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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

rachellenbecker's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved every bit of this book. Cozy, love, mysterious. Beautifully written. can’t recommend it enough. 

peggy_brm's review against another edition

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For a book about books, it really is lacking what a fiction book requires. PLOT

eliotadrift's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Story excellent but it was impossible for me to believe Zachary was a 25 year old from the the audiobook narrator. 

dpribbenow's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

kingdino's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

2.75

That was a lot of words for so little plot…
i don’t recommend reading this unless you want to feel like you’re about to fall asleep. 

emmafuini's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I really thought this was going to be a 5 star, but I just didn’t get it in the end. I loved the writing and on the surface I loved how magical everything felt, but I just didn’t understand the universe and how everything tied together. Took me a while to get through as well, so I don’t know if it’s worth the reread to try to understand it better. 

spunglass's review against another edition

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5.0

Before I picked up this book one of the complaints I had heard was about the structure of the book: personally I loved the little stories within the story. The little breaks I felt were timed perfectly with the events to give context about characters, and previous events -- but also left you hanging to see what would happen next with our main character. What choice would they make? How were they going to write their story?

Every minute of this book I was in love. There were so many times I paused my reading to re-read a line or passage, and just enjoy the beauty of it.

Once I have gotten through my stacks of 'to read' books, this is definitely a book I will be picking up again.

kaleiigh's review against another edition

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5.0

My new favorite book. My brain is a mess right now 

meta_grrrl's review against another edition

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5.0

This woman needs to write more dang books. They’re all so good.

carlaj1082's review against another edition

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5.0

This book!!! AHHH!! I cannot even begin to describe how beautiful it is. I have never wanted to enfold myself into the arms of a book like I have this one. It is pure genius. I can't even begin to go on about how magnificent it was to read it. I never wanted it to end. There will never be another. READ IT!!