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I felt like I've read this before...

Revisado: 05-31-17

The tone of this story was fun, but familiar. If you've been a fan of supernatural thrillers for any period of time you, like me, can probably fill in the plot before you listen to it. The ending ramped up nicely at least and drew me back in.

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To say this is poignant would be a vulgar understatement

Revisado: 02-14-17

I have chills. Terrifying, soul shaking chills. Read and/or listen to this book! Do it!

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Cutsie Fluff

Revisado: 08-28-15

This book was very light and fluffy. It was predictable to a fault at points, but certain themes have to tug at your heartstrings unless you're dead, so I will give it points there. It was basically like watching a family film on the Hallmark Channel. I recommend it for ages 13-18 in particular. Perhaps older if you just want something surface level and quick to make you smile.

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Beautifully Imaginitive. You will love this book.

Revisado: 03-29-13

What did you love best about The Night Circus?

The characters. Every single one of them was so brilliantly plotted out and bizarre, but in a good way. Even the antagonist was captivating. You wanted to know more about him, and his reasons for doing the things he did. The individual characters made up a marvelous world which would not have been the same had one of them been missing. Often in book reviews there is a conversation of "wonderful world-building," well this story uses the characters as the building blocks for the entire realm. Pay attention to all of them, and you won't regret it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Night Circus?

I have to pick one? The ice garden, the building of the circus clock, the way Cecelia can blast things to bits and then reassemble them, the idea of memories captured in jars, when Marco introduces himself fully to Isabel... Oh no. I can't pick just one thing. READ THIS BOOK.

What does Jim Dale bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jim Dale's accent was excellent for the time period of the piece. His voice gives you a since of mystery and age. By age I mean to say that there is a feeling of history to the story that I probably would not have instilled on my own. I enjoyed his narrative in that it was not your usual, flat, American reading. Nothing about this book was ordinary, so why would the narrator be?

Who was the most memorable character of The Night Circus and why?

Again with the picking? The funny thing is that Bailey is probably the most ordinary character in the book, and yet he is the one sticking out in my mind right now. Though having just finished the book, Erin does an exceptionally good job at pulling out the importance of this every day guy. His adventures with Poppet and Widget were some of my favorite moments. I feel like Bailey gave the reader a connection to the circus that those imbued with the mystical "powers" of the Circus could not. Besides, what is a circus without spectators?

Any additional comments?

I've been reading a large number of books lately. The Night Circus captivated me in so many different ways that other books have only managed to catch me in one or two. Both serious and fantastic at the same time this book runs a gamut of emotions. You'll love and hate the lead characters at various points. You'll route for the underdog, and scowl at the "puppet masters." You'll feel for the secondary characters as much as you do for the leads. I want to go to Le Cirque des Rêves!

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Monotonous, but still intriguing

Revisado: 02-01-13

Would you try another book from H. P. Lovecraft and/or William Roberts?

I probably won't be reading/listening to anything else by H.P. Lovecraft. It was fun to finally figure out what all the Cthulu business was all about, but it's still very old school and monotonous. This audiobook was only just over 4 hours long, but I listened to the first two hours... paused for a month, and then listened to the rest.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I thought the ending was appropriate and I'll leave it at that.

Would you listen to another book narrated by William Roberts?

Yeah, his voice was fine. I found the parts where he was reading the native tongue of the Cthulu worshippers to be ridiculous, but that's just how it was written, so good for him.

Could you see Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I could see it being a bad sci-fi series along the lines of The X-files.

Any additional comments?

Again, not my highest recommendation, but worth it just so I could say "Oh, now I get all the pictures of that elephant headed, man bodied, octopus thing." Yup.

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