Susanna Clarke Returns!

[Festoon]

YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/30/jonathan-strange-and-mr-norrell-author-return-susanna-clarke-piranesi

 

YES! 

YES!

YES!

 

[charley farley]

That sounds brilliant.

[Festoon]

Even better, she has two flippin' books done!

 

Love it. Real Portishead shit. Let 'em know when it's done. Not before.

[charley farley]

Just finished this. Thought it was very very awesome.

[Pete]

That's great news, I'll have to wait for the paperback but I can't wait.

[Cosmic_Guru]

Got it with a £10 loyalty discount from Waterstone.  The review from SFX suggested very good things indeed.....

[Pete]

A nice long read about Susanna from The New Yorker:

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/susanna-clarkes-fantasy-world-of-interiors?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

 

I'm surprised and not surprised lord of the rings was such a big influence on Johnathan Strange, it's nothing like it but it's nearly as good. And I don't say that lightly.

[uglifruit]

I'm super enjoying this.  (I've not finished yet, will say nothing to spoil anything).  I wonder what the Waterstone's edition (with an extra chapter) adds?

[ChristopherBloodAxe]

Just listened to the audiobook version of Piranesi, well read by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

 

2 thumbs up. 9.75 / 10.

[Bazjam]

Absolutely fantastic. Wasn’t sure what to expect going in, judging by the length of the book, and the fact that Clarke basically knocked it out to help  with her writer’s block (I know her problems are far more serious than that), but this beautifully told tight story was pretty much perfect for me. I read most of it in one day, as I simply couldn’t put it down. It’s been many many years since I last did that.

 

Now reading The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, as for some unknown reason I never got round to it at the time, and just started a rewatch of the brilliant BBC adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

[Captain Novaforce]

On 24/09/2020 at 11:16, Pete said:

A nice long read about Susanna from The New Yorker:

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/susanna-clarkes-fantasy-world-of-interiors?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

 

I'm surprised and not surprised lord of the rings was such a big influence on Johnathan Strange, it's nothing like it but it's nearly as good. And I don't say that lightly.

 

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

Also finished Piranesi last week, also couldn't put it down and completed in just two nights. Couldn't recommend more.

[Scribblor]

On 24/09/2020 at 11:16, Pete said:

A nice long read about Susanna from The New Yorker:

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/susanna-clarkes-fantasy-world-of-interiors?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

 

I'm surprised and not surprised lord of the rings was such a big influence on Johnathan Strange, it's nothing like it but it's nearly as good. And I don't say that lightly.

It's far better written, IMO. I'm not convinced Tolkein was actually a good writer (as in the way he put words together). I find his prose really dull.

[Pistol]

On 02/12/2020 at 05:02, ChristopherBloodAxe said:

Just listened to the audiobook version of Piranesi, well read by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

 

2 thumbs up. 9.75 / 10.

I just finished this, it was indeed excellent.