tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post4682293732203520357..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: The Night Circus: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-52742597999571425942013-07-18T09:04:35.004-04:002013-07-18T09:04:35.004-04:00John: The honest truth is--if I hadn't joined ...John: The honest truth is--if I hadn't joined a couple of challenges that made this one an obvious choice then I doubt sincerely that I would ever have picked it up. On the one hand, these challenges are good--they take me out of my comfort zone and sometimes I discover some really awesome books that I never would have tried. On the other hand, I sometimes wind up spending time on cotton candy when I should have been having some meat and potatoes. <br />Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-53910568534918241282013-07-18T08:15:25.986-04:002013-07-18T08:15:25.986-04:00I bought this last year and still haven't read...I bought this last year and still haven't read it. In the past two months I have read two reviews (yours included) on blogs that tell the truth about this VERY hyped up book. Both opinions have kept me from opening to the first page. All of this - your basic analogy especially - reminds me of my reaction to Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS. Exactly the same things in fact. Enjoyable while reading, but too many niggling questions. No real cohesion or inner logic. Too much incident. I think these books about magic and wizards sometimes are too derivative to ever really be enjoyed as an original work. We keep comparing it to other better books or the rather obvious influences that find their way into the book.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-33308921557336356932013-07-17T14:09:58.452-04:002013-07-17T14:09:58.452-04:00I haven't read this one, but I have read other...I haven't read this one, but I have read others that didn't stay with me--I love your comparison of cotton candy! Gypsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726952526544619098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-53988087500805708902013-07-16T22:39:44.132-04:002013-07-16T22:39:44.132-04:00The Night Circus does cast a certain magic upon th...The Night Circus does cast a certain magic upon the reader and one hesitates to put it down. I may not remember the characters terribly well but I do remember how I felt while reading it and that the imagery was incredible!<br /><br />I like this passage you wrote: But the two older magicians who set the competition in motion, don't take into account one tiny, little fact. That two magicians so closely tied, so evenly matched, so absolutely complementary in every way might fall in love. But will their love destroy everything--the game, the circus performers, the patrons....and even themselves? ~ Perfect!<br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.com