The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

Rating : 5.0 / 5.0

Circus, lovers, magic: too many cliches, right? Wrong! Absolutely. This 500-page long book is a tribute to all magical things in life, world and especially a toast raised in honor of art of writing.

The plot is complicated chess board with two narratives weaving a detailed pattern of moves between Marco and Celia, two star-crossed, handpicked, confused yet manipulative competitors in the game of magic.

The setting is most interesting and heart throbbing kind of alive: circus. Fantastic and beautifully described with magic unleashed for imagination to run wild in all directions.

There are interludes from Thiessen, a character who is in layman terms a fan but in context of the mysterious circus, he is the creator of the club of lovers and dream chasers. The narrative becomes both journalistic as well as philosophical in his words. Do not miss the titles of the chapters. All sorts of amazing combined together to transport the reader into the magical world of this tale, that spreads and conjoins like web at the center. Center being the crystal climax of life and death hanging in suspension, Forever.

Put it on your list now. Another day missed will be your loss my dear reader.

BaSila Hasnain

11-10-2020