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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 31, 2020

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Aug 31, 2017 ~ Giulia ~ rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, why-the-hype, magic, sff-club-read, z2017-sff-club

I think that this book's biggest mistake is presenting itself as something that it is not.
This book is NOT about a couple of psychopathic magicians who make their apprentices compete against each other in a duel to the death (nor it's the story of star-crossed lovers). Oh, both of those are kind of present, but they're just thin excuses to explain the existence of the real absolute protagonist: the Circus.

It should have been just about the beautiful descriptions, a recount of the wonders the ...more

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Nov 04, 2019 TheYALibrarian marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: dnf

DNF 20%

I unfortunately just have to put this down I'm so bored and have many other books to get to. Might return to this but we'll see... ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 Lee rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

The circus appears from out of no where. Celia and Marco have been trained to be part of this circus since their young childhood. They are in a competition against each other, the circus is where they can showcase their imagination and showcase their creativity to win. But, neither knows that to win, one of them must die.

The Night Circus has a promising summary and has sparkling reviews to boot and while I could see the wonder and beauty in it, it didn't entirely work for me. The story line was ...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Ellen-Arwen Tristram rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reread, gifts

Brilliant, brilliant book. Can't express how much I loved it. This was actually a large part of me getting back into reading properly again, as I have managed to do successfully after a good 5-6 years of barely reading 3 or 4 books a year. Magical realism at its best - beautifully constructed, convoluted and executed. Looking out for more by Morgenstern. ...more

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Jan 13, 2018 Jenner rated it really liked it

Shelves: z2018, stand-alone

It was such an unusual fantasy book for me and I really enjoyed it. My favorite chapter was when the grey man and Widget conversed. I thought the game ended in a rather way after so much build up but I liked what happened to the circus.

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