A review by meant2breading
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I listened to this audiobook and it had a spectacular narration by Jim Dale! He had a wonderful tone and pacing to his voice as well as narrated the very descriptive writing beautifully. I don’t think I could recommend this book to everyone as I can understand why some folks perceive the plot to be lacking or progress too slowly. I also didn’t connect as deeply with the characters, more so Celia than Marco. The frequent time hops also were a bit difficult to keep track of in the audio version. However, the Night Circus 🎪 for me felt whimsical, dark and twisty, and very immersive into the magic that ties everyone and the circus together. These aspects and the high quality writing and narration is why I overall had a very pleasant read.  
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