Discussion of The Night Circus
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Re: Discussion of The Night Circus
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All in all I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is into magical stories. You need to be comfortable to let go of the concept of reality to enjoy this book.
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It is never to late to run away and join the circus!
Of course I really liked Water for Elephants, too.
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The book reminded me of the Sorcerer's Apprentice by Tahir Shah.. where you 'meet' "real" magicians....
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yes, it felt real, or at least parts of it did - but then I am one of those people who doesn't want to know how magicians do their tricks. We saw David Copperfield live once and he told about wanting to fly and then he flew and it was magical.Sarayan7 wrote:Transported me to a magical place. It was fast paced reading and yet it felt like a slow dance while reading... something wispy intangible... almost achy. I gave it to my niece afterward (she's 18). She loved it so much it inspired her to choreograph a dance with her friends at a college event drawing on some themes from here.
The book reminded me of the Sorcerer's Apprentice by Tahir Shah.. where you 'meet' "real" magicians....
Their used to be an ice cream flavor called Summer's Dream that I thought was magical until someone told me it was just vanilla ice cream mixed with orange sherbert. I looked down at my spoon and suddenly that was all it was.
So anyway for what it is worth I like The Night Circus, at least the magical circus parts.
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The Night Circus is a very entertaining read & cost me a right few hours sleep this week - always a good sign of a book IMO. The action in this book revolves around Le Cirque de Rêves, a travelling circus unlike any circus before or since. Arriving without fanfare, opening only from dusk to dawn & departing equally abruptly it moves between the major cities of the world at the end of the 1890s beginning of 1900s. Illusion, magic, fortune telling and usurption & bending of the laws of nature are the hallmarks of the performers of Le Cirque de Rêves but also amongst this community are two people whose purpose is to play out "a challenge". This challenge is a competition designed by two formidable and enigmatic magicians, Prospero The Enchanter and Mr A H (nobody seems able to remember his full name!)
Over the course of the book a love affair developes and the lovers find themselves in a quandry as their love clashes with the demands and the obligations of "the challenge".
I enjoyed this book a lot although I was somewhat disappointed in the ending. IMO the book lost momentum and to some extent petered out towards the end which was a great pity. However I enjoyed it a lot and, unlike some posters, I especially liked the way the book moved time lines - which I felt fitted in well with the shifting and illusory aspect of the circus itself - at times I really felt like a patron of Le Cirque de Rêves probably would feel.
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