Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, was Who has ordered?

[snazzzybird]

--- "dungrollin" <spotthedungbeetle at h...> wrote:
> 
> I've been meaning to recommend 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' by 
> Suzana Clarke on this board for ages.  Takes a bit of patience to 
> get into, but it's big, and good, and fun, and will keep you going 
> for a while.  It's an historical fantasy, set around the beginning 
> of the 19th century in England, with magicians and fairies and a 
> prophecy, and the mysterious Raven King - very much an adult novel.  
> It's described in the blurb (amusingly enough) as Harry Potter for 
> grown ups.  But that's not really fair, as the style is completely 
> different - Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings meets ... something 
> else I can't quite put my finger on.  Beautifully written, a 
> plethora of fictional footnotes, and a handy sewn-in bookmark.
> 

I read 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell', and absolutely loved it.  You
mention the footnotes -- I particularly enjoyed them; they add
immeasurably to the illusion that this is a nonfiction account of
actual historical events.

I recommend this book to adult HP readers, my fellow Snape fans in
particular.  The darkly enigmatic Mr. John Childermass seems a natural
 for fanfiction.  ;-)

--snazzzybird, trapped by print material