Comments on: Review: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

By: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern « The Sleepless Reader

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern « The Sleepless Reader — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:30:24 +0000

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By: Dana Huff

Dana Huff — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:16:48 +0000

We feel exactly the same way about this book. I’d love to have some of that chocolate popcorn, though.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:57:44 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Oh my. I loved the experience of reading this book so hard I purposely drew it out a little.

By: Mary Lonergan

Mary Lonergan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:58:55 +0000

I was completely sucked in by the amazing work she did with the setting and then got 2/3 of the way through and was thinking…huh? Either the editing was shite or she just couldn’t pull it off.

I also was confused at how we were supposed to see this as a ‘dark’ story as we got further in but from the begining it was fantastic and luminous….then one of the twins starts to questions what’s going on and then the two old guys are really evil?? Very poorly developed characters, but if she re- wrote it to better develop them and the plot, I would give it another read. I can’t recommend it in the state it’s in now.

But the visuals were AMAZING. Truly.

By: April (Good Books & Wine)

April (Good Books & Wine) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:32:26 +0000

Huzzah for the contrary voice! I mean, I loved the Night Circus, BUT I like how well you articulate what you didn’t enjoy with this book – namely the weak plotting.

ALSO HOLY CRAP when I get on a defending something roll from atop my soap box, it’s really really hard to climb down, so yes that one paragraph totes spoke to me, because you described something I experience probably once a week ha ha.

By: Aarti

Aarti — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:17:02 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Eek, what I take from Heather's comment is that BASICALLY, I ruined the book for her.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:49:25 +0000

Nothing to do with the book, but: the other night I was taking an acrobatics class from a very enthusiastic teacher who kept exclaiming various things whenever someone did something well, and “aces!” was one of the things he exclaimed numerous times over the course of class, which totally made me think of this entry, which totally made me amused.

By: Emily Jane

Emily Jane — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:25:38 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Ahhh yes. Yes. The Prestige. That's the one I meant.

By: litlove

litlove — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:54:55 +0000

I have seen this book splashed all over the internets. But I am one hundred percent in your camp. I love plot and characters, and however authors make those work together is good by me. When the situation is as good as it gets, I am never going to be hooked. So, I will thank you for your sage advice and avoid this one.

By: Aonghus Fallon

Aonghus Fallon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:16:53 +0000

Never read it – although I’ve seen the Marty Feldman pastiche. Maybe it’s time I did!