What swanky things are you reading?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I finally finished both Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and Son of a Witch (the Wicked sequel.) The first was odd. It seems like it was written to mimic the style of the period, not just describe it. It unfolded very slowly, more so than more contemporary popular fiction - at least the ones that I read. The second was better that I expected. Not as good as Wicked, of course, which was absolutely amazing, but better than some of his others.

I LOVED Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It's probably one of my favorite books. I really enjoyed the slow unravelling of the first 600 pages, and the crazy non-stop action of the last 300. Dickens and Austen meet fantasy. Just loved it. And she writes just about the scariest traditional vision of faery folk I've ever read. The footnotes were, for me, captivating. And I positively crushed all over Childermass.