The Night Circus

I was recommended this book and have brought it as gifts for other friends since - It was a wonderful magical book. I enjoyed reading and getting caught up in the magic of the circus - Would highly recommend it.

I think this is a brilliant book!

This is a magical love story woven into a deadly game set up by two cold hearted magicians, against the backdrop of a truly wonderful circus.

However, once set up the game follows its own path with unexpected results.

The two players, Celia & Marco both manage to keep true to themselves & refuse to be manipulated. They take the game & turn it into an intricate dance following their interpretation of the rules. Their mentors seriously underestimate their strength of character & integrity.

When they fall in love Celia & Marco they really make MAGIC! They also take the responsibility of the circus, its acts & the reveurs very seriously.

Their plan to protect everyone as well as themselves ends perfectly.

They are able to end the game & still conjure a place for themselves that is truly out of this world!

Wonderfully, intricate descriptions & magical characters give this tale a dream-like quality interlaced with the anticipation & enjoyment of a rare & superb circus experience.

A friend at work recommended this book to me. I enjoyed it and I passed it along to my grown daughter to read. She is an artist and I am waiting for her to do her own sketch of how the circus might look (I wouldn't show the book leaf so she has to come up with her own design). Can't wait to see how she interprets it.

here is magic

The night circus... worth 4 quid from tesco or not then???

This was magical. It reminded me of Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree series that I read as a child, only this one is for adults! I just loved the concept of Le Cirque de Reves. The descriptions were so vivid, I could picture everything. I was not surprised when I read that Erin Morgenstern is also an artist. The book design is also exquisite. My hardcover copy has a red cover, inscribed with silver symbols, black dust jacket with white and silver silhouette-style illustrations, black tipped pages and a red ribbon for a bookmark. In today's world of eBooks etc, sometimes we forget that book design is an art form in itself and that a book can be a treasured collector's item, as well as a wonderful read.

It's lush and lyrical and poetic and mystical and magical, the prose dense with imagery and sensuous detail. Highly imaginative, and I would have given it more stars if more had happened, but ultimately I felt it could have done with less (albeit luscious) description. It seemed a little self-indulgent, frankly, and not quite dangerous enough.

Heard nothing but good things about this book so I am looking forward to reading it. It's her first book so it will be interesting to see if she follows it up.

Thank home with me from the table at the BC-meeting in Castricum.