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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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meant2breading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I listened to this audiobook and it had a spectacular narration by Jim Dale! He had a wonderful tone and pacing to his voice as well as narrated the very descriptive writing beautifully. I don’t think I could recommend this book to everyone as I can understand why some folks perceive the plot to be lacking or progress too slowly. I also didn’t connect as deeply with the characters, more so Celia than Marco. The frequent time hops also were a bit difficult to keep track of in the audio version. However, the Night Circus 🎪 for me felt whimsical, dark and twisty, and very immersive into the magic that ties everyone and the circus together. These aspects and the high quality writing and narration is why I overall had a very pleasant read.  

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r_louhi's review against another edition

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

4.0


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erdy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

whimsical magical and i am distraught that the night circus does not exist in our universe

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itsyakidalex's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75


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kattila's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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happysami's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0


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dannacalder22's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

One of my favorite book i love how descriptive it is. I LOVE READING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!!

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bookbrenna's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I listened to the audiobook for The Night Circus and I enjoyed it.  I loved listening to Jim Dale give each character a voice and life.  Erin Morgenstern's writing is beautiful and detailed and fun. The Night Circus bounces between the past and the present and that form of storytelling had me excited for every new chapter.  However, no matter how much I loved listening to it when I was done I was a little disappointed.  The writing is beautiful for the first three quarters of the novel but becomes less so in the last quarter of the book.  It felt rushed, as though the author saw the finish line and was beginning to hurry to get to the end.  I didn't have a problem with how Ms. Morgenstern ended her novel, I just didn't like how rushed it felt when we got there.  

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lowpollie's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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pleaseimgonnavomit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

4.75


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