The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is really not your ordinary fantasy story though it started off quite exciting and simple. Towards the 2nd to 3rd sections of the book, it became subtle and a bit more complex. The gist is a story about 2 prodigies with magical capabilities who were destined to compete with each other to the death. It's the type of story that the venue of the competition, the supporting characters and the mishaps are equally important. The setting, being in a circus, puts the imaginative tone and adventure to high gear.
It was an okay read. Though I don't really think I would read it again. I was thrown off somewhere when I wanted solid answers. There were some hints but I was not entirely convinced. I just went through with it to know the conclusion of the lovers with the hopes I would find something more. And I couldn't discount the fact that the sequences of the chapters really made it more difficult for me to read. I guess it wasn't the perfect book to delve into this time around. It all seems like a blur.
I was busy surfing and reading various lists of Best Fiction Books of 2012. The lists were decided by various critics, old and new from print and media, across different websites and organizations of book lovers. There are books I was familiar with, but there are recognizable select number of books that keep on coming up in everyone's lists like Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Bring up the Bodies, Arcadia and Gone Girl.
Reading those repeated titles and knowing that I don't have them brings me searing jealousy and desire. I just have to have them.
Though I've read good titles this year, nothing beats learning about good newly published books from renowned critics and mature book lovers I admire. I was never a fan of acquiring books in hype, but these books are anything but a product of hype. I know there's a perfectly good reason behind the credible recommendation and it's never about the sales but by the insights of a book lover to another. It's always about the profound experience and substance a reader takes with him. That's what I want to have.
So I searched for specific titles yesterday in the leading bookstores hoping I could still get some copies. Thankfully, I can always rely on National Bookstore.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is my pick for today. After a series of titles of an era-set of melodramatic novels, I'm definitely in the mood for a good contemporary suspense.
It was an okay read. Though I don't really think I would read it again. I was thrown off somewhere when I wanted solid answers. There were some hints but I was not entirely convinced. I just went through with it to know the conclusion of the lovers with the hopes I would find something more. And I couldn't discount the fact that the sequences of the chapters really made it more difficult for me to read. I guess it wasn't the perfect book to delve into this time around. It all seems like a blur.
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Reading those repeated titles and knowing that I don't have them brings me searing jealousy and desire. I just have to have them.
Though I've read good titles this year, nothing beats learning about good newly published books from renowned critics and mature book lovers I admire. I was never a fan of acquiring books in hype, but these books are anything but a product of hype. I know there's a perfectly good reason behind the credible recommendation and it's never about the sales but by the insights of a book lover to another. It's always about the profound experience and substance a reader takes with him. That's what I want to have.
So I searched for specific titles yesterday in the leading bookstores hoping I could still get some copies. Thankfully, I can always rely on National Bookstore.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is my pick for today. After a series of titles of an era-set of melodramatic novels, I'm definitely in the mood for a good contemporary suspense.
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