The Night Circus in Around the World in 80 Books

Apr 08, 2017 Stil de scriitor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Aveam acest roman de ceva timp în bibliotecă și deși îmi doream de mult timp să îl citesc, nu am reușit. Dar într-o zi simțeam nevoia să citesc ceva fantastic, magic, așa că am început să îl răsfoiesc. Nu pot spune că sunt o mare fană a circului, poate și din cauză că am fost doar de vreo două ori și atât. Aveam așteptări destul de ridicate de la această carte și cumva presimțeam că este ceva fantastic și puțin macabru. Stilul cărții mi s-a părut destul de accesibil și chiar dacă are 400 de pagi ...more

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Jun 15, 2015 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it

Shelves: audio, did-not-finish, everyone-loved-it-except-me, lotsa-buzz, authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a, fantasy-and-sci-fi, carnivals-and-circuses

I've been giving this book side eye for quite a long time. On the one hand, I like books set in Victorian England and fantasy and circuses and mystery - I was hoping maybe this would be like the show Carnivale, in England, possibly with flowers (the cover looks sort of flowery. I like flowers.). On the other hand, I do not like magical realism, nor unbounded magic (if magic has no boundaries, the story has no tension, because the characters can overcome anything), nor heavily descriptive prose, ...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Ra rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book, german, nypl, scifi-fantasy, büchereien-wien

A tale about dreams, magic and the power of imagination. Good entertainment and pace although I could not get too many realistic points of reference, but I think it is just me being skeptic as usual.

First read was for the eBook original edition in English borrowed from NYPL.
Second read was for the German translation, audio version borrowed from Buecherein Wien.
My opinion has not chaged. The German is a bit better I guess for the flowery discription but love scenes are terribly corny.

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Feb 02, 2012 Katie rated it liked it

Shelves: female-author, fantasy

I was completely enchanted by the first three quarters of this novel. The vivid descriptions made me feel as though I could see, hear, and taste everything in the book. I loved the world the author created. However, when it came time to focus on the story, things just fell apart. I realized I wasn't that invested in the characters and the magic of the setting unraveled. Still worth a read. ...more

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Apr 13, 2022 Ann marked it as dnf

Narrated by Jim Dale of HP fame so I'm excited going in.

2 hours into the book: I'm so sorry Jim Dale. It's not you, it's the book.
After the child abuse and the trying-hard meet-cute with slow progress on the plot, I'm DNF-ing. ...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Grace rated it liked it

I wish I could give half stars- 3.5. It was a good summer read. I can definitely see a Sleep No More (a Punchdrunk play) influence. I wonder when it'll be turned into a movie ...more

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