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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: May 1, 2018

Finish date: August 31, 2018

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Jan 06, 2012 Rae rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

AMAZINGGGGGGGG !!! Probably my number one favorite book as of right now!!!

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Apr 03, 2018 Delirious Disquisitions rated it liked it

Shelves: adult, fantasy

You should read this if you like: magic, life or death games, circus, non-linear narrative, enemies-lovers, arch nemesis, magical realism, slow burn romance, purple prose, cryptic dialogues, and lovers with explosive chemistry.

My eyes started to blur out at the end there. Hoo boy. Where do I even start with this book?? If I had to pick one passage to describe the The Night Circus, it would be the following:

“What happened?” Bailey asks.
“That is somewhat difficult to explain,” Tsukiko answer ...more

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Apr 16, 2020 Kay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020, magical-realism

Better late than never I always say.

So far, this book reminds me so strongly of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes - the prose is so intricately woven and treats each word as a delicate thing to be nursed and grown into something bigger than itself.

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So I'm done. I'm at a loss for words, really. Everyone and their mother has read and reviewed this book and I wonder, what more can I say about it when everyone has reviewed this ephemeral masterpiece with eloquence and respect? Well, I'll ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Rachel rated it really liked it

This book was not at all what I expected, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd heard it called the next HARRY POTTER (Isn't every book? At least the ones that aren't the next TWILIGHT.)Regardless, that led me to believe it was a children's book, or at least YA. I'm not sure where it's classified, but to start things off, I would place it in adult fiction/fantasy. Once I had established that, it was easier for me to get into it.

The circus itself was described in such a way (probably use of 2 ...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Jen Appell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: booksluts-challenge

This book was absolutely amazing in every sense of the word. Not since Harry Potter have I felt so strongly attached to a book. The magic, imagery, characters, EVERYTHING was so captivating that it created a whole new world in my imagination. I fell in love with the cover and the overall design, and then I fell in love with the idea. Another aspect that I really enjoyed was the set up of the novel. It is written from several perspectives, each at a different time. It adds to the novel's main poi ...more

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Apr 16, 2011 Kyla Gergely rated it liked it

Shelves: own, firstreads

Slow book... I had to reread it because I only half read it last time. The book's theme and idea is very good but I didn't like that it went back and forth on dates. Some people were hard to follow because it jumped back and forth. It had great potential and the love between characters was captivating. ...more

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