The Night Circus in The Dusty Bookshelf

Jul 23, 2011 Celeste rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reread

This book will be one of those "reads of a lifetime". Erin Morgenstern has deleived a book without equal. The whole experience is there: the sights of the places she takes you are pictures that jump off the page. The sounds we are to hear whether they be a whisper or an explosion of laughter is there in your ears. The taste of the food being consumed: the chocolat mice, or just a meal is there for your tasting; and the feels of cold and heat, pain and comforting, wonderment and dismay. She has w ...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Avanders rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction-and-literature, sci-fi-fantasy, book-group-books, favorites, featured, gothic-ghost

Sigh. A few wonderful things about the book:
It is a wonderfully told tale in the magical realism genre.
It makes me happy looking at it. It made me happy reading it. It makes me happy discussing it.

A lot of people don't know the difference between fantasy and magical realism... one enters a different world, and the other brings the impossible into our world.
The Night Circus is the latter.
It is also historical fiction (broadly). It is also a love story.

Those who know me know that I love fantasy an ...more

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May 25, 2017 Lena English rated it really liked it

Shelves: stalled

It took me longer that it should to get through this book. The writing and format were a little different than I was used to, so it took some getting use to. It jumped around in time, and with a lot of characters. I was listening to it (read by Jim Dale, so there's that), so it felt harder to keep track of time, since I couldn't just pop back to the beginning of the chapter to see where I was. I did really like the premis, and the resolution was unique. The characters were fun and interesting, a ...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Suey rated it it was amazing

Beautiful writing, beautiful story, beautiful romance. All captivating. I loved it!

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Jan 12, 2012 Diane rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: wpl, historical-fiction, audiobook

I listened to the audiobook version read by Jim Dale, whom my children immediately recognized as the narrator of a long-since-canceled TV show "Pushing Daisies". I am sure my enjoyment of the book was enhanced by listening to his voice, which I think is amazing and uniquely engaging. The imagery in the book was some of the best and most beautiful I have ever read (listened to). I was transported to the Night Circus and could easily envision the scenes and visuals presented. I saw an author inter ...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Jane(Janelba) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, books-read-in-2012, fiction, fantasy, reread

One of the most beautiful books I've read this year ! Amazing descriptions, loveable characters. This book gave me most emotions. I laughed, I cried, I had fun, it was just an amazing book. ...more

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