A review by jshaden
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

5.0

Just reread this for my book club, and I still think it is an amazing book. It may be closer to 4.5 stars than a true 5, mostly due to length, but it is still a delightfully detailed story. I described the pacing to a friend as "stately" - it doesn't move very fast at all, at least until the very end, but for me it seems just right for this story. I tend to get irritated with overly mannered styles of storytelling, but this books sets just the righty tone and doesn't take its styling so far as to obnoxious. All in all, a worthwhile expenditure of time and effort.