des’s Reviews > Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell > Status Update

This book is pretty interesting. Mr. Norrell wants to bring back magic to England and there's some varying sucess. He has to navigate "high" society with help from numerous people (servants and "friends" and scholars and the GOVERNMENT). I've yet to actually meet Jonathan Strange yet as a character but the foot notes include him as like.. a magician student under Norrell.

Magicians? No, gay scholary snobs that happen to like magic.

I've tried to read this earlier within the year and struggled with it, I am now starting my second attempt and so far I like it. It's still too early to tell how I really feel about it. I get the kinda vibe that Norrell is neurodivergent and doesn't have a good grasp on social connections outside his books and magic.