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The Night Circus
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bookshelves: genre-fantasy, genre-historical, rating-suckity-suck, alternative-universe, x-insta-love, y-slut-shaming-present, annoying-1st-3rd-voice-mixing, read-in-2013, language-english-original
Sep 11, 2011
bookshelves: genre-fantasy, genre-historical, rating-suckity-suck, alternative-universe, x-insta-love, y-slut-shaming-present, annoying-1st-3rd-voice-mixing, read-in-2013, language-english-original
This book is fools gold. It's pretty and it glimmers but there's absolutely nothing of worth inside.
Because Lucy already did the "let's take the blurb and point out each and every lie in it" review, I'm just going to say this—maybe more later maybe not, but for now this:
I did like many of the storytelling methods Morgenstern used. I liked the nonlinearity (see spoiler below), I liked the detailed description of the world, and I did even like some of the characters. What I didn't like was that all that beauty and theoretic storytelling genius was wasted on something as pointless, plotless, and wholly worthless endeavour as this story of a night circus. It's like looking at a beautiful spread of canvas thinking "I want that, I bet there's treasure inside" only to find out what you've been looking is a hot air balloon that'll occasionally waft a little warm air at your direction.
For Blodeuedd:
(view spoiler)
Because Lucy already did the "let's take the blurb and point out each and every lie in it" review, I'm just going to say this—maybe more later maybe not, but for now this:
I did like many of the storytelling methods Morgenstern used. I liked the nonlinearity (see spoiler below), I liked the detailed description of the world, and I did even like some of the characters. What I didn't like was that all that beauty and theoretic storytelling genius was wasted on something as pointless, plotless, and wholly worthless endeavour as this story of a night circus. It's like looking at a beautiful spread of canvas thinking "I want that, I bet there's treasure inside" only to find out what you've been looking is a hot air balloon that'll occasionally waft a little warm air at your direction.
For Blodeuedd:
(view spoiler)
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Reading Progress
September 11, 2011
– Shelved
November 24, 2012
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Started Reading
November 24, 2012
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5.53%
"I can't be bothered to care about the characters with the kind of information the author has given so far.
The words are pretty but meandering. Most of the discussion between Hector and the man in the grey suit I was asking myself does this have a point.
So far, it looks like a no."
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28
The words are pretty but meandering. Most of the discussion between Hector and the man in the grey suit I was asking myself does this have a point.
So far, it looks like a no."
November 26, 2012
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8.3%
"J'aime all things French but is there a point to these French expressions littered within the text?"
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42
November 28, 2012
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17.59%
"If I assume this is where the actual competition starts, I'd be wrong, right?"
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89
November 30, 2012
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26.28%
"The chess analogy doesn't make sense. Morgenstern makes it sound like there isn't any interaction between the players, but there is. Or, when it comes to this book, there should be."
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133
November 30, 2012
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26.88%
"This chapter is called Atmosphere. Hasn't been enough of that already?"
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136
December 5, 2012
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31.03%
"A short break in reading this book ensures that I remember nothing of how things, places, and times are connected."
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157
December 5, 2012
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31.82%
"“You’re ... not fighting, that’s not really the right word for it, but there’s a conflict with something unseen, something shadowed that’s hidden from you.”
Truer words were never written."
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161
Truer words were never written."
December 5, 2012
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31.82%
"“I’m sorry I cannot be more clear,” she says. “If anything comes to me later I will let you know, sometimes I need to ruminate on the cards before I can make any real sense of them. These are ... not unclear, precisely, but they are complex, which makes for a great deal of possibilities to consider.”
“No need for apologies. I cannot say I’m terribly surprised. And thank you, I very much appreciate the insight.”"
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161
“No need for apologies. I cannot say I’m terribly surprised. And thank you, I very much appreciate the insight.”"
December 10, 2012
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34.39%
"I simply don't feel like reading this anymore. It's like she's still setting things up instead of advancing the plot. Ha."
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174
January 18, 2013
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36.76%
"Am I meant to be shipping Friedrick and Celia? Because I am.
Also, shouldn't his name be Friedrich with an h instead of a k? I is confused."
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186
Also, shouldn't his name be Friedrich with an h instead of a k? I is confused."
January 19, 2013
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38.93%
""Most cats will do anything if you ask them nicely-"
In what universe do these people live in? Oh, right. In the inexplicably magical but devastatingly boring and plotless book universe."
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197
In what universe do these people live in? Oh, right. In the inexplicably magical but devastatingly boring and plotless book universe."
January 19, 2013
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40.12%
""The Cloud Maze
An Excursion in Dimension A Climb Though the Firmament
There Is No Beginning There Is No End Enter Where You Please Leave When You Wish Have No Fear of Falling"
Is this book giving me a permission to flounce?"
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203
An Excursion in Dimension A Climb Though the Firmament
There Is No Beginning There Is No End Enter Where You Please Leave When You Wish Have No Fear of Falling"
Is this book giving me a permission to flounce?"
January 19, 2013
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46.64%
""-Everything I have done, every change I have made to that circus, every impossible feat and astounding sight, I have done for her.”
What impossible feats? Which astounding sights? I've yet to see one."
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236
What impossible feats? Which astounding sights? I've yet to see one."
January 19, 2013
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57.71%
"A hundred pages left. I need someone to hold my hand as I try to get through them."
page
292
January 19, 2013
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59.09%
"She [Morgenstern] is really rushing ahead with these changing parts, isn't she.
Ha. I made a funny. Rushing. Absolutely nothing in this book changes fast. Except the time jumps."
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299
Ha. I made a funny. Rushing. Absolutely nothing in this book changes fast. Except the time jumps."
January 19, 2013
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60.28%
"Looks at the chapter title. Of all the pretentions crap I've read in this book so far, I did not think she'd go there."
page
305
January 19, 2013
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60.67%
"Selective quoting makes an appearance:
"Tell me about the game-"
...
"There is more to it than you think-"
WHERE! Someone, anyone SHOW ME!"
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307
"Tell me about the game-"
...
"There is more to it than you think-"
WHERE! Someone, anyone SHOW ME!"
January 20, 2013
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Finished Reading
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Jan 20, 2013 02:59AM
I somehow think I'm being misquoted here...
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:P I approximated from memory.
I personally remember saying I don't recommend it, but if you do read it we can use it as a taste test book. JS JS...
