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Book Review of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
jenglows avatar reviewed on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2


I was really, really excited to begin this book. i loved it at first, but after a few hundred pages it became, well, droll. The descriptions of magic are uninteresting. the world is stagnant. I would agree with other reviewers that it doesn't feel like a fantasy. It feels like the writer wanted to create a classic but couldn't do it, so she threw in some words like "magic". In the end, it's boring and a waste of time to read.