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|pages=1024
|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
|date=30 Sep September 2005
|isbn=978-0747579885
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Neil Gaiman said, apparently, that ''Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell'' is unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last 70 years. That is possible, though it does seem extremely generous, even if by English we take 'coming from England' rather than 'written in the English language' and even if we use fairly narrow definition of 'the fantastic'.
I am giving ''Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell'' three and half stars. It's a fluent, well written and well imagined book but lacks character development and emotional pull, and too long by at least 200 pages. However, if there is a sequel, I will read it. Probably.
You might enjoy [[The Vanishing by Sophia Tobin]], although we had our reservations. {{amazontext|amazon=1408856883}}{{amazonUStext|amazon=0747579881}}
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