jonathan strange and mr norrell goodreads

And I want to celebrate Clarke’s work and her impact on me in my column A Woman Was Here for the bulk of 2020.įrom January through September, when Piranesi will be released, I will be doing a read-through of Jonathan Strange & Mr. For whatever reason, the book was a satisfying read. Perhaps I was drawn to it because I grew up on a steady diet of Austen and Dickens-and Clarke’s work was such a perfect 21st century version of 19th century prose with a complex magical lore that drew from the medieval (I was soon to be a medievalist myself). I have friends who similarly loved it and ones who just couldn’t get through it. So imagine my joy when I saw that Susanna Clarke was releasing a novel in 2020-and another one after that! Piranesi is certainly on my must-preorder list.īut Jonathan Strange & Mr. It is one of my favorite books of all time. I love the cover of this! How fun! But the synopsis put me off completely: it’s about the girl on the cover, called Cathy Fox and I think her goal in life is to have adventures and such? It’s supposed to be funny, which, when it’s the first thing that can be said about a book, normally put me off.I love Jonathan Strange & Mr. Grade: 2 Goodreads says: Because you are currently reading Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1): This novel has a 3.98 rating, so it’s probably good, but the plot didn’t interest me much… it’s a regular dystopia with the world separated by zones (depending on your religion, it seems) and there’s a killer cyborg… Not too interested. Grade: 1 Goodreads says: Because you are currently reading Unseemly Science (The Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire, Book 2): I am not a big fan of satires… also, this has nothing to do with White Teeth at all. Grade: 5 Goodreads says: Because you are currently reading White Teeth: It reminds me of Airman by Eoin Colfer, which has been a favorite for over 10 years!! Adding immediately to my TBR!

This sounds just up my alley! A steampunk novel with airships and fantasy, and Tamora Pierce gave it 5 stars. Grade: 2 Goodreads says: Because you are currently reading Unseemly Science (The Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire, Book 2):

I didn’t love Vampire Academy, and this seems to be in the same universe, so I will pass on it… (also, what is the connection to Crazy Rich Asians?) Hummmm… I am not quite excited for another Richelle Mead book. So I saw this very fun meme at Fuzzy Bookworm, and I decided to do it too! The idea is to get 5 books that Goodreads recommends to me and then deciding if I will add them to my TBR or not! As a small twist to the meme, I will give Goodreads a grade from 1-5 of how good the recommendation was! Goodreads says: Because you are currently reading Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1):

Jonathan strange and mr norrell goodreads