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erboe501's review against another edition
3.0
It took me forever to get through this audiobook. Listening to it in small chunks over a couple months didn't help me stay engaged. The plot of this novel is very quirky, with a magical realist or fantasy element. I've wanted to read more Angela Carter and heard this one referenced a good deal. It was entertaining and preposterous. And there's a lot of good material for analysis and scholarship. But I just wasn't that into it. I liked the theme of the New Woman and Fevvers's independence. But the narrator's voice on the audio annoyed me.
coragane2005's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly, awe-inspiring! Fevvers is brilliant, every page was fantastic, Angela Carter did that mesmeric thing where you’re in a trance (like in The Bloody Chamber).
darkcoffeelover81's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
5.0
jaynecm's review against another edition
3.0
A winged woman hatched from an egg telling her life story to a journalist for joins the circus to follow her around the world - this story should have captivated me from the beginning. But to me, it seemed to be a delirious, disjointed spiral into madness. Which again, would totally be for me. I am not discounting the possibility that I was just not 'feeling' this book now and a reread may have me singing its praises.
aw2418's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
kaigairg's review against another edition
3.0
My thoughts:
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_carter_nightsatthecircus.html
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_carter_nightsatthecircus.html
hannahmg's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
17seanliddy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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