Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke takes place in 1806 when Mr. John Segundus joins a group of magicians in England. Mr. Segundus and a man called Mr. Honeyfoot are wondering: What happened to magic in England? Magic used to be most powerful in England but, at one point it all vanished. Mr. Segundus and Mr. Honeyfoot visit the only magician left in England, Mr. Norrell. When they are in Mr. Norrell’s enchanted library, they see it consists of books that have disappeared many centuries ago. Also, Mr. Segundus and Mr. Honeyfoot hear a prophecy that two magicians will restore England’s magic. Mr. Segundus is thinking that they are two magicians and might be able to restore England’s magic by visiting Mr. Norrell! But, when the group of magicians want proof of Mr. Norrell’s magic, Mr. Norrell makes statues in Yorkshire alive! They can speak and sing and do many things humans can. Mr. Norrell also brings back a woman from the dead. Another magician, Jonathan Strange, pops up in England. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell create a spell to give magic to a nameless slave. When the nameless slave realizes his power, he greeds for more magic. He creates dangerous things to….

I really loved this book. It had an extremely high-level vocabulary so, whenever I read, I was in front of my computer with an online dictionary open so I could look up words I didn’t understand. I was really addicted to the book and it was inevitable from me. I recommend it to both boys and girls. It was a short read for me. Even though it was really long it didn’t take me that long to read it because it was really good. It consists of 782 pages, is historical fiction, and is worth 52 whole points!

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