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“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
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

After reading reviews and book group discussions about 'The Night Circus', I realized that this is one of those novels that most people seem to either love or hate. I fall somewhere in between, closer to loving it than hating it. I enjoyed it.
Most of the appeal of 'The Night Circus' is based on the imagery, the descriptiveness of this magical circus and the story of it's creation and existence. It takes a while for the plot to really get moving - about halfway through the book is when it picked ...more
Most of the appeal of 'The Night Circus' is based on the imagery, the descriptiveness of this magical circus and the story of it's creation and existence. It takes a while for the plot to really get moving - about halfway through the book is when it picked ...more

The most beautiful novel I've read in what seems like ages.
Celia and Marco are tied together as children, bound to a shared fate that neither of them can comprehend. They are taught to be illusionists, each developing different strengths to defeat their opponent at some as-yet undetermined competition in the future. The Night Circus is their venue to test their abilities against each other, but they in turn end up appreciating and in turn falling in love with each other despite the growing unde ...more
Celia and Marco are tied together as children, bound to a shared fate that neither of them can comprehend. They are taught to be illusionists, each developing different strengths to defeat their opponent at some as-yet undetermined competition in the future. The Night Circus is their venue to test their abilities against each other, but they in turn end up appreciating and in turn falling in love with each other despite the growing unde ...more

This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I listened to the audio book which has a spectacular reader and I absolutely could not get enough of this story. I was hooked almost instantly. This novel is vibrant and descriptive and yes, magical. I have been waiting for a novel this good, one that inspired and intrigued me so I could tell all of my friends to read it and this is definitely that book.
It begins rather cryptically and maintains a bit of mystery until the very end. I loved ...more
It begins rather cryptically and maintains a bit of mystery until the very end. I loved ...more

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