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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: March 1, 2021

Finish date: March 31, 2021

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Sep 03, 2011 Missy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: nook-books, fiction, magic-realism, 2012-reads

I don't know why I waited to read this! I absolutely adored The Night Circus. It has to be one of the most visual books I've ever read. The story was enchanting and the world Morgenstern created was simply gorgeous. ...more

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Sep 01, 2012 Mandy rated it liked it

If the entire book was as good as the ending, I would have been more impressed. I wanted to like this book a lot and I loved parts of it but overall found it too cluttered. Perhaps a tighter editing process could have improved that aspect. That said, loved the ending. The ending flowed, it had me eager to finish, it had passages I reread and reread as they were so well written. I am sure such passages existed in the first 300 pages but they were lost on the clutter for me. Worth reading...just b ...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Emily rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, read-in-2013

A great premise that suffered somewhat from a bit of over-writing and an unsatisfying end. I want to go to the circus, certainly, but the relationships between the people weren't developed or explained enough for me. I could picture the place and not the characters, which maybe was partially the point, but it didn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong, still a solid 3-3.5 star read, but not making its way into my Top 10. ...more

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Dec 18, 2011 Bea rated it liked it

I enjoyed reading this book, even though I usually don't care for magic and fantasy, but it was fun for a change. The author is very imaginative and this is the kind of book that you want if you have a lot of time and want to make it last forever. The decriptions get kind of complicated, it could be that there are too many of them, and it isn't exactly an action novel, rather a romance. Two magicians are thrust into a duel with each other without knowing the rules of the game or who they are due ...more

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Jun 25, 2021 Meredith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

“Like stepping into a fairy tale under a curtain of stars.”

I picked this book off of my TBR because it fulfilled a prompt in the Popsugar Challenge. I'd put this on my list years and years and years ago probably during and Audible sale. I love taking part in these challenges because it takes me out of my comfort zone and allows me to the freedom to pick up a book I might not have previously.

I was immediately transported to this world; which while void of color shined so bright. The characters; t ...more

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