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Hyper-authentic attention to detail makes it read like a true 19th century novel, down to the grammar, punctuation, spelling, narration, footnotes, etc. A glimpse into what modern speculative fiction would have been if introduced centuries earlier. Difficult to say if the huge length and slow pace are part of the intended authenticity or not. (2004) Heard a lot of buzz about this ?Harry Potter for adults?. Well, boring. Way to long (782 pages), I only made it to about 270 and felt like I had suffered enough. Interesting stories such as raising a woman from the dead and helping England fight Napoleanic France at turn of 19th century, but plod plod plod.
Her deftly assumed faux-19th century point of view will beguile cynical adult readers into losing themselves in this entertaining and sophisticated fantasy. Many charmed readers will feel, as I do, that Susanna Clarke has wasted neither her energies nor our many reading hours. Susanna Clarke, who resides in Cambridge, England, has spent the past decade writing the 700-plus pages of this remarkable book. She's a great admirer of Charles Dickens and has produced a work every bit as enjoyable as The Pickwick Papers, with more than a touch of the early Anne Rice thrown in for good measure. "Move over, little Harry. It’s time for some real magic." A chimera of a novel that combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien. ContainsHas the (non-series) sequelHas the adaptationInspiredAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: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. No library descriptions found. |
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At any rate, this is a fantastic read for fans of magic, history, or historical magic. ( )