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title: "Bloomsbury Jonathan Strange & MR Norrell"
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# Bloomsbury Jonathan Strange & MR Norrell

**Brand:** susanna clarke
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Brand new copy ordered but a used one received.
  

*by X***T on Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on 12 December 2020*

Despite paying full price for a brand new copy plus extra for quicker shipping, the copy I received is clearly used, dog-eared, with it's own label description as 'new' on it - which it quite clearly isn't and they would only put such a label on a used copy. Whichever distribution centre they have used, it isn't distributing brand new goods. I am still going to read the book but lucky this wasn't a gift as I would have had to send it back.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Susanna Clarke's 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' Reinvigorates Fantasy with Classic Charm
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on 9 July 2024*

One of the most ambitious and difficult novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading, Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a mind-bogglingly complex literary masterpiece that breathes new life into the fantasy genre by making it old again.Written as if Charles Dickens and Jane Austen conspired to write an epic fantasy novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell concerns two magicians—the titular Strange and Norrell—and their burgeoning friendship and later rivalry during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. Working with the intent of "bringing magic back to England," Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell have completely different philosophies regarding magic and its practical use. Mr Norrell is reclusive, snobbish, and studious; he believes magic should only be performed after one has accounted for all of the possible outcome (preferably after reading tomes and tomes of dense books). Jonathan Strange, on the other hand, is young, brash, and flashy; in his eyes, the boundaries of magic should be pushed with an almost reckless abandon.However, both Strange and Norrell's meddling in the magical arts end up catching the attention of powerful and nefarious beings beyond their ability to comprehend, with disastrous results for Europe and those they hold dear.Prior to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, I'd only read Susanna Clark's most recent novel, Piranesi, a short magical story with hidden depths. I really enjoyed Piranesi, and that novel almost acts as an appetizer to the delights one will find within the pages of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. I mean, there are footnotes in this novel that contain more imagination than most modern fiction released in any given year. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell can almost be viewed as a novel made up stories—literally hundreds of stories and plots and literary asides and myths and fables—that weave together to tell an epic tale of friendship, rivalry, and dark magic. By the time I finished this book, I really felt as if I'd just read an alternate history of Great Britain during the early 1800s.With all that said (and I say this in the strongest possible terms), most readers will find Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell an extremely difficult read. It's literary stylings—from its depiction of character development, dialogue, and action to its almost maddening tendency to chase down arcane rabbit trails—are firmly rooted in the literary tradition of Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, and Alexander Dumas (with nods to C.S Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George MacDonald). Some people will absolutely hate the way this book is written, paced, and executed. I, for one, loved it—but I'm also here to tell you that it's not for everyone.Though Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a long book, it's best viewed as one novel split into three volumes made up of dozens of almost self-contained chapters that tell an overarching narrative that spans 10 years.If one is up to the task, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is an immensely satisfying, exhausting, and rewarding read. It whet my appetite to read more literary classics that inspired it, and it gave me a greater appreciation for a more intellectual style of writing. Also, this book is so funny—the use of wry British dialogue brought a smile to my face every time a witty or self-depreciating aside was made. Additionally, the pen-and-ink illustrations by Portia Rosenberg are a beautiful touch.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is nothing short of a masterpiece. It absolutely blows my mind that this was Susanna Clark's debut novel—I cannot imagine the herculean task is must of been to write this book (seriously, Piranesi could've literally been a footnote in this novel). From the battlefields of Waterloo and the canals of Venice to the Kingdoms of Faerie and the dark enchanted mansions of the Gentleman with Thistle-Down Hair, I'd follow Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell down to the depths of Hell to fight the Raven King himself if it meant spending more time with these two gentlemen magicians.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
    Sólo para los más cometidos.
  
  

*by L***T on Reviewed in Mexico on 5 July 2023*

Este libro es una verdadera obra maestra. Yo lo tengo en mi top 10 de fantasía, junto con Babel de R.F. Kuang. La cosa es, si estás buscando acción, adrenalina y escenas súper impresionantes de combate con magia; no las vas a encontrar aquí. Este libro no es para todos (eso no quiere decir que no sea bueno), es más cómo una ficción histórica con magia para condimentar la narrativa; pero si son de los pacientes que deciden darle una oportunidad, no se van a arrepentir.

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