bairdthereader 's review for:

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5.0

I "read" this book as an audio book, and I think it was probably the best way to enjoy it for me. I can see myself struggling to get through the print version, especially the long first half. However, I found the audio book superb, perfectly read and made greatly more interesting by the insertion of wonderful British sarcasm. This story wove its way around me slowly, and by the end I had really come to love it in all of its quirks and details. I even enjoyed the footnotes. Some day I will go back and read it in print, when I have long stretches of time (and perhaps some rainy days) in front of me to fully delve into this great story again.