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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: February 1, 2013

Finish date: February 28, 2013

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Aug 13, 2025 aimee (aimeecanread) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Reading this on a whim after seeing an Insta add of a special edition of it, and realizing I’ve had a copy of this for over a decade now. 😅

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Nov 07, 2014 Kristina Gonzalez rated it it was amazing

I loved this book, definitely one of my favorites. The author does a lovely job of not pushing the supernatural element of this book too far, it's more of an imaginative experience than a magical one. ...more

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Jun 30, 2017 Dessa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sweet-baby-jesus-that-cover, love-hate-sex-pain, not-my-cuppa, 2017

That's more of a "meh" rating on my part than anything else.

I loved and hated The Night Circus in equal parts, so I think three stars will have to do. Don't hold it against me. ...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Deirdre rated it it was amazing

Very unique story. We all know a circus, but the magic in this circus is like no other. Loved this book!

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Oct 02, 2011 Mackenzie rated it really liked it

Beautiful, enchanting, enticing, imaginative, alluring, haunting, magical! I could go on and on. While slow to start, The Night Circus ends up a book to remember.

Before I started this book I had heard such wonderful things about it and I couldn't wait to start it. However, it didn't instantly grab me as I wished. There was no doubt that there was beauty to it, but the beginning is very much a set up. But once the book gets going and you get into it, it's hard to turn away!

The story itself was ...more

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May 24, 2012 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite

First, the use of past tense 3rd person POV then switching to 2nd person present tense is a little jarring (and annoying). Besides the switching of POV and tenses, the constant shifts in time can be a little dizzying as well. Eventually it catches up with the reader, in this case me, and becomes a more symphonious piece of work. So, if you get to the point in the beginning where you feel like you want to give up, do not—it gets better. For me, this was a very slow starter and the story had a har ...more

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