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A review by ella_kate
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Holy smokes I can’t believe I’ve finally finished this book. It was incredible, I loved everything about this book, from the lore of the magic, the characters, how the plot interacted with historical events, it was truly show-stopping. I am amazed that despite its length it t truly kept me captured throughout, there wasn’t really ever a plot I was less interested in, and I kept getting excited every time some more information about magic got revealed.
Also never thought id say this but the footnotes of this book made it for me, they were honestly one of my favourite parts of it. It was so clever how they supported the magic lore of the book but presented it in a way that seemed so real and academic. And I think this is why the book overall appealed to me so much is how realistic the attitudes and rise of magic seemed, like the way it was written had me going yep that would totally happen if magic occurred in England, of course there would be separate bodies of magic academics and scholarly magic journals 😂
Genuinely incredible, I am so glad I read this book!!!
Also never thought id say this but the footnotes of this book made it for me, they were honestly one of my favourite parts of it. It was so clever how they supported the magic lore of the book but presented it in a way that seemed so real and academic. And I think this is why the book overall appealed to me so much is how realistic the attitudes and rise of magic seemed, like the way it was written had me going yep that would totally happen if magic occurred in England, of course there would be separate bodies of magic academics and scholarly magic journals 😂
Genuinely incredible, I am so glad I read this book!!!