Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Did Not Finish The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

I have not expected this - posting a DNF review so early in the year. Since the start of the year, I have only put up three reviews, this is the fourth, and to think that it is a DNF makes me kind of sad. As with past year, my aim is to limit myself to no more than three Did Not Finish reviews, and that means, after this one, I will be left with only two more to go.

This is the first time I am reading Erin Morgenstern’s books. I choose to read it because it has garnered many great reviews. Indeed, it is beautifully written and incredibly imaginative, but only while it last. The opening paragraph "The circus arrives without warning" captivates my attention. In fact, the whole of the first chapter has me there. A mysterious circus with towering tents has sprout up overnight in a town and not only that, it opens at nightfall and closes at dawn. It has such a great start that it piques my interest and intrigues me to no end.

Unfortunately, grabbing a reader's attention is of no use if it is not sustainable. After the first few chapters which I read with gusto, I struggle with the rest. I thought I will be able to keep going but after a while, I find that I simply do not care for the book anymore as the story stretches over the years, decades even. It is so slow moving that I am bored to tears.

I will say that reading this book is nearly tragic because the beginning is so promising, and then, nothing happens. Still, I am glad to have given it a try even though it is not to my liking. If not, I will always be wondering if I have missed out on a good read.


Publisher: Anchor Books; 1st edition
Publication date: 3 Jul 2012

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The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

*Blurb from Goodreads*

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