Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

55 reviews

tegaan_00's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I’d say that even though it took me an extremely long time to finish this book- I got bored of it and left it for a while then forced myself to finish it and so on- it is one of the best books I have ever laid my eyes on. Romance i wouldn’t say was a key part of the story like some reviews say. I would definitely say you have to focus a lot when reading this book. And lastly I’d say that the quotes from The Times, Guardian, Audrey Niffenegger, and Téa Obreht were on point with their reviews.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief and Death

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

i am so glad that this book lived up to the hype. i can’t even begin to describe how beautiful and magical the writing was. i could taste the circus snacks, see inside every tent and their corresponding act, and feel the magic that surrounded the circus. the concept was executed perfectly and truly left me in awe. this is one of the most beautifully written books i’ve ever read. i was fully immersed in this world and never wanted to leave. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jfield351's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I read this book as part of the dymocks challenge for ‘dymocks top 101’, although it could fit into ‘a book with mystery’ or ‘a book you’ve always meant to read’. I did read the start of this book a few years ago when I was 14, but I didn’t like it and found it boring. Now that i’m maturer I found it a very lovely book. The writing was enchanting and the storyline was captivating. The idea of the circus was so interesting and made me want to go there myself. Some parts I am still not completely clear on but I have the general idea. Some aspects that I found a bit jarring were: it’s all written in present tense. I’ve never read a book fully written in present tense so it was strange. It also jumps timelines quite heftily so I had to keep going back and forth to see what happened where. And for a while, there was an i described challenge that I had no idea what it would be. These factors were quite easy to embrace. I very much enjoyed this book! Read this 21st-24th  of Jan. 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

cjxx26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content

hollymich'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse and Grief

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

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

March 5, 2012
March 26, 2014

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicide, Death, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Car accident, Dementia, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content, Animal death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexism

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

torimc's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide

julialayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Slow to start/suspenseful until like halfway through, but then I couldn’t put it down. It’s a book about magic, but not about fairytales. The character list is extensive for such a compact novel but never felt overwhelming, and the world was perfect balanced between real and imaginary 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, and Alcohol