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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
4.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced

πŸŽͺ  β€œπ”–π”’π” π”―π”’π”±π”° π”₯π”žπ”³π”’ 𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔒𝔯. 𝔄𝔫𝔑 𝔱π”₯π”žπ”± 𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔒𝔯 𝔑𝔦π”ͺ𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔰π”₯𝔒𝔰 𝔴π”₯𝔒𝔫 𝔱π”₯𝔒𝔢 π”žπ”―π”’ 𝔰π”₯π”žπ”―π”’π”‘, 𝔰𝔬 𝔱π”₯𝔒𝔢 π”žπ”―π”’ π”Ÿπ”’π”°π”± 𝔨𝔒𝔭𝔱 π”žπ”«π”‘ 𝔨𝔒𝔭𝔱 𝔴𝔒𝔩𝔩.”

πŸŽͺ Finally through with β€˜The Night Circus’ by Erin Morgenstern, and I’m brimming with thoughts and emotions!! 

πŸŽͺ I’ll be posting the usual detailed review on this book soon… but I wanted to do something different first by answering a few of the Discussion Questions on this book put out by my book club.

1️⃣ Fav Character:
I loved the dynamic between Celia and Marco but my favourite character has to be Bailey 🀍!! His passion and obsession towards the circus and his enthusiastic outlook on the life within the circus was incredible.

2️⃣ Role of Time:
β€œThe most difficult thing to read is time.” The realistic uncertainty and uncontrollability of time was quite significant. The ageing of some of the characters was one of the main concerns in this book.

3️⃣ The Writing:
The prose of this book is non-linear which mirrors the uncertainty of β€˜The Circus of Dreams’ that appears without warning and leaves without notice. Once I was a few chapters in, the magic of the book took hold. The narrative isn’t plot-fuelled or fast-paced, rather it flows like a stream, smoothly and naturally.

4️⃣ The Competition:
The execution of the competition was so unique and I loved seeing how Celia and Marco kept anticipating and reacting to each other’s actions.

5️⃣ The Love Story:
Love is presented as a force powerful enough to overcome any obstacle. Celia and Marco’s love is a rebellion against the isolation imposed by their guardians, allowing them to collaborate and enhance the power of their magic.