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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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it was ok
bookshelves: owned

I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy this as much as I was expecting. This story was incredibly slow-moving which makes it impossible for me to stay interested. From reading the description of the book, I was expecting more of the story to be about this "competition" between Celia and Marco. There was more description put into the setting and surroundings than to the competition. I didn't find it to be anywhere near a "fierce competition." I also expected to hear more about their training but I found myself disappointed. The training was vague and I really couldn't grasp the idea of what they were being taught as most of the training was unstated.

The timeline was also a problem for me. It was stretched over such a long period of time that it seems ridiculous for a competition to be taking place. I was unattached to a majority of the story because I felt that I was reading about so many things unnecessary.. Instead I just wanted to read about Celia and Marco along with their competition. I found it weird that the readers (as long as the characters) were left in the dark as to the details of the competition. You didn't know much about the rules or how the winners were chosen.

I wish I had the same experience that other readers had, but I just simply did not.
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Reading Progress

November 18, 2015 – Shelved as: to-read
November 18, 2015 – Shelved
January 8, 2016 – Started Reading
January 8, 2016 –
page 28
5.43%
January 8, 2016 –
page 47
9.11%
January 9, 2016 –
page 69
13.37%
January 9, 2016 –
page 119
23.06% "It started slow at first but it's begun to pick up. It's turning into a great book."
January 9, 2016 –
page 159
30.81%
January 10, 2016 –
page 180
34.88%
January 10, 2016 –
page 197
38.18% "I'm finding it hard to stay interested in this book again. I keep waiting for more action with Celia and Marco but it's going at a slow pace. I want to know more about their competition and less about some of the unimportant details."
January 10, 2016 –
page 342
66.28%
January 10, 2016 – Finished Reading
February 5, 2023 – Shelved as: owned

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