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Pros
This novel is a delight. I love tolkien but i tend to read fantasy that is pre-t tolkien. Thank you for this treasure.
Clarke so cleverly weaves fantasy into the reality of the times of her central characters. The main * of the tale is the competition between the two central characters, strange and norrell; the last two practical magicians in all of england. Faery and... Read More
Susanna clarke is a master storyteller.
It is everything the glowing reviews say it is, but i understand why some people give up on it. The show gives you the best points and will show you why it's worthwhile. Their selection is super amazing and they have such amazing prices!
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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Quality
The quality of the writing keeps one reading
So i was happy with the product
I found the whole set up with the two women and the two magicians to be a hugely frustrated misuse of dramatic irony
In fact the character who is mentioned most with the greatest focus is never given a name and only visibly appears for a brief... Read More
Price
If you are looking for a vacation that costs the price of a book this is it
Vinculus is a minor character but also has an arc
Packaging/appearance
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
Competitiveness
I was not merely fascinated by the competition but was entranced by the multitude of unique characters populating the fantasy w... Read More
The main thrust of the tale is the competition between the two central characters strange and norrell the last two practical ma... Read More
This being said it must be understood that their personal competition requires the telling of a good number of subplots in orde... Read More
Its in the final 300ish pages that clarkes giftedness in building such a detailed novel begins to reveal itself
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magic, strange, long, novel and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 10,829 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 6 2023.
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It had a way to be boring in a way that made you feel like an english gentleman magician
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I wondered why i haven’t heard of if before
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I made a mistake of watching the netflix show which i fell in love with
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There were so much information that the show failed to include
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Ive read this book several times only because in my opinion it was written beautifully
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Other reviews tell you enough about the story
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The danger in reading this book is that you may postpone or put off other things you intended to do with your time
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Maybe the magic seeped through the pages
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