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Book Review of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
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Helpful Score: 3


Finally! I was determined to conquer this book, no matter how many months it took. I'm not sure why, actually, but at last it's done.

My problem with this book is the same as so many other readers. While the author created a wonderful world in her novel, there was nothing that compelled me to continue reading, until the last 150 or so pages. Those I read in less than a day, and enjoyed. It's just the set-up for the ending takes absolutely forever.

I was never bored when I was reading the first 80% of the novel, but it was always quite easy to put down and leave down.

So if you do decide to attempt it, know that eventually things to start to happen, but that it takes quite awhile to get there.