Bevity: this month we have a very "interminable" book.
Sixer: Used hyperbolically, but yes. 14 days in and over 670 pages to go yet. I think, between us, we've yet to reach the two hundred page mark.
Bevity: It's pretty sad. Our predicament – not the book. The book is fascinating.
Sixer: And, as if to give homage to our blog title, it's full of footnotes. We're talking, of course, about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Bevity: It's really a book lovers' book. The first few chapters are all about books.
Sixer: I love the description of all the old men sitting around studying magic and making it boring as, well, history.
Bevity: That was in the first line. I love how you can tell a lot about a book by its first line. Never judge a book by its cover, but always by its first line.
Sixer: So say we all.
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