Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
4.95 stars (out of 5)
About the return of Magic to England in the Regency period. Half novel, half faux-historical record. Very Good, but very long. 800+ pages, lots of footnotes. The first 100 pages or so are slow, but it becomes engrossing as plot develops, along about the time Johnathan Strange is introduced. I'd have given 5 stars, but I am anti-footnote, although it is amazing how Clarke created references, legend, a whole alternate history of England. This is not a quick read, but it was so worth the time!
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Pretty sure you couldn't pay me to read that. Have you read The Other Boylen Girl?
Have not read. Is it good?
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