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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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madsreadsbooks17's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.5

Amazing. I couldn’t stop reading. 

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megj23's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75


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unicornialism's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA wish i had more to say but that’s how i feel 

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eddiroll's review against another edition

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

5.0


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classicsandcatnaps's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A really creative concept. Very heavy on evoking an atmosphere for you to envision as you read. Writing style and story structure were interesting! Characters were interesting, but not overly compelling for me personally. Story was alright but not resonant. I enjoyed reading it, but I’m also not sure I totally “got” it. 

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jenijenocide's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Its beautifully and magically written. I could see the circus unfold before me and never wanted it to end. Seeing everything through numerous eyes was enlightening yet gave it the mystery it needed to keep it all together for "the game". 

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strawb3rrysugar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

This book kept me company during a three-day power outage. As someone who doesn't typically gravitate towards historical stories, fantasy, or historical fantasy, this is a solid book. I didn't totally understand what was happening until the last quarter of the book, and it took some effort to keep track of all the events, but I was attached enough to this book that I was sad to finish it, and I hope to reread it at some point. I grew very fond of the characters and how they connected with each other, and I really liked the author's prose; immersive, but not needlessly flowery. A fun, emotional, gothic time, and definitely a rainy day read. 

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adyn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Beautiful book, the imagery and magic of it all was stellar. I wanted to read it during a blizzard while listening to haunting classical music. It’s not 5 stars for me because the characters weren’t particularly compelling, and that’s what I value most in a book. 

But I don’t think this book was meant to have super deep character development. I think it was meant to sweep you off your feet with magic, to parallel the experience of visiting Le Cirques de Rêves. And it does that excellently. 

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tays_books's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

3.5


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vhispas's review against another edition

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

2.5


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