This might be one of the most intriguing beginnings of a book I have ever read:
"The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds or crimsons to be seen. No color at all, save for the neighboring trees and the grass of the surrounding fields. Black-and-white stripes on grey sky; countless tents of varying shapes and sizes, with an elaborate wrought-iron fence encasing them in a colorless world. Even what little ground is visible from outside is black or white, painted or powdered, or treated with some other circus trick. But it is not open for business. Not just yet."Is it not amazing? I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds! Not to mention the wonderful cover of the book, too. The first word that comes to mind to describe this book is simply "Magical".
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| "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern |
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Herlig smakebit. Dette er en bok som har stått på min ønskeliste en god stund, men enda har den ikke fått plass i bokhyllen. Jeg håper du nyter historien, Caz :)
ReplyDeleteHar akkurat hentet denne på biblioteket og gleder meg veldig til å begynne på den! 1000 takk for smakebiten :o)
ReplyDeleteAh, denna är jag väldigt nyfiken på. Har läst många positiva inlägg om den :)
ReplyDeleteSå langt er jeg superfornøyd med boken! Språket og stemningsbeskrivelsene er utrolig bra - fantasien blir virkelig satt i sving og jeg føler nesten at jeg befinner meg midt i sirkuset :) Jeg har nå kommet halvveis, og gleder meg til å stupe ned i den igjen! Har en følelse av at denne vil bli vemodig å avslutte :) Gled dere!
ReplyDeleteTusen takk for smakebit:-) Jeg også har hatt denne på ønskelisten min en stund, må få kjøpt den en dag. Ha en fin uke:-)
ReplyDeleteFengende, ikke sant? :) Takk det samme!
DeleteSounds like a great book, thanks for the teaser. It's on my list of "to read" : )
ReplyDeleteI hope you will enjoy it as much as I did :)
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