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It’s the hardest book to review without actually giving spoilers. Although I still think this book would do great without that, I also think everyone’s fresh sense of that isolation is what really makes people look at this book like, “Whoa.” I’m sure everything about this book was already done and basically ready for publication by the time the pandemic hit. Some major thought went into this book.Įven though it isn’t super long, I wouldn’t be surprised if she spent years just figuring out the structure. After reading this, I feel like I understand why. She published another book sometime after that, but it’s been a huge stretch of time since her last publication. I’ve heard of it, never read it, but now I want to. Her most notable work, Jonathan Strange and Mr. The thing is, it’s been a long time since she’s published something. Part of what makes this book so interesting, and I really think this was a random stroke of luck for Susanna Clarke, is that feeling of the depiction of isolation in this book. There’s no direct mention of this in the book, but it essentially feels like a character trapped in one of those paintings. I did not know this book was so philosophical. I did not know this book was written as a journal. If these are spoilers, I’m so sorry, please forgive me, I’m just going to say them anyway. It might have made it easier to get into it from the beginning instead of waiting for those 50 pages. These are the two things I did not know going into the text, and two things I wish I had.

By page 52, I sang a completely different tune.Ī couple of hopefully spoiler-free things I want to note before we get started. In my chapter by chapter notes, I think I wrote down on page 36 that I was feeling iffy. This book is also actually a prime example as to why I try and give every book at least 50 pages before I decide whether or not I want to continue, because I wasn’t totally feeling it right away. Honestly, I really do feel the hype around this book and I totally agree that it’s well worth the read. This book is also one of five books that I’ve chosen for a specific project I’m doing for this brand.īut all that aside, let’s get Write On In to the review. Get your copy here! First of all, this book is amazing.