Comments on: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

By: Tom D

Tom D — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:00:30 +0000

After getting about 2/3rds of the way through it, I gave up and skipped to the last chapter or two to see how it ends. I find that I read a lot of books from back to front these days. Unless it’s an author I know and trust, I now prefer checking to see if the conclusion is worth reading all the way through to get. The ending of “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell” was okay, but I didn’t feel much need to read everything that I skipped.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:25:40 +0000

I may induce some langorously steepiness and have another go.

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:45:20 +0000

It is a very challenging book for many readers. If you can langorously steep in it, it really seeps in and unsettles, though. And the slowness (and erudition) isn’t all that much for anyone who has read at least a smattering of 19th century novels.

By: John C.

John C. — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:09:25 +0000

I made it all the way through, but it took me months and three check outs from the library. That said, once you are retired, totally worth it.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:51:24 +0000

Really long books I enjoyed all the way to the end:

The Brothers Karamazov
Gravity’s Rainbow
Life and Fate
The Man without Qualities

Really long books that I couldn’t stomach and never bothered to finish:

Ulysses
A la recherche…
Moby Dick
Tristram Shandy