Reddit reviews The Night Circus

1. Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher -- or really, almost anything by him. Good, rich characters, facing adversity. He was a family therapist and his writing feels authentic while touching on real issues.
   
   
2. Though everyone talks (rightfully) about The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (bonus: movie coming out, starring the girl from Divergent), Paper Towns is pretty phenomenal, well developed, current, etc. For new fiction, John Green is doing about as good a job as anyone managing the YA / Adult transition, introducing tough topics with good - not intimidating - writing.
   
   
3. Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen is short but an amazing look at war from a young kid's perspective. A good compliment to all those fluffy (though enjoyable) we will win the war if i find my boyfriend! books that are so popular....
   
   
4. Also,The Book Thief by Zusak. Because.... for just about every reason.
   
   
5. If you think you are going to have a hard time un-sticking from the fantasy thing - The Night Circus is a creative alternative with better writing than the others.
   
   
6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime shifted my perspective through shifting the voice -- the main character is autistic. Having this sort of unique narrator was a first & helped teach me about the role of voice (helpful, when your favorite author winds up being Faulkner...)
   
   Of course there are others (non fiction: Krakauer, Hillenbrand, come to mind; deeper: Tim O'Brien, Saramago; more fantastic: Guy Kay, Herbert, etc. ) but, trying to stay within age range / contemporary, and gender neutral... that's where I started! if any of these seem like the right thread, let me know, and i can give you a bucket more.

So hopefully you read the Night Watch / Day Watch / Twilight Watch books? There's supposedly two more books out there in the series now, Last Watch and New Watch, which I haven't read.

The Markhat series by Frank Tuttle is brilliant fun.

9 Goblins is short but totally worth it. by T. A. Kingfisher

The Night Circus is a whimsical book full of beautiful things, tends to be a bit melancholy.

Most things by Elizabeth Bear are worth reading, as are most things by Connie Willis.

Charlie Stross' Laundry Files are excellent fun with the single, sole, sad exception of the second book which I hated but which other people loved.

The Enterprise of Death is - well. Um, let's just say the woodcut engraving on the cover? Not a metaphor in this book. Does not pull punches.I found it more horrific than a dozen other books labeled specifically as horror, but also more brilliant and more beautiful.

If you haven't got around to reading Ben Aaronovitch's stuff you're in for some good London fun. He's an excellent writer.

The Felix Castor series by Mike Carey is brilliant too.

Gift one. I have no idea why I don't have an apron when I do a ton of baking. It just dawned on me the other day that it would be a great idea to get one.

Gift two. I have heard good things about this book on here and it has piqued my interest.

C'mon...gimme.

You both look so beautiful that you took my breathe away. I now need to be resuscitated but it was totally worth it.

Hey there! Awesome contest

Well, I'm Billy and my favorite e-book would have to be Erin Morgenstern's ["The Night Circus"] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Circus-ebook/dp/B004J4WKTW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370551002&sr=8-1&keywords=the+night+circus+by+erin+morgenstern).

This is a book I would love to reread over and over. It's about a unique Black and White circus that travels the world and shows up without any notice. The imagery is breathtakingly stunning, and the story brings you in unlike most books I have ever read. The magic in this book is real, and you feel as though you're in the Circus itself! The love story woven into this masterpiece is absolutely beautiful. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I can promise you this is a book you would absolutely love. I would love to own something this beautiful.

I keep hearing how amazing The Night Circus is, and would love to read it. And if you read it too, I'd have someone to squee about it with, if it really is that good!

Congrats! AND Happy early birthday!

I ain't birthed no babies

Imagining my son with this makes me feel super happy!

Happy Birfday

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Those owls are hilariously adorable! I love cross stitch.

• funf: $4.99
  
• vier: $3.99
  
• drei: $2.99
  
• zwei: $0.99
  
• eins: $0.99
  
  Yeah I like some pretty cheesy paranormal and historical romance novels. I regret nothing.