Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

This is the first novel by British author Susanna Clarke.

I can't say I really enjoyed it, but at the same time it wasn't a horrible book. I guess it was just mediocre. If anything, it was far more tedious than it had any right or reason to be.

If you liked Good Omens (by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett) then this book may be something you would enjoy. Personally, I found Good Omens to be a mix between two great storytellers that didn't flatter either one of them. In the same way, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is a hybrid of classic epic fantasy and something much more boring in the fashion of English literature.