'm willing to make 💀 

lmsokol18's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A slow but rewarding read. I tried reading this on kindle, gave up, bought the paperback and loved it. Inventive but classic fairy tale, love story, historical fiction. So vivid and will be thinking about this for a long time. 

kat_hou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

deep_in_the_reads's review against another edition

4.0

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I may just be high off the fumes of reading this but I think this may be my favourite fantasy novel now. JUST shy of a 5 star review. Had some issues with characterization in a few places, and though I understand that the meandering, meticulous pace had intent (and was certainly done a lot better than in all the other fantasy novels that attempt to do that), there were a couple hiccups. But the issues are relatively minor as I'd say this is a must-read fantasy novel. Better than LotR, ASoIaF, Dune, and Narnia by a country mile.

k_lindberg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

karlosius's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

3.5