Morgenstern often writes at length about minutia such the smell of the popcorn, or the costume of a particular performer, only to gloss over the details of a conversation in the most general language. The level of detail is appropriately, but sometimes startlingly, varied. Some chapters are written in the second person, and while most of the book is written in the third person some chapters are completely without characters (unless you count the circus itself) these chapters especially create a feeling of immersion and they felt to me as if they were in the second person, even if they did not use the word “you”. The narrative shifts in time, place, and voice, but always describes the circus or the people connected to it. A garden made of perpetually unmelting of ice.Įverything about Le Cirque des Rêves is improbable, and much of the book is devoted to describing the circus and the experience of visiting it. A hall in which hundreds of mirrors each show something unexpected. A tree without leaves or flowers, but covered with candles which never go out or melt away. A carousel with strikingly realistic animals. Their playing field is an unusual circus, which becomes more and more fantastic as the two young magicians populate the circus with their increasingly elaborate creations.

Set in the late Victorian era, The Night Circus tells the story of two students, Celia and Marco, forced by their individual teachers to compete against each other in a game they don’t understand. The Night Circus is a good story, but its the atmosphere that will keep you turning the pages. MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career CenterĮvocative.Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum.My Account Accessibility Hours Contact Donate Search for: Search What to search

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