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lamina_miah's review against another edition
3.0
I really respect what Erin Morgenstern has created - better than the Night Circus by far. But the issue with crafting trickle by trickle intrigue stories is; that there needs to be a valid reason for me to be interested in the beginning, you run the risk of reader fatigue by being constantly dramatic, and you need to deliver on the suspense (some of the metaphors weren't quite as well constructed as the needed to be and this story is like 100+ metaphors in trench coats).
Several times I had to force my way through reading this, comparatively less times did I find golden moments I really enjoyed.
If I could I'd give it 3.5 stars.
Several times I had to force my way through reading this, comparatively less times did I find golden moments I really enjoyed.
If I could I'd give it 3.5 stars.
swikriti's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
peaknit's review against another edition
4.0
I spent the first half of this book fretting that I didn’t have headroom for it; holidays and commitments and all...but once I committed and pushed everything away, it was delicious and rich. I could visualize the sparkling scenes. Morgenstern has a gift for magic and whimsy.
zatulasma's review against another edition
DNF at 100 pages.
It's really not for me
It's really not for me
mels_reading_rook's review against another edition
5.0
What an absolutely intricate and gorgeous story! The prose was beautifully descriptive with a narrative that engaged me from start to finish. I found the book to be wonderfully heart-wrenching as it knew just which strings to pull. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in it, and I am definitely going to read The Starless Sea again in the future to catch more of the details hidden within.
lightning_pirate's review against another edition
5.0
Edit edit -
When words fail you just utilise someone else's, who is more qualified than you (a gorgeous piece of advice from an old teacher...that I'm sure he nabbed from someone else more qualified than him)
"The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours." Alan Bennett - The History Boys (2004)
Original review-
This book did more for my relationship to reading than anything else has. Reading this felt the same way I felt when I was 13 and finally read one of the Harry potter's straight through without help (I love stories but reading has not always been my friend.)
Edit -
I keep trying to write a more expansive review than that top two sentences but I still can't - and I've read this book three times now.
When words fail you just utilise someone else's, who is more qualified than you (a gorgeous piece of advice from an old teacher...that I'm sure he nabbed from someone else more qualified than him)
"The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours." Alan Bennett - The History Boys (2004)
Original review-
This book did more for my relationship to reading than anything else has. Reading this felt the same way I felt when I was 13 and finally read one of the Harry potter's straight through without help (I love stories but reading has not always been my friend.)
Edit -
I keep trying to write a more expansive review than that top two sentences but I still can't - and I've read this book three times now.
rushda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
teddy23's review against another edition
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? No
3.0
lenaoknihach's review against another edition
4.0
Bezhvězdné moře vlastním už od vydání a jsem moc ráda, že jsem se k němu konečně dostala, protože jsem netušila, jaký skvost doma mám.
I když jsem knihu měla v uších a poslouchala jsem příjemný hlas Dany Černé, zážitek z tak překrásně napsané knihy mi to nezkazilo. Naopak si myslím, že audio verze mi prospěla, protože:
a) tohle je tak zamotaný příběh, že bych se čtením upřímně někdy bojovala,
b) je to pořádná bichlička, která by se na cestách vážně pronesla,
c) není nad relax se zavřenýma očima, když si v hlavě představujete dlouhou pouť k Bezhvězdnému moři.
S tak kouzelně vyprávěnou knihou jsem se dlouho nesetkala. Erin Morgenstern si hraje se slovy a mně se ten jazyk moc líbil.
Hlavní roli tu hrají knihy a příběhy, které se odehrávají v dalších příbězích. Není to zas tak odpočinkové čtení a určitě není pro každého, ale já se do tohoto příběhu (i do těch ostatních ukrytých) zamilovala.
#spoluprace @audioteka_czsk
I když jsem knihu měla v uších a poslouchala jsem příjemný hlas Dany Černé, zážitek z tak překrásně napsané knihy mi to nezkazilo. Naopak si myslím, že audio verze mi prospěla, protože:
a) tohle je tak zamotaný příběh, že bych se čtením upřímně někdy bojovala,
b) je to pořádná bichlička, která by se na cestách vážně pronesla,
c) není nad relax se zavřenýma očima, když si v hlavě představujete dlouhou pouť k Bezhvězdnému moři.
S tak kouzelně vyprávěnou knihou jsem se dlouho nesetkala. Erin Morgenstern si hraje se slovy a mně se ten jazyk moc líbil.
Hlavní roli tu hrají knihy a příběhy, které se odehrávají v dalších příbězích. Není to zas tak odpočinkové čtení a určitě není pro každého, ale já se do tohoto příběhu (i do těch ostatních ukrytých) zamilovala.
#spoluprace @audioteka_czsk