I read the book when it was up for a Hugo Award many years ago. I found the Mr. Norrell POV stuff at the beginning really rough to get through, but I persevered because I felt strongly about reading everything on the ballot if I was going to vote. (I have dropped that stance since the people have started deliberately nominating dreck for the Hugo Awards.) The book really picked up for me once Jonathan Strange entered the picture, and got better as it went along, to the point that it got my vote for the Hugo despite the plodding start.
Glad to hear that the TV series is good. I'll have to check it out sometime.
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Date: 2016-05-01 05:35 pm (UTC)Glad to hear that the TV series is good. I'll have to check it out sometime.