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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
"The box was small and oblong and apparently made of silver and porcelain. It was a beautiful shade of blue, but then again not exactly blue, it was more like lilac. But then again, not exactly lilac either, since it had a tinge of grey in it. To be more precise, it was the colour of heartache. But fortunately neither Miss Greysteel nor Aunt Greysteel had ever been much troubled by heartache and so they did not recognize it."
This book spanned 10 years. It was a long journey, a slow, meandering adventure. I enjoyed it, for the most part, but it didn't capture my heart. The writing was lovely, however. A part of me thinks that it was slightly the wrong time for me to have picked it. My mood and life at this time just were a bit hectic for a book like this, a book that is a life of its own.
Near the end of the book when I was finally getting settled into my life again, I felt much more drawn in, and focused on the story. I enjoyed the ending, immensely. A twinge of sadness, with a tinge of hope.
"She took his hands and her eyes were shining. 'And you did it,' she whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment, and in that moment all was as it used to be - it was as if they had never parted; but she did not offer to go into the Darkness with him and he did not ask her.
'One day', he said, 'I shall find the right spell and banish the Darkness. And on that day I will come to you'.
'Yes. On that day. I will wait until then.'
He nodded and seemed about to depart, but then he hesitated. 'Bell,' he said, 'Do not wear black. Do not be a widow. Be happy. That is how I wish to think of you.'
'I promise. And how shall I think of you?'
He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!'
They kissed once. Then he turned upon his heel and disappeared into the Darkness."
This book spanned 10 years. It was a long journey, a slow, meandering adventure. I enjoyed it, for the most part, but it didn't capture my heart. The writing was lovely, however. A part of me thinks that it was slightly the wrong time for me to have picked it. My mood and life at this time just were a bit hectic for a book like this, a book that is a life of its own.
Near the end of the book when I was finally getting settled into my life again, I felt much more drawn in, and focused on the story. I enjoyed the ending, immensely. A twinge of sadness, with a tinge of hope.
"She took his hands and her eyes were shining. 'And you did it,' she whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment, and in that moment all was as it used to be - it was as if they had never parted; but she did not offer to go into the Darkness with him and he did not ask her.
'One day', he said, 'I shall find the right spell and banish the Darkness. And on that day I will come to you'.
'Yes. On that day. I will wait until then.'
He nodded and seemed about to depart, but then he hesitated. 'Bell,' he said, 'Do not wear black. Do not be a widow. Be happy. That is how I wish to think of you.'
'I promise. And how shall I think of you?'
He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!'
They kissed once. Then he turned upon his heel and disappeared into the Darkness."