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Book Review of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Author: Susanna Clarke
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Not as much fun as I was expecting. It dragged on and on, and right when it seemed to be getting good it fizzled out. Also, most of the foot notes seemed pointless. A few helped move the story, but most of them felt like useless information. And spelling things like "showed" as "shewed" was just plain annoying, not quaint or atmospheric. All in all, I was very disappointed. "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik is a much better alternative.