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The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus introduces us to two ancient magicians who are able to actually manipulate and change objects, space or even living cells. When one of them recognises the same gift in his young daughter, Celia, he challenges his old adversary to an elaborate contest. Once they have grown into their full abilities, Celia is to be pitted against Marco, a young boy plucked from an orphanage and trained to do similar manipulations, in a battle of skill which is to last for many years.
The venue for this challenge is The Night Circus, or Cirque des Reves, the brainchild of a select group of individuals who wanted to create something truly extraordinary. Celia, Marco and the circus itself are bound together in surprising ways, along with the remarkable and talented people who work and live there. As Celia and Marco use the circus environment to show of their peculiar skills, people around the world are spellbound by the spectacle that awaits them whenever the circus comes to visit.
When it comes to descriptive writing, Morgenstern really excels. The sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of the circus were so gorgeously described that I felt as though I was walking through the tents myself. Magic sizzles from every page, strangeness and wonder are the reader's constant companions and the book somehow managed to make me feel like a spellbound child.
I closed my mind to the The Night Circus's imperfections and let myself be carried away, but this wouldn't be much of a review if I told you the book was perfect. Our characters are shallow, the dialogue is stilted, the plot is predictable, it's all a little bit Tim Burton. But somehow I didn't care, it's all so sumptuous and pretty and lovely that I hardly even thought about all these things until after I'd finished the book and its spell had been broken. Within an hour I was telling myself what a silly book it had been and how on earth could I have got so wrapped up in it! But the fact remains that I did, and any author that can write something so flawed and still make her reader love it must be doing something right.
The Night Circus was like a big box of luxury chocolates. You couldn't live on them all the time, but once in a while they make a most delicious diversion.
The venue for this challenge is The Night Circus, or Cirque des Reves, the brainchild of a select group of individuals who wanted to create something truly extraordinary. Celia, Marco and the circus itself are bound together in surprising ways, along with the remarkable and talented people who work and live there. As Celia and Marco use the circus environment to show of their peculiar skills, people around the world are spellbound by the spectacle that awaits them whenever the circus comes to visit.
When it comes to descriptive writing, Morgenstern really excels. The sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of the circus were so gorgeously described that I felt as though I was walking through the tents myself. Magic sizzles from every page, strangeness and wonder are the reader's constant companions and the book somehow managed to make me feel like a spellbound child.
I closed my mind to the The Night Circus's imperfections and let myself be carried away, but this wouldn't be much of a review if I told you the book was perfect. Our characters are shallow, the dialogue is stilted, the plot is predictable, it's all a little bit Tim Burton. But somehow I didn't care, it's all so sumptuous and pretty and lovely that I hardly even thought about all these things until after I'd finished the book and its spell had been broken. Within an hour I was telling myself what a silly book it had been and how on earth could I have got so wrapped up in it! But the fact remains that I did, and any author that can write something so flawed and still make her reader love it must be doing something right.
The Night Circus was like a big box of luxury chocolates. You couldn't live on them all the time, but once in a while they make a most delicious diversion.