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Yes, the imagery in this story was definitely magic of its own, and yes, I did have some fantastic dreams from going directly to sleep while reading--but honestly, it took me too long to finish it, and there were moments when I was wishing for more substance. I like the way it ended though, lately I've been bored by the novels that use magic and end in complete tragedy; I guess my soul just needs more resolution, and this book definitely ended with a good one. Kinda reminded me of the movie ~The
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I loved this book, but it is hard to pinpoint why. The real world and the fantastic overlap in a believable way. The descriptions of the atmosphere of the circus were rich and detailed without getting tedious. The plot is not strictly linear, but it does follow a certain logic. Except for the antagonists, all of the characters are likeable or at least admirable without being Pollyannas.
Adored this book. I want to live in this world forever. The Night Circus pushed the boundaries of my imagination.
It took me forever to get into the book.
I had started to read and could not make sense of it.
I was lost in the timeframe, sequence of events ... until I realised that for once chapters' titles where important.
In fact, chapters have 1-2 descriptive words BUT most importantly a DATE !!!
Until the last chapters that was one thing that I did not like about the book, the back and forth in time ... and not as a time traveler time frame but as if you haven't read the date you are FUC--
However, the story ...more
I had started to read and could not make sense of it.
I was lost in the timeframe, sequence of events ... until I realised that for once chapters' titles where important.
In fact, chapters have 1-2 descriptive words BUT most importantly a DATE !!!
Until the last chapters that was one thing that I did not like about the book, the back and forth in time ... and not as a time traveler time frame but as if you haven't read the date you are FUC--
However, the story ...more
I loved this book. The story had so many things going on, the time period and content was interesting and different (it's hard to find things that are "different" these days), and the language was beautiful to read. Highly recommended.
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