Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Jun 2010 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA
4.4star
417 reviews
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800
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In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.
Another practicing magician then emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil, and the two join forces in the war against France.
But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wild, most perilous forms of magic, and he soon risks sacrificing his partnership with Norrell and everything else he holds dear.
Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who, first as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.
Another practicing magician then emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil, and the two join forces in the war against France.
But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wild, most perilous forms of magic, and he soon risks sacrificing his partnership with Norrell and everything else he holds dear.
Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who, first as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.
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January 24, 2012
Very long and tedious and when you are done you wonder what you missed - answer is nothing. The plot to page ratio is very poor. The characters are not particularly likeable or as interesting as they should be. I definitely feel like I wasted some of my life reading this book.
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March 15, 2018
Took so long to read but it made for great bedtime reading as the story was good yet the old english made my eyes sleepy. As good as the story was it was like wading through concrete, you just wanted to get through it
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January 14, 2012
I picked up this at B&N as a close out buy. I don't remember seeing Neal Gaimans name anywhere in the credits. This was not what I expected, it's a long trip following two divergent paths in magic. You will probably stay up some late nights reading (as I did) just to see where this prose leads. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.
About the author
Susanna Clarke is the author of the The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories and the New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award–winning Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. She lives in England.
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