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emliza's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Murder, Death of parent, and Death
aseel_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
2021: still a huge fan of the book, but I will say that I don't think I like Marco as much as I used to...
2020: 5 stars of course
Annotating my copy for a second time made me notice several reasons for why I love this book.
The fact that Celia and Marco fell in love with each others magic first, their magic being a representative of their minds and creativity is so beautiful. The juxtaposition between flowery sentences and abrupt paragraphs helps create a steady pace for the novel. The fact that the book, like the circus, attempts to hit all the human senses through words. The heavy feeling in the heart when I get to the final sentence. The conversation between widget and Alexander at the end. These are all moments I noticed and loved.
This books makes me feel a thousand different emotions. All from cleverly chosen words, we have a beautiful setting, quite complex characters, love, loss and friendship.
I will say that the first 150 out of 510 pages are quite slow but I think that is part of the book's charm
Reread 2019: doing my yearly annual reread of this beauty in my autumn
2020: 5 stars of course
Annotating my copy for a second time made me notice several reasons for why I love this book.
The fact that Celia and Marco fell in love with each others magic first, their magic being a representative of their minds and creativity is so beautiful. The juxtaposition between flowery sentences and abrupt paragraphs helps create a steady pace for the novel. The fact that the book, like the circus, attempts to hit all the human senses through words. The heavy feeling in the heart when I get to the final sentence. The conversation between widget and Alexander at the end. These are all moments I noticed and loved.
This books makes me feel a thousand different emotions. All from cleverly chosen words, we have a beautiful setting, quite complex characters, love, loss and friendship.
I will say that the first 150 out of 510 pages are quite slow but I think that is part of the book's charm
Reread 2019: doing my yearly annual reread of this beauty in my autumn
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide
peachani's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Violence
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