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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 31, 2020

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Aug 12, 2018 Jess Penhallow rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: uk, usa, fantasy, germany, france, switzerland, turkey, ireland, canada, austria

I am glad that I gave this book a second chance.

I dnf'd years ago due to the second person, present tense perspective that just rubbed me up the wrong way. Luckily second person was used sparingly and I got used to the present tense.

Once I got over that I was able to absorb myself in this original and creative book all about magic and the imagination. The author does a great job of portraying setting and bringing the story alive for the reader. On that count I cannot fault this book. I did, how ...more

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Jan 31, 2020 Damselflies rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, fantasy, historical, romance, 2020-tbr, high-on-tbr

Magical | Circus | Slow burn

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Rating: True rating 4.5, rounded upwards

I loved this book, it's more of a "slice of life" almost, standalone. The writing is beautiful and really transports you to the setting and wishing you could yourself walk around in the circus. It's rather lyrical though in a way and ev ...more

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Jul 27, 2023 Brooke Eberle rated it it was ok

You know when a book desperately wants to become a movie? That鈥檚 what this felt like.

I heard that this book is no plot, just vibes, and I think that is an accurate portrayal. The thing is I NEED plot. Without it, I feel entirely bored and like I was white-knuckling my way through 500 pages of descriptions. I understand why people loved the flowery prose, but this was just not my thing.

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May 04, 2020 Kai Gordon rated it it was amazing

I can see why my mother couldn鈥檛 finish it. It is a slowly plodding on storyline often with little change from one chapter to another, but as someone who knows what it鈥檚 like to be filled with wonder and imagination, of things people can鈥檛 possibly imagine or begin to understand, I loved it. I believe that鈥檚 how most people will feel after reading this. They鈥檒l either get it or they won鈥檛.

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Oct 03, 2020 Jasmine rated it it was amazing

The Night Circus is quite possibly the strangest and loveliest book I have ever read.

(May write a longer review at some point but what can I really say about this book... Read it and you will be mesmerised by its stunning poetry, magic and extraordinary characters).

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Jun 13, 2019 Taylor Leszczynski-Walters rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

An interesting read with a different type of written style I definitely recommend for those who need a dark tempted laugh. This is a great story or live and growth and family. I recommend this as a read for 2019.

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Nov 19, 2017 Maria rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I'd modified this from a 3 star to a 4 star, it has just become one of my favorite go-to-reset books. If I need something to get me out of a reading slump, this one is one of three books I gravitate toward. ...more

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