REVIEW: JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL

Why are there no more magicians in England? In the Napoleonic era one man asks the question. Just why are there no more magicians in England? Yes, there are those who study magic, but there are no more practical magicians left. This at a time when the French emperor is trampling all over Europe. Thus far,…

REVIEW: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE by Neil Gaiman

It’s difficult to know where to begin with a Gaiman book.  His tales are always so different, yet somehow always Gaiman.  In fact, I hear his voice in my head while I’m reading, which is both comforting and unnerving — appropriately. This time, the hero is just a young boy.  Now grown-up, he returns to…