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Title: Strange but Good!
Review: I quite agree with other reviews : this book should not be picked up if you want fast-paced, non-stop action. Ditto if you are looking for the second coming of Harry Potter. This book is a whole different story. I loved the descriptions, the long character developments, the use of old English and the not-so-clear bad versus good war.It is a long book. I read it in a week and a half which, for me anyway, is a long time to read any novel. But I did enjoy every moment, actually slowing to reread some paragraphs. It's not a "on the edge of your seat" kind of book but you do want to know what is coming around the corner. I also enjoyed the other characters, other then Mr Norrell & Mr Strange. It's rare in books that you want to know what happens to other, lesser charcaters just as much, if not more so, as you do the main ones.As a first novel, this is hard to beat. As a novel, the research involved must have been incredible! Hats off to Ms Clarke!
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