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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: December 1, 2012

Finish date: December 31, 2012

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the December single BOTM.
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Jan 05, 2015 Kirsten rated it really liked it

Simply put, a delightful and enchanting book! The characters, the situations, the plotting just make this a wonderful read. It kept me engaged. At times it was light as a feather, at other times things closed in around you with menace. But it came all together like a perfectly crafted souffle.

What a delight!

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Jun 06, 2017 AshleyA (MamaNeedsBooks) rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-books-stand-alone

At this moment I am unsure how I am going to rate and review this book. I will give it some thought and come back.

Edited to add my review.

I didn't love this book, but I didn't exactly hate it. I admit that at the end of part two I was going to give up and not finish it, but I am glad I decided to struggle through. The first two parts of the book were just tedious and boring. When I got to part 3 it began to pick up and was easier to read, but I still wasn't engaged with any of the characters.

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Feb 24, 2019 Jeanine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, soul-crushing, beautifully-written, bot-bc-tucked-away, book-club-book

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." Or if you are reading this book, your punishment is that you have to return to reality on occasion or you finish the book. I think this book is the description of a beautiful dream, one you want to live in forever.

It is so beautifully written...as well as touching, confusing, magical, complicated, and so unexpected in the best ways. While reading the descriptions ...more

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Aug 20, 2015 Aerika rated it really liked it

4.5*

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May 05, 2012 Lindsey Learn rated it did not like it

Not sure how his book got over 4 stars... We concluded in our book club that there were too many plots that never went anywhere and underdeveloped characters that made for an apathetic read. Wish the "duel" had been more exciting and the circus had been a little darker. ...more

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