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A review by lorendelponte
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A lovely way to end my Sunday afternoon. After five years, I finally finished an exquisite book called The Night Circus.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars
I would suggest going into this book with no idea what it is about as I did.
A person, let's call them The Moon. The Moon said this book had saved their life. The moon knew the Sun was experiencing hardships and so, The Moon parted with this book and gave it to the Sun.
The Sun gave me this book, a dear gift from a dear friend, and I didn't quite understand how words could have so much power. I didn't understand the need for magic because I couldn't yet see how dark the world was.
The darkness comes, as darkness tends to do (fleeting though it was) and I picked up this book again, five years later. The Sun, being so bright and special, had told me it was time. The Night Circus came to me when I needed it most; when I couldn't feel the magic in the world anymore.
"The Night Circus arrives without warning" and I am a happier person for it. Thank you to Erin Morgenstern for making me fall in love with books, with magic again. I didn't understand before but I do now.
This is a reminder that there is darkness in the world, but it is fleeting and that magic still exists. Thank you to the Sun, who was kind when they did not have to be, to the Moon for their strength and to the part of myself I rediscovered again while experiencing this book.
Perhaps I am projecting or being sentimental and romantic. Perhaps this review is more about my self-reflection while reading than it is about the novel itself. That's okay, I think. We are all chained to subjectivity. And that's what makes reading so beautiful.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars
I would suggest going into this book with no idea what it is about as I did.
A person, let's call them The Moon. The Moon said this book had saved their life. The moon knew the Sun was experiencing hardships and so, The Moon parted with this book and gave it to the Sun.
The Sun gave me this book, a dear gift from a dear friend, and I didn't quite understand how words could have so much power. I didn't understand the need for magic because I couldn't yet see how dark the world was.
The darkness comes, as darkness tends to do (fleeting though it was) and I picked up this book again, five years later. The Sun, being so bright and special, had told me it was time. The Night Circus came to me when I needed it most; when I couldn't feel the magic in the world anymore.
"The Night Circus arrives without warning" and I am a happier person for it. Thank you to Erin Morgenstern for making me fall in love with books, with magic again. I didn't understand before but I do now.
This is a reminder that there is darkness in the world, but it is fleeting and that magic still exists. Thank you to the Sun, who was kind when they did not have to be, to the Moon for their strength and to the part of myself I rediscovered again while experiencing this book.
Perhaps I am projecting or being sentimental and romantic. Perhaps this review is more about my self-reflection while reading than it is about the novel itself. That's okay, I think. We are all chained to subjectivity. And that's what makes reading so beautiful.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt