I've been freed from the perpetual ball and the thistledown hair. I've been freed from the eternal darkness and the man who is also a book. I've been freed from speaking statues and diverted rivers.

This is a Chonk of a book. I can see how it flies by for some people but I am very much not one of those people. I primarily read for character study or plot, and both were pretty shallow in this book (I honestly couldn't tell Drawlight, Childermass, Lascelles, etc... From one another without thinking a bit each time they appeared). The writing, however, is so lush. I adored the descriptions of magic and the rich world building. This is a tome to get lost in and enjoy a cinematic experience, if you're into that.

Recommended for slow paced readers who find the idea of a multiple page footnote (how could I forget the footnotes!) in a slow-paced novel enticing.