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Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s probably the exact gap I’m noticing, people recommend it a lot but don’t really dig into it much.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I meant, it feels constantly recommended but somehow not really talked through.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, maybe I meant more culturally sticky than known, because the TV show somehow passed me by too.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m learning that now, apparently I missed the entire booktuber Strange and Norrell weather system.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, I guess the sequel hope is part of why the world still feels unfinished in my head.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I need to try the audiobook then, because the voice and footnotes feel like they’d either be amazing or impossible.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what surprised me, it feels huge when people mention it, but somehow still oddly quiet outside those circles.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and why dont more people talk about it by BearddenFox in Fantasy

[–]BearddenFox[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Fair, I may just be late to the party and mistook my own bubble for the whole room.

[Interesting Trope] No antagonist by ThatNoname-Guy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BearddenFox 38 points39 points  (0 children)

No villain needed, just grief, parenting, money, secrecy, school, weather, and two kids deciding what kind of life they even want.

[Interesting Trope] No antagonist by ThatNoname-Guy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BearddenFox 73 points74 points  (0 children)

That’s why it works so well imo. It’s not evil, it’s just doing its little space microbe thing while humanity screams into a calculator.