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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This novel is a delight. This book sweeps you away to a past you wish had existed.

Norrell is an older magician who has come to the conclusion that magic should be safeguarded because it can be very dangerous otherwise. Jonathan strange is the only magician in england performing practical magic. It's weaves a world where practical m...  Read More

Susanna clarke is a master storyteller. This book is magic.

Places and relationships and histories are again crafted with the utmost detail and care. The writing style lends itself perfectly to a novel that takes place in the early 1800s. Interesting, well written, without the abstruse, arcane feel of most tru...  Read More

It is everything the glowing reviews say it is. Saved me about $15 from the brand new price. Well worth your time.



Cons

The book is illegible. It rambles on and on, chapter after chapter, pointless footnote after pointless footnote.

This book is less about magic, and more about the preposterous attitudes of the upper class of britain in the time of the wars with napoleon. The drudgery that is the rest of the book is the only explanation as to why this book has such high reviews. ...  Read More

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Highlights

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Quality


The rules of it all the world constructed were done so well


Places and relationships and histories some real some myth some fiction are again crafted with the utmost detail and care


After 800 pages it felt like the ending was hurried along compacted


There are subplots and even entire characters that i feel the author just spends too much time on and it really drags the story...  Read More

Price


Saved me about 15 from the brand new price


There is of course a price to be paid for using the power of magic and it manifests itself in the reappearance of the raven kin...  Read More


If you are looking for a vacation that costs the price of a book this is it

Packaging/appearance


Arrived in perfect condition red cover was hoping for black cover but im not disappointed


I purchased the used like new and received a book in excellent condition


Anyway good book but be advised that ordering any book on amazon as a gift may result in having to return it because their pack...  Read More


This one was for my niece and thankfully it seems intact despite being a large paperback that was just tossed in a plastic envelope

Competitiveness


The story telling created a movie in my imagination that netflix and disney cant compete with


Clarke is akin to the flying burrito brothers an amazing troop of jugglers of the last century

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    magic, strange, long, good and novel.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 11,145 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 20 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Jus finishing up the the norrel and strange book


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Faerie magic and nd lots of spell casting going on


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not as violent as you would think but still kept my attention


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They been raising bodies up from the dead alot though so its kinda creepy


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you prefer epic fantasy or really any form of fantasy you might want to rethink reading this book


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I know its marketed as historical fantasyfantasy realism which is correct btw but it reads and feels like historical fiction


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Norrell is an older magician who has come to the conclusion that magic should be safeguarded because it can be very dangerous otherwise


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Jonathan doesnt really want a professor he wants a colleague

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