The Night Circus in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jan 20, 2013 Jaime rated it really liked it

Shelves: magical-realism, read-2013, bookclub

“They want to believe that magic is nothing but clever deception, because to think it real would keep them up at night, afraid of their own existence.”

This is one of those books I was ambivalent about before I started it. I had seen both good and bad reviews of it, so I had placed it in the “eh, maybe I’ll get to it someday” section of my TBR list. Turns out, “someday” was the end of December, as it was chosen for the January read in my book club. And my fears were unfounded. Once I started read ...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Emily rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, read-in-2013

A great premise that suffered somewhat from a bit of over-writing and an unsatisfying end. I want to go to the circus, certainly, but the relationships between the people weren't developed or explained enough for me. I could picture the place and not the characters, which maybe was partially the point, but it didn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong, still a solid 3-3.5 star read, but not making its way into my Top 10. ...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Maggie rated it really liked it

My advice is to not read too much about this book before you begin. I really enjoyed this book and I think a large part is due to having it all slowly revealed. Also, pay close attention to the dates at the start of each chapter.

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Feb 19, 2014 Nic rated it liked it

Shelves: 2014

3 1/2 star really, if we could do halves. For some reason this book took my a long time to finish. I enjoyed the concept and descriptions of the circus itself, it's just the overall plot and characters that didn't pull me through the book that strongly. ...more

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May 10, 2019 Nicole Adrienne rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks, fiction, fantasy, read-in-2019

I don't think i would have finished this book, aside from the fact that I listened to Jim Dale read the audio version.

Everything seemed very pointless and confusing. Time hopping and third to second person narration hopping. Not knowing why anything was the way it was and no one questioning it. ...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Julianne Dunn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Love Love love...the reader is fantastic and I got caught up in the story pretty quickly. It does seem oddly familiar and there were parts that were slow but I really enjoyed the mystery and I wished the Circus was real. I would be a Rever...

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