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A review by siglerbooknook
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The circus arrives without warning, and the mystery and magic only build from there.
Night Circus manages to capture the whimsical mystery and warmth of a comfortable dream perfectly. The flowing sentences and full descriptions drew me in without ever leaving me bored. I don't think I've ever understood so little of a story, even on a second read, and yet loved it so much.
The book is terribly confusing right up to the last 100 pages and even then, the ending leaves me not quite happy, but somehow still satisfied, which I would say sums up the whole story well. Everything about it is breathtaking, beautiful, engaging, and entertaining, but I never feel like I truly grasp what is going on.
Never the less, despite the lack of closure, I will definitely reread this book again in future and continue to recommend it to friends who enjoy comfortable mystery and reading a daydream.
Night Circus manages to capture the whimsical mystery and warmth of a comfortable dream perfectly. The flowing sentences and full descriptions drew me in without ever leaving me bored. I don't think I've ever understood so little of a story, even on a second read, and yet loved it so much.
The book is terribly confusing right up to the last 100 pages and even then, the ending leaves me not quite happy, but somehow still satisfied, which I would say sums up the whole story well. Everything about it is breathtaking, beautiful, engaging, and entertaining, but I never feel like I truly grasp what is going on.
Never the less, despite the lack of closure, I will definitely reread this book again in future and continue to recommend it to friends who enjoy comfortable mystery and reading a daydream.