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ocelagrenouille's review against another edition
5.0
I dont have enough words. This is probably the best book I have ever read. Everything is intertwined, yet so individual and unique.
An invitation to seeking and adventure, to love and to opening every door.
An invitation to seeking and adventure, to love and to opening every door.
bostonblake's review against another edition
4.0
Erin Morgenstern is a phenomenal wordsmith who weaves page after page of magic. The Starless Sea is a novel story for book lovers, a deconstruction of book and story that pays homage to Lewis Carroll, C. S. Lewis, Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, and countless others. It's a captivating journey, to be sure. Its weakness lies is in the architecture. The plot collapses in on itself. But what's incredible is that the story maintains a metaview that reflects the collapse of the plot. It's wonderful writing that reminds me of The Neverending Story.
gretchface85's review against another edition
I loved The Night Circus and really wanted to love this one as well, but it just wasn’t for me.
The first like 150 pages I was really into it and thought it was so fun but then it went on for so long and then when alllllll the stories got all mixed up and things were happening but then also not actually and I just felt like 😵💫 and maybe it’s just cos I don’t read much fantasy? Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood? I don’t know, did you read it? Thoughts?
The first like 150 pages I was really into it and thought it was so fun but then it went on for so long and then when alllllll the stories got all mixed up and things were happening but then also not actually and I just felt like 😵💫 and maybe it’s just cos I don’t read much fantasy? Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood? I don’t know, did you read it? Thoughts?
bookishk80's review against another edition
5.0
2nd read 9/27/24: listened to the audio book this time and it's just so lovely. I don't know how best to convince you you should read this book, in part because it's hard to capture what this story is. Several small stories within the larger storyline with the protagonists, an ending that really goes down the rabbit hole the last 25%, and some achingly beautiful prose.
hmchester's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
lya06's review against another edition
5.0
Dopo tanto tempo finalmente ho beccato un libro originale, ben scritto e che mi ha catturata. Questo romanzo è così onirico, labirintico, variegato nella sua struttura, strano e ricco di storie dentro le storie che non saprei bene come descriverlo se non che credo che valga una lettura. Bello e consigliato se non si sa bene che cosa leggere!
shahd03's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
theatrenerd_'s review against another edition
I really liked the start of this book, and thought it was going to be a 5-star read. However by about page 200 I started to feel that the plot was incredibly slow, if not nonexistent. I'd like to finish it because I love the concept but decided to turn my attention to books I was more excited to read.
alexjustdoit's review against another edition
2.0
Can't help but feel that anyone who "loved" this was only swept away by the pretty words and not thinking much beyond that. Though that is fine, if that is what you're looking for and enjoy.
I've tried to get through this a few times (3 according to Goodreads), and will probably try a few more times. I greatly enjoy Morgenstern's writing style but at the end of the day when I pick up a book like this I want a story, not a prettily coherent but ultimately meaningless series of creative words.
Seriously, whenever I feel like my daily vernacular is getting boring and repetitive, I listen to an hour of this and my brain remembers forgotten words and interesting ways to arrange them (I "go back to talking oddly" as one friend smartly put it).
That's about all it's good for. Which is fine, and sometimes I enjoy that, but it's not what I look for when I pick up a novel. Which is, again, a good story.
My thoughts on this book will probably never be as eloquently written as the existing top review on Goodreads, but I share the same sentiments completely. I suggest looking there, I don't find it to be heavy handed at all.
I've tried to get through this a few times (3 according to Goodreads), and will probably try a few more times. I greatly enjoy Morgenstern's writing style but at the end of the day when I pick up a book like this I want a story, not a prettily coherent but ultimately meaningless series of creative words.
Seriously, whenever I feel like my daily vernacular is getting boring and repetitive, I listen to an hour of this and my brain remembers forgotten words and interesting ways to arrange them (I "go back to talking oddly" as one friend smartly put it).
That's about all it's good for. Which is fine, and sometimes I enjoy that, but it's not what I look for when I pick up a novel. Which is, again, a good story.
My thoughts on this book will probably never be as eloquently written as the existing top review on Goodreads, but I share the same sentiments completely. I suggest looking there, I don't find it to be heavy handed at all.
emma_loves_books21's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0