The two spend years learning magic when a patron decides to create a circus. The description on the back of the book blows what could have been a fantastic plot twist the only way Marco or Celia can win the battle is if the other dies.

The man in grey chooses a boy from an orphanage, Marco, who has potential.Īnd so one of the common complaints about Morgenstern’s novel is that it is too slow. Hector discovers his daughter Celia when she is about eight and quickly learns she can break and fix things with her mind this means innate. These two schools of thought clash, and so the magicians (for lack of a better word, I suppose) each choose and train a child who will grow to face the other in an epic battle. The second, a mysterious gentleman in grey called Alexander, believes magic can be learned. One of these men, Hector Bowen, believes magic is innate, though it can be improved with training. Does the word “magic” sound too childish, too abracadabra? In Morgenstern’s novel, magic is something all around everyone, all the time, but only certain people recognize the power that’s out there and use it. The Night Circus is a 512-page paperback book about two men who can do magic–real magic–although the word “magic” is called incorrect throughout the novel.

This year, there are opportunities to watch movies ( The Prestige, The Illusionist, Something Wicked This Way Comes, etc.), make steampunk jewelry, learn about the history of Tarot cards, discuss trains and railroads, hear lectures about clocks, and more! I’ll be updating with more information that I learn from the events I attend. Later, a variety of events take place at different library branches and in the community. However, my county does a reading program called One Book, One Michiana each spring during which community comes together to read the same book. You may be wondering why I read a #1 National Bestseller here at Grab the Lapels I typically only review small press works. You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream.” “You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus.

The midnight circus book