A review by rainershine
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

challenging funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is one of the most difficult books I’ve read in years, just in terms of the slow pace, it is a book impossible to read quickly.  That is part of what makes this book so enjoyable. It forces you to sit and be told this story, rather than racing through it. It is a guaranteed slow-maxing book. By the end, it had fully caught my attention, it was well worth the read. My favorite thing about it was the realistic writing style, it read just like a regency era book of the time. The song “The Yawning Grave” by Lord Huron perfectly fits this book.