I seem to be on a fiction-reading kick, which hasn’t been the norm for me in the past couple of years; I’ve tended to read more non-fiction. But the other day I finished reading a new novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (it has a fun website, but don’t click on too many objects if you prefer going into a novel cold). And last night I picked up Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I thought about reading it last year, but I wasn’t in the mood; now I seem to be. I’ve read the first 20 pages and I’m already hooked.
It’s loooooong, so it should keep me entertained for a while.
You’re going to love it. It’s definitely one of those books that make you wish it’d never end (even after 900 pages).
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is a wonderful novel. Easily the best book I read last year and so beautifully written.
Highly, highly recommended.
Excellent! It’s one of the ones I’d been meaning to read for ages too, so I packed it for my trip to India. It’s a brilliant idea, exceptionally well-executed. I think she comes out with a follow-up book of short stories in the same “universe” next month?