![]() ![]() ![]() In January, I’m looking at chapters 1-8, pp. Maybe you’ll discover a new favorite or rediscover an old friend! I will be covering approximately eight chapters a month (about 100 pages), so I welcome you to follow along. Norrell, one that provides a loose summary, dwells on some of the historical and cultural details, and analyzes the literary devices. 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. ![]()
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