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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

42 reviews

sargasso_c's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

saucywench813's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

kaybeereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

I’m only knocking this .25 away from a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating ONLY because I found the beginning of this book difficult to get into. It is a beautiful story told through many different characters that you learn to love and cry for. However, the formatting of the book took a bit to understand, with many characters being introduced suddenly in new chapters and new “POVs,” however once I was established and had some good footing around pg. 100-150 I was hooked. A very magical story that I loved getting lost in, felt like sometimes I was actually at the circus myself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content

abbylk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Suicide ideation

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Grief

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I see what all the hype was about, but it could've been shorter

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

lunaryn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book has been my absolute favorite book for years. The only book that I can even think of that might dethrone this is actually Morgenstern’s more recent novel, The Starless Sea. The Night Circus is absolutely beautifully written and overwhelmingly immersive; it’s like reading a literal dream. I wouldn’t recommend this if you lean heavily on fast-paced plots to stay engaged, but if you can deal with a slow pace, I absolutely, 100%, recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Animal cruelty

laurareads87's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

After having The Night Circus sitting on my e-reader for an embarassingly long time, I'm so glad I finally got to reading it.  It is a bit of a hard book to discuss without giving plot spoilers, so I won't discuss the plot at all except to say -- as other reviewers have mentioned -- the blurb for this book doesn't really capture what the book is actually about: the description of duelling magicians brings something like The Prestige to mind, but this is really not that kind of book.  I would argue that the main character in this book is actually the setting, Le Cirque des Rêves.  Some readers won't be into this, but I love it -- as a lover of circuses, divination, and magic, I was totally swept away by how Morgenstern has brought Le Cirque to life, conjuring up its sights, sounds, and smells in great detail.  This is very much a setting-focused book.  I also appreciated the effective inclusion of multiple POVs and the slow revealing of layers of the mystery at the heart of the circus.  What I didn't love was the inclusion of an 'insta-love' kind of a romance that frankly, I thought the book would've been better without.  Overall, though, I enjoyed The Night Circus and will look forward to reading more of Morgenstern's work on this basis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts