So today I am going to be reviewing the fantasy
novel, The Night Circus. Although I have read this novel before I recently
picked it up again and rediscovered why I fell in love with the magical world
that Erin Morgenstern created. Before getting into the plot of the story I want
to spend some time discussing the construction of the story. This novel is
paced at slow and steady speed so if you want to read a book with twenty plot
twists, multiple explosions, and low plot development then the Night Circus is
not for you. Whenever I tell a friend about this book and I tell them that its
rather slowly paced they always regard this as a negative trait but in my
opinion it is just the opposite. Morgenstern takes time to describe the subtle nuances
of this world to reader and uses descriptive language to transport you into her
imagination.
The main characters are two magicians Marco and
Celia. We are introduced to both characters when they are still children and throughout
the novel we are able to see them grow into individuals and experience their
trials with the world of magic and deception. The setting of the novel rotates
through time and many countries but the central setting is the traveling circus,
Cirque de Reves.
The point of view is constantly changing and
normally I find that annoying because there is always that one super annoying
character that you hate to read from, but all of Morgenstern’s characters have
engaging and significant points of view that allow the reader to achieve an all-encompassing
account of the plot. My personal favorite sections are the parts of the novel
where the reader is reading from the perspective of a patron of the circus. Morgenstern
is such a master of description that you can almost feel the sensations that
are being described.
I give the Night Circus a four out of five! I would recommend
it to anyone that has ever wished something magical would enter you world and
take you on a spectacular journey!
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