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sagescissors  ·  3570 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Which book could you not put down?

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

A tale of two magicians in Victorian-era England. Imagine Harry Potter minus teenagers and school. What I love so much about the atmosphere of the book is that magic is portrayed as something that's not instant and extravagant. It's something that seems almost realistic; it takes time, the ingredients so not include eye of newt, and the effects are sometimes very subtle. But enough about magic, the story is way more political, not boring, but there are several interesting story archs that carry you through to the end of this thick novel.

For any graphic design nuts out there, the look of the book is pretty unique. The typeface is subtly uneven. The look of something that looks more handmade. It's simple and elegant, yet somehow pulls you right in to the time period when the story takes place (around the time of the Hundred Years War).

I highly recommend giving this a read. It starts a little slow, but by 40 pages in, I was hooked.