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The Night Circus
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November 1, 2023
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November 30, 2023
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What Members Thought

Jaime
Jan 20, 2013 rated it really liked it
“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
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April
Dec 17, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2012, modern-lit
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
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MacDuff
Jan 20, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2012
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
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Devon
Nov 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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
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Melanie
Dec 27, 2011 rated it liked it
Entertaining and original read. Good read to discuss with others, I think.
Amy
Sep 21, 2011 rated it really liked it
It was good book with a nice mix of fantasy and romance. It kept my interest.
Jeanne Bufkin
Sep 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-in-2011
Nicole
Sep 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Donna
Oct 02, 2011 rated it really liked it
Deanna
Oct 05, 2011 marked it as to-read
Stephanie
Nov 28, 2011 rated it really liked it
Anna
Dec 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Anne
Jan 01, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amy Richard
Apr 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Meg
May 31, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jenny
Jul 24, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2012, 5-star
Kristen
Jul 26, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Jun 18, 2020 rated it really liked it
Merritt
Nov 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Dyane McSpadden
Nov 20, 2012 rated it did not like it
Rac
Dec 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Tricia Stephens
Jan 09, 2013 rated it really liked it
Katy
Apr 14, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Mary
May 29, 2013 rated it it was ok
Rachel
Jun 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
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