tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post7659415806331390438..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: The Night CircusMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-14313379472293757412013-01-31T10:21:35.145-05:002013-01-31T10:21:35.145-05:00Jillian - I can see that and I've heard other ...Jillian - I can see that and I've heard other people say the same thing. It worked for me, but I could definitely understand having a different reaction. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-21947965168038008962013-01-29T03:46:45.824-05:002013-01-29T03:46:45.824-05:00I didn't really enjoy this book, I think for t...I didn't really enjoy this book, I think for the same reasons people loved it. It was TOO detailed for my taste. I felt like all I read about were the images, but not necessarily the story. Maybe that's just me though! Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-58831635381748230932013-01-25T16:43:31.423-05:002013-01-25T16:43:31.423-05:00misfortuneofknowing - That's the complaint I s...misfortuneofknowing - That's the complaint I saw over and over again in reviews before I read it. It worked for me and I felt connected to the characters. I feel like Marco and Celia were as well-adjusted as they could be with such a horrible upbringing. I also thought it was less about the competition than about the circus that was the product of the competition. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-42820148998200235732013-01-23T20:19:58.434-05:002013-01-23T20:19:58.434-05:00I enjoyed reading your review, even though I'm...I enjoyed reading your review, even though I'm in the group of readers who disliked this book. I thought Marco was creepy, Celia was difficult to connect with, and the set up was contrived, like Morgenstern had imagined an interesting fictional world with no plot. The worst part was when at 54% of the way through (on my Kindle), the two main characters admit that there's no purpose behind the competition at the center of the story. The book felt pointless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-89083052727347372002013-01-23T16:57:51.008-05:002013-01-23T16:57:51.008-05:00Jenners - :) There aren't many books that make...Jenners - :) There aren't many books that make me do that. The Huz looked at me like I was crazy and asked very slowly, "What are you doing?"Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-17104825379588244122013-01-22T20:08:03.387-05:002013-01-22T20:08:03.387-05:00I thought she did an amazing job of creating the c...I thought she did an amazing job of creating the circus and its atmosphere -- from so many perspectives (as you said). I can just see you clutching the book to your chest!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-63624476201576204672013-01-22T16:42:55.211-05:002013-01-22T16:42:55.211-05:00Amanda - Oh good! I was hoping to listen to the au...Amanda - Oh good! I was hoping to listen to the audio whenever I re-read it, but I was worried it might disappoint. Now I have that to look forward to! <br /><br />Jeanne - I definitely loved it, but there were a lot of people who disliked it when it first came out. <br /><br />Erin Flynn - Me too! I'm looking forward to re-reading this one.<br /><br />Diane - Soemtimes it's even better when you think you won't like it!<br /><br />Care - Ha, I would have been excited you wore a red scarf! <br /><br />Kimberlee - I'm excited about the movie too, but also worried (like I always am when they make movies of a book I loved). <br /><br />Alex - I loved the bottle room! I think the Wishing Tree room might have been my favorite, but the ice garden sounded amazing too. <br /><br />Amy - I worried about the same thing. I read so many reviews of people who loved it and others where people were incredibly disappointed. That's why I gave myself so much time to let go of my expectations. <br /><br />Nikki - Exactly, and I think that's why I loved the ending so much. So good!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-7762569364297485012013-01-22T16:39:03.640-05:002013-01-22T16:39:03.640-05:00I'm so glad that you loved the book. I agree t...I'm so glad that you loved the book. I agree that those outside characters really make the book -- while the others inside the circus were these magical beings, it was those outside characters that I really ended up identifying with. What a lovely lovely book. Nikki Steelehttp://www.bookpairing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-72179217948387210492013-01-22T15:12:45.193-05:002013-01-22T15:12:45.193-05:00I have read such mixed reviews on this book. Every...I have read such mixed reviews on this book. Every time I read a good review, I think, Okay I must read it! But then the bad ones dissuade me. But your review really makes me want to read it!Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13204075881543478509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-83842059374254416032013-01-22T10:12:56.378-05:002013-01-22T10:12:56.378-05:00I'm very much looking forward to seeing the up...I'm very much looking forward to seeing the upcoming adaptation of this one. It has amazing potential. Did you have a favorite room? Mine was the ones with the thousand bottles.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16121984729817060272013-01-21T14:47:46.218-05:002013-01-21T14:47:46.218-05:00The imagery this author creates is amazing. I love...The imagery this author creates is amazing. I loved this book as well and am glad that you loved it as well. Can't wait to see the movie and I'm hoping she writes another novel soon!<br /><br />Kimberlee<br />www.girllostinabook.comKimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035756351903256778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-54089059128277995152013-01-21T12:41:12.589-05:002013-01-21T12:41:12.589-05:00I'm smiling right now. Glad to have you in the...I'm smiling right now. Glad to have you in the club. (I just had to search for a red scarf when our club discussed the book and yet no one else 'got' that I was appropriately dressed!)Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-17527343228408099512013-01-21T12:19:13.593-05:002013-01-21T12:19:13.593-05:00This is one book that I did expect to enjoy but I ...This is one book that I did expect to enjoy but I did. Glad u liked it as well.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16414762096329979652013-01-21T10:01:09.613-05:002013-01-21T10:01:09.613-05:00This book is enchanting and beautiful! There are ...This book is enchanting and beautiful! There are few books that I re-read, but this one will definitely be one of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745765311714494985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-81501818799174859022013-01-21T08:44:40.312-05:002013-01-21T08:44:40.312-05:00I don't know how someone couldn't fall in ...I don't know how someone couldn't fall in love with this book. Once you've read it, you're happy that you've joined in, no matter how resistant you were to liking something that everyone else likes.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-23386503015661404052013-01-21T08:06:51.929-05:002013-01-21T08:06:51.929-05:00Oh this makes me so happy! I adored this book so m...Oh this makes me so happy! I adored this book so much. I listened to the audio this year and was so worried that I just wouldn't be as captivated, but I was, if not more so! It always makes me so happy to see someone else read it and fall in love!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com