A monumental, wondrous work of art, and even that is too little to say about Susanna Clarke’s book Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It also is not everyone’s cup of tea, a demanding read and a puzzling piece of writing. I love it. Mind you I did not finish it, it still is in progress, but I do not want to rush it, I am savoring it. It is slow going and it is ok, I do not mind it.