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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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Sorry, but I didn't like this book at all. The footnotes drove me crazy and I eventually started skipping them. I felt like I was at a secret club meeting that I wasn't a member of and didn't understand. I hate that I wasted over 700 pages of good reading time on this. It wasn't my typical genre, so I asked my son what he thought and I got a shrug and an "it was only OK". So I know this doesn't go with the popular opinion, but I won't read a second book by the author if she ever does one.