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mmetzdorf 's review for:
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
A historical fiction set in an imagined history wherein magic was a common profession that has become lost. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell set out to restore magic to England, only a whole world of intrigue unfolds as they involve themselves with an evil fairy. Though I don't think I was satisfied in the end after two months and 850 pages, I found this impressive and I was intrigued enough to see it through to the finish. Clarke does a great job of mimicking the tone of early 19th century novels, while including footnotes of legends and tales that read as though academic, all the while creating curious incidents within each chapter that compel the reader enough to keep going. I would recommend this book to any patient reader who enjoys fantasy.