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Now I can start blogging in earnest again

I have finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I will say that the ending was a bit anticlimactic. It was still well worth the 32 hours it took to listen to it. I will also say that, strangely enough, it has a lot more in common with War and Peace than its length. They also both involve long descriptions of battles with Napoleon, have very similar female characters, and convey similar senses of humor. As a character in JSMN would say, "How very odd!" I am afraid it will take me weeks to start speaking English like a good American again. Next up, The Chronicles of Narnia! (Actually, I started it last night. The series is a much quicker read than I remember it being. Of course, I'm pretty sure I was in elementary school the last time I read it.)