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Title: Disappointing on all accounts
Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is a dissapointing book on all accounts. The last third of the book is fairly good, but still not as good as all the gushing seems to indicate. It is a rock solidly mediocre book. The whole section about the war with France is dull. Clarke's writing style is fine, and maybe that is what captures some people's imaginations. If you want extraordinary fantasy, read China Mieville or Philip Pullman
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