Comments on: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

By: ultramangaia

ultramangaia — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:05:57 +0000

i can’t say that i enjoy the victorian style of writing, but i did enjoy the book. i took me quite a while to get used to the setting coz i’ve to say that i’m not at all familiar with the napoleon war (see, i’m an Asian. i’m looking forward to the sequel though. hope it’ll be as good.

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By: Kailana

Kailana — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:17:00 +0000

I have had this book on my nighstand so many times and STILL I haven’t read it. It’s sad really, something just always seems to get in my way!

By: Bookfool

Bookfool — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:06:00 +0000

I’m a conservative reader, too, so it’s nice to know you didn’t find anything too offensive. I don’t have a copy of this one, so it’ll be a long time before I get to it, but I’m looking forward to reading it, some day.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:22:00 +0000

I loved this book too. The slow rhythm of the Victorian-ish prose really appealed to me. And I enjoyed the characters; didn’t know there was to be a movie or a sequel, so thanks for that tip!

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:33:00 +0000

I am glad you enjoyed this one. It got off to a slow start for me too, I admit. My husband absolutely loved it from the first page though. I think it was his favorite book of the year the year we read it.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:56:00 +0000

Most everyone that has read this seems to feel it was a bit difficult to get into at first. I had that reaction too. But by the end I really enjoyed it.

I had no idea she was going to do a sequel.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:00 +0000

I loved this book. Same as you, took me a few pages to get into it, but I was hooked once I did. She is indeed going to do a sequel, though she said that Strange and Norrell will likely not be major characters in the sequel and it will take place a few years in the future. Great review. I’m looking forward to the movie as well!

By: Marg

Marg — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:23:00 +0000

I bought this book the first day I saw it in the shops….and haven’t even read one page of it yet! Sounds as though you really enjoyed it! Maybe I can fit it in sometime soon.