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I returned it today to the library, very late, and I felt so sad, like I was losing a friend. Great. Now I will have to buy it, just to have it, even though I am not a re-reader, ever.
When I read OSC's review of the book, I got all teary.
In short, I love Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrell, and miss them terribly.
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I was at the bookstore today, looking at the different editions, petting them, pawing them. I made sure I didn't get any drool on them though.
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quote:Originally posted by digging_holes: I was at the bookstore today, looking at the different editions, petting them, pawing them. I made sure I didn't get any drool on them though.
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Actually ricee101 you aren't. There was someone here who commented it wasn't his kind of book for the society he feels comfortable with. However, I love the book but find the language very hard to read for long periods of time. I have to read it in small chuncks or it becomes overwhelming. Still not finished.
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Someone once called me a book molester. I object to that term, though I admit that bookophile doesn't sound any better.
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I touch books, too. Sometimes I sniff them.
I just love books. I admit I've never laid out my favorites and rolled around naked on them, or anything, butthere is something pleasantly tactile about reading a book.
I also have a fondness for expensive papers. *giggle*
But I really loved JS&MN. It's out in paperback now, but I really prefer the hardcover with a book that thick.
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I'll give it another try, but i'll tell you, I got about 100 pages in and I still couldn't get excited about that book.
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It's hard for me to admit, given that I really loved the book, but it isn't for everyone. It deserves every ounce of praise that it gets, though, because immitating Victorian prose while not actually leaving most readers comatose is a tremendous accomplishment.
But, you know, there's a lot of great writing out there that I don't particularly care for, either. Nobody can tell you what to like - either you do, or you don't. *shrug*
My favorite part was when JS found a way to make himself insane. I can't pass a pineapple in the grocery store without thinking about it.
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I have an add on Yahoo which has a woman with a flower in her mouth, and it is soooooo creepy to me, because I think of what that meant in the book.
Also, I adore Victorian prose, so that was not an issue for me. I could see how many people would be put off by it.
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It did get a little tough in parts, but I loved it. It deserves all the love that it gets as far as I am concerned.
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Ah, here it is! The weird Yahoo ad that reminds me of the scene where the woman has the rose in her mouth. It creeps me out every time I see it!(I hope the link works and does not change the ad)
Darn it, it did not work. back to the drawing board.
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I keep in the bookshelf near my bed. That's where I keep the books that I love so much that I take them out and hug them. And if you tell me I'm weird, I'll just stick my fingers in my ears and say, "lalalala I can't hear you."
(and reviews of books I love often annoy me. But OSC got it just right.)
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I bought it last weekend along with several other books (there isn't a good bookstore close) and am not quite 2/3rds through. I'm still reserving judgement on whether I like it or not. The beginning had me hooked in the same way Jane Austen or actually more accurately, Jerome K. Jerome (I so so SO love Three Men in a Boat) did, but it meanders so much that I'm getting impatient to know what happens. So much so I did something I *never* do, and started reading the end. I stopped myself. But it is making me crazy.
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